Mohammad Ali Saidipour considered the strategy of launching regular container shipping lines in the Caspian Sea as a very pleasant and desirable event and said: Today, the developed countries of the world have moved towards containerization. He added: In order to develop the container activity of the northern ports of Iran, 3 vital categories should be mentioned, including the supply of containers, the supply of vessels and the determination of time for the container line. Director General of Amirabad Port and Special Economic Zone, referring to the meeting of the directors of the 3 northern ports with the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Company and the Caspian Sea Shipping Company regarding the launch of regular container shipping lines, said: In this meeting, it was decided that the Caspian Sea Shipping Company will supply the container. and in addition, in the first step, 9 ships have been allocated for traffic in this direction.
Distribution of empty containers in 3 northern ports
Saidipour stated that many empty and ready containers have been distributed by the Khazaz Sea Shipping Company as the owner of the containers in 3 northern ports, and said: In addition, the linear container line has been designed and the schedule and names of the ships have been announced. Emphasizing that the important thing is to know what time the ship is at the dock and in this way the owners of the goods can transfer their cargo for moving, he said: considering that currently most of the goods are in bulk And it is general cargo, and this issue itself causes delays in the construction operations and increases costs, this is one of the advantages of launching regular container shipping lines in the Caspian Sea. Director General of Amirabad Port and Special Economic Zone added: By launching regular container shipping lines in the Caspian Sea, both costs will be reduced and service time will be minimized. Also, the constant demand of some goods owners to provide container services in northern ports will be realized.
It is necessary to continue the activity of regular container shipping lines
In response to how much the establishment of regular container shipping lines in the Caspian Sea will lead to the boom of container activity in the northern ports of the country, Saidipour said: this issue depends on several factors, including the continuation of the lines' activity, although at the beginning, It is expensive and may not be economically justified due to the lack of sufficient cargo, but the Caspian Sea Shipping Company must maintain the continuity of the lines even with losses so that the activities will develop after that. He emphasized that services should be provided in a way which is accompanied by economic justification for the goods owners, he said: it is necessary to provide services at the appointed time in order to witness the trust of the goods owners in this regard.
The world's ports have moved towards containerization
General Director of Amirabad Port and Special Economic Zone, stating that the Ports Organization has announced its readiness to provide a tariff discount, noted that the establishment of regular container shipping lines in the Caspian Sea is a very pleasant and desirable event, and today the developed countries of the world are moving towards containerization. have moved, and during the new management period of the ports organization, the spread of container activities in northern ports has been especially keyed. It should be mentioned that the activity of container liner lines will start from 3 main ports including Anzali, Amirabad and Nowshahr ports, and if there are containers, 2 ports of Astara and Fereydunkanar will be added as the source of traffic, and according to the planning, 9 ships from Anzali, Amirabad and Nowshahr ports will connect to Astrakhan, Aktau and Makhachkala ports.