Iran
Iran is an Islamic Republic located in both Southwest Asia and the Middle East. It borders the Caspian Sea to the North. It has state borders with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. For political reasons, Iran is subject to widespread international sanctions. It is currently trying to improve relations with Russia to develop north-south trade cross the Caspian Sea. (Updated 04.07.2022)
New terminals to increase cargo capacity of Olya port to 4 mln tonnes
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 5, 2022 – Two new terminals to increase cargo capacity of Olya port to 4 million tonnes. The reconstruction of berths No....
Iran increases exports to Caspian Sea states
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – Iran has increased exports to other Caspian Sea littoral states, according to the Trade Promotion...
Iran to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 16, 2022 – Iran has signed a Memorandum of Obligations to join the eight-member Shanghai Cooperation...
Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia sign trade corridor agreement
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia have signed a trade agreement to develop the North-South International...
Uzbekistan pushing for access to Iranian, Turkish and Pakistani ports
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) August 21, 2022 – Landlocked Uzbekistan keeps pushing for access to Iranian, Turkish and Pakistani ports. Uzbekistan...
Khazar Sea Shipping Lines starts regular services to Russian ports in Caspian Sea
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – Khazar Sea Shipping Lines has started regular services to the Russian ports of Astrakhan and Makhachkala in...
Makhachkala handles first flour shipment to Iraq via Iran
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope)August 8, 2022 – At the end of July, the port of Makhachkala began transshipment of flour for the first time. This year the...
Caspian Sea – From logistics periphery to sanctions busting
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) August 1, 2022 – Since the decline of the trade caravans in the era of the Arab conquests, the Caspian Sea region became...
Russia and Iran, two pariah states, try to develop Makhachkala port
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 25, 2022 – In the first half of 2022, about 200,000 tonnes of cement, grain, salt and other products were shipped...
Iran allocates containers to sea trade with Russia
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – As part of efforts to increase trade with Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has...
Iran and Russia plan jointly-owned shipping company
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – The Iranian Mostazafan Foundation and the government of Russia’s Astrakhan Region have agreed to...
Makhachkala port exports flour to the Middle East
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – This month, Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port will start exporting flour to countries in the Middle East....
Moscow fixated on Astrakhan port as it looks to use INSTC to bypass sanctions
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The Astrakhan region of Russia has presented its ambitious port special economic zone (SEZ) project...
Donetsk People’s Republic says it will use Port of Mariupol to export grain
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Denis Pushilin, president of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), has commented that...
Iran and Russia to set up mutual trade centres
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Last week, Iran and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of mutual...
Iran looks to expand TRACECA cooperation
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – Iran has held talks with the TRACECA organisation to discuss the expansion of international road...
IRISL with first cargo shipment from Russia to India through the North-South International Transport Corridor
Solyanka, Russia (Ports Europe) June 13, 2022 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) has realised the first multimodal cargo shipment from...
The two most sanctioned countries try to cheat the West via a logistics bridge across Caspian Sea
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – The two most sanctioned countries in the world – Russia and Iran – are trying to improve transport links...
Desperate Russia looking to Iran’s ports as a way to bypass western sanctions
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) May 30 – Desperately trying to find a way to avoid harsh international sanctions affecting Russian transport and logistics,...
Kazakhstan and Iran discuss Caspian Sea cooperation
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – A delegation from Kazakhstan has visited Iran to discuss port cooperation around the Caspian Sea. The Kazak...