For the First Time after the Execution of JCPOA

Oil Tankers Entered Kharg Port with Foreign Flags

The director of Bushehr Province Ports and Maritime Organization stated: oil tankers from French, Spain, Greek, Poland, Dutch, Italy and South Korea docked at Kharg Island.

News ID: 67907

Date: 31 July 2016 - 16:19

Stating that Kharg Port is one of the important and strategic ports in Iran, Mohammad Mehdi Benchari  remarked: Kharg Port is one of the most important Iranian port in the exports sector,so that the majority of export crude oil have been embarked from this port.

Announcing the embarkation of 35.838.000 tons of various goods from Kharg Island, he explained: in the first four months of the current year, the export from Kharg Port has witnessed a 60-percent rise.

Mehdi Benchari added: oil tankers from French, Spain, Greek, Poland, Dutch, Italy and South Korea have been docked at Kharg island.

The director of Bushehr Province Ports and Maritime Organization pointed out that wharfs in Kharg Island enjoy high potential for docking and embarking and asserted: T wharf is able to accept eight vessels for embarking and docking simultaneously.

This official figure also proposed: for embarking, in the first four months of this year,925vessels with the capacity of over 1000 and below 1000   tons have been docked.

He further stated: for the first time, 240 oil tankers which were super tankers docked at Kharg island, thanks to the lifting the sanctions.