First Japanese Vessel Calls at Iranian Port

The first vessel of Japanese Shipping Company NYK called at Special Economic Zone of Imam Khomeini Port in Iran.

News ID: 72462

Date: 19 February 2017 - 16:02

Referring to a boost in Iranian shipping activities subsequent to JCPOA-post era, Deputy of Khuzestan Province Ports and Maritime Organization remarked: thanks to an increasingly trend in Iranian commercial trades as well as world’s leading shipping lines welcoming new opportunities in this country, the first vessel of Japanese Shipping Company NYK, is called IWAMI, carrying wide iron sheets berthed and unloaded in special economic zone of Imam Khomeini port, MANA correspondent reported.

Gerayloo further stated : this vessel after loading its cargo in one of the major ports of Japan, moved toward Imam Khomeini port complex, this act would pave the way for more and direct goods exchange between ports of the two countries, he added.

This official figure also hoped that in the light of an increase in the trips of world’s major shipping lines to Iranian largest port complex, grounds for turning Imam Khomeini Port Special Economic Zone into a transit hub in Southern parts of Persian Gulf as well as boosting commercial activities in the west parts of Iran will be prepared more than ever.

It should not be left unmentioned that N.Y.K shipping of Japan holds 11th position among the top global shipping companies.