Shipping Lines
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Roads min.:
Iran attains technology of manufacturing shipping containers
TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Relying upon the domestic capability and unlocking potentials and capacities of knowledge-based companies, the Islamic Republic of Iran attained the technology of manufacturing port equipment and shipping containers for export, said Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami.
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VIDEO: Storm frees Iron boat stuck at Niagara Falls for more than 100 years
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – A massive boat that had been stuck on a rocky perch near Niagara Falls for more than a century has been unmoored by high wind and heavy rains.
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Italy eyes investing in Chabahar port
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – The Director General of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) for Market Development and Agreements Affairs Mohammad Saeed Asl Saeedipour said on Tuesday that Italian firms keen on investing in Chabahar port.
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Bushehr-Doha marine passenger line operational: PMO official
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Managing director of Port and Maritime Organization (PMO) of southern Iranian province of Bushehr announced on Sunday that Bushehr-Doha marine line has become operational.
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VIDEO: Watch moment UK frigate flees IRGC speed boats
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – A video has gone viral showing a British frigate is escaping the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces.
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Stranded Iranian vessel sets sail from Brazil after refueling: report
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – An Iranian ship called Bavand, which had been stranded in the territorial waters of Brazil for almost two months, set sail from Brazil on Monday after receiving fuel from state-run Petroleo Brasileiro, the port of Paranaguá said.
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Iran Shipping Lines MD 'Mohammad Saeedi' resigns
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – The Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL Group), Mohammad Saeedi, has stepped down, according to an official at the IRISL Group.
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Iran, Oman to launch new shipping line by late April
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Iran and Oman are set to add a new direct shipping route between their ports in the Persian Gulf in a move to help boost economic interactions between the two countries, Iran's Ambassador to Muscat said.
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US targeting livelihood of Iranian people by sanctions: Veep
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian vice-president Jahangiri said that the main objective of the US sanctions is to prevent the import of basic goods and raw materials to Iran.
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Iran lodges complaint at IMO against US sanctions on its ships
TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (MNA) – Iranian embassy in UK has filed a complaint at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regarding the US’s sanctions against the Islamic Republic’s ships.
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IMO Sec. Gen.:
Iran should take pride in three-step rise in world’s ‘container shipping’ ranking
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Secretary General of International Maritime Organization (IMO) Kitack Lim pointed to the three-tiered climb of Iran in container shipping in Alpha Liner’s ranking and said, “shipping industry is the backbone of the global trade.”
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Iranian shipping lines ranks 19 among largest container operators
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – According to data released by the Alphaliner website on Wednesday, the Iranian shipping lines (IRISL Group) has improved its ranking from previous 21 to 19 among top 100 container/liner operators in the world.
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21 intl. shipping lines return Iran in post-JCPOA era
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) - After a landmark nuclear deal signed between Iran and six world’s major powers, rosy and bright future was opened for the Islamic Republic of Iran in a way that a number of 21 shipping lines resumed their activities in Shahid Rajaee Port.
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Iran Shipping Lines CEO:
Hyundai Heavy to deliver 1 ship per 45 days starting Mar. 2018
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – CEO of Iran Shipping Lines said Sat. that South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries will begin delivering one ship per 45 days starting March 2018 under a contract signed with Iranian company in 2016.
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90% of Iranian ships sail under Iran flag after JCPOA
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – CEO of Iran Shipping Lines Group said Sun. that the implementation of JCPOA has made it possible for 90% of Iranian vessels to sail under Iran’s flag.
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IRISL enjoys $1bn insurance coverage
TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – IRISL head said the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines is presently under one billion dollars of insurance coverage.
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US Shipping Firm to pay over $500k for transactions with Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The US shipping firm Blue Sky Blue Sea has agreed to pay more than half-a-million dollars for violating sanctions against Iran 140 times, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a statement on Thursday.
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Navy’s 47th fleet to depart for Indian Ocean
TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Deputy navy commander Rear Admiral Peyman Jafari Tehrani said the 46th flotilla of Iran Navy will depart for the Indian Ocean early June.
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IRISL begins shipment of heavy cargoes
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has created regular services between the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean, Europe and the Far East.
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Nine European firms en route to Shahid Rajaee Port
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – PMO head, while reporting on eagerness of 9 European companies to implement Shahid Rajaei Port development project, said 17 shipping lines have returned to Iranian ports.
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IRISL MD:
Khazar Shipping Line makes headway in post-JCPOA era
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – IRISL Managing Director Saeidi said Khazar Sea Shipping Lines Company has gained an appropriate share of regional markets despite all difficulties.
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Iran sees not barriers on return of intl. shipping lines
TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s PMO managing director said no barriers exist on return of international shipping lines, including Denmark's Maersk, to Iranian ports.