Transportation

Minister calls for expanding Iran-Turkey transport coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian minister of roads and urban development described Iran and Turkey as major players in the West Asia region, emphasizing both countries’ roles in facilitating goods and energy transit between East and West.

Ahvaz-Andimeshk Railway completed

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Three infrastructure projects are inaugurated today via video conference with the presence of Mohammad Mokhber, the acting president of Iran, and Minister of Roads and Urban Development.

IRISL:

Iran exports 1st cargo from Caspian port to target markets

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The first cargo using sea-rail mixed transport has been exported from Caspian Port to the Caspian Sea littoral states, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines Group reported.

Tehran hosts meeting of ECO heads of railway authorities

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – The 15th Meeting of the Heads of Railway Authorities of ECO Member States and the 11th International Exhibition of Rail Transportations & Related Industries Equipment will be held in Tehran, CEO of Iran Railways informed.

Iran, Cuba promote transport ties

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash, met with Minister of Transport of Cuba, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, on Saturday in Tehran to confer on aviation and maritime cooperation.

Iran road ministry official:

18 mn passengers used public transport during Nowruz

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – More than 18 million passengers used public transport during 23 days of Nowruz holidays between March 14 to April 5, 2024.

Iran, Iraq promote transport ties

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development met with Iraq's Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhaybis al-Saadawi, yesterday in Tehran to confer on transport cooperation and completion of the Shalamcheh-Basra Railway.

Iran, Uzbekistan to promote transport, transit relations

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA)- Iran and Uzbekistan will promote transport and transit ties by forming a joint transport committee, drafting a transit roadmap, and a comprehensive transport MoU between the two countries.

Iran, Mongolia discuss transportation cooperation

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to China Mohsen Bakhtiar has said that he and the Mongolian minister of road and transportation discussed cooperation between their countries in the transportation sector.

About $230m allocated for transportation projects in a month

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The latest data released by Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization (PBO) indicates that some 115 trillion rials (about $230 million) have been allocated to transportation projects over the past Iranian calendar month.

Tehran to host 7th intl. transport exhibition in late Dec.

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – The 7th edition of the International Expo of Transportation, Logistics & Related Industries dubbed “Iran Trans Expo 2023” is slated to be held at the Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Campus (Mossala) in Tehran on December 18-20.

Russia's cooperation with East 'historical trend': Lavrov

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Russia has never turned its back on the countries of the East, cooperation is a historical and objective trend, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Iraq reports of agreement with Iran on demining, railway

TEHRAN, Jun 12 (MNA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced an agreement with Iran for demining and building a rail network.

Iran, Persian Gulf countries discuss closer ties

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Iran's minister of roads and urban development met with senior officials of the Persian Gulf countries during his visit to the UAE.

Iran, UAE resume transport ties

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Following the resumption of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Abu Dhabi, the two countries are now negotiating for expansion of commercial and transport ties.

Iran, Russia augment freight transit through Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iranian road minister and the Russian President’s Special Aide discussed the multimodal transport and maritime freight transit through the Caspian Sea.

Iran transport diplomacy through activating regional corridor

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – In 2022, Iran's Ministry of Roads and Urban Development's transport initiatives to complete and activate international transport corridors and increase transit through its territory had been both domestic and international.

Nationwide German transport strike begins,causing major chaos

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Germany faces a major transport disruption as workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines started a nationwide strike on Monday, demanding pay hikes amid soaring inflation.

Transit of foreign goods via Iran railroad reaches 1.2m tons

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – A total of 1.21 million tons of foreign goods were transited via the Iranian railroad.

Iran, Uzbekistan agree to implement transportation coop.

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development and an Uzbek delegation agreed on the implementation of a comprehensive plan for the development of transportation cooperation in all areas, as well as the Ashgabat agreement.

Iran, Belarus to sign deal on permit-free transportation

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iran and Belarus will soon sign an agreement that will enable international freight transportation by road without permits.

Iran, Belarus discuss transportation ties

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Iran and Belarus are expanding cooperation in the transportation sector.

Iran, Russia discuss expansion of transportation coop.

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – The Russian President’s Special Aide discussed the expansion of transportation cooperation between Tehran and Moscow with Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development.

Tehran, Doha discuss transportation cooperation

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iranian and Qatari officials held a meeting on expansion of transportation cooperation.

Tehran to host 6th Intl. Transportation Exhibition

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The Sixth International Exhibition of Transportation, Logistics, and Related Industries is scheduled to be held in Tehran from Dec. 18-20.

Senior lawmaker:

Country’s income increases $10 b due to transits projects

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker has said that due to the implementation of the North-West to South-East transit projects, the preliminary estimates suggest that the country's income will increase $10 billion.

Iran inks transit communique with Central Asian countries

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iran and Central Asian countries signed a communique at the end of their first transit cooperation meeting on Sunday.

Direct train from China to Iran to be launched

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – A source in Iran's Ministry of Roads & Urban Development announced that Tehran is making efforts to launch a direct train from China to Iran.

Deputy FM:

Bolstering transit, transportation Iran's regional priorities

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Stressing significance of corridors in economic approach, Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy said that bolstering transit and communications routes in the region is of Iran’s priorities.