TEHRAN (Dispatches) –Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO)  is to launch three new docks at Shahid Rajaei Port to bring the facility's export capacity to 36 million tons of petroleum products annually.
Mohammad Saeidnejad, deputy minister of roads and urban development and managing director of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO said that construction of Rajaei Port’s oil harbor had kicked off adding "in view of development plans of the country in gas and oil sectors, new capacities need to be exploited in ports.”
He highlighted that the oil dock will comprise three piers to be constructed with a total investment of about 50 million dollars and an overall capacity of 36 million tons.
The official expressed hope that two docks will be constructed in 18 months and the third one will come on stream within 24 months thanks to capabilities of Iranian contractors.
On equipment of the second terminal at Shahid Rajaei Port, Saeidnejad said "15 domestically-manufactured cranes will be soon set up in the near future.”
Director of Iran’s PMO noted that design, installation and implementation of the cranes have been carried out by an Iranian company which saves a considerable amount of currency and paves the path for exports of manufactured data-x-items in domestic firms.
"With a total investment of 21 million euros, the project is estimated to finish within 18 months,” he continued.