Port Overview

This port is located 32 kilometres west of Bandar Abbas City, at the northern shore of the Strait of Hormoz and Qeshm Island. The area of Shahid Rajaee Complex is 2400 acres which includes 3 basins with the depth of 13 to 17 meters. The services offered at this port includes container, general cargo, bulk cargo, oil products, edible oil, bunkering, minerals, storage, etc.  

Port of Shahid Rajaee is connected to Tehran and to other cities of the country by road, railroad, and airlines. The temperature range during the year is +10 to + 46 degrees centigrade. The humidity range during the year is 20% to 95%.

Port website: Shahid Rajaee Port 

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

Berths, draft and general information: 

• Area: 2,400 hectares 

• Location: North of Hormuz Strait 

• Cargo Throughput: 70 million mt 

• Roofed Warehouses: 193,095m  

• Container Terminal Throughput: 3 million TEUs 

• Berths Depth: 15 m 

• Berths Number: 23 Berths with 7.31 km Length 

• Domestic Railway Length:
• Existed Railway: 23.5 km
• Under Construction Railway: 16 km 

• Distance to Tehran: 1,501 km 

• Distance to the Province Center (Bandar Abbas): 32 km 

• Distance to the  Center of Bandar Abbas: 34 km 

• Distance to Bandar Abbas Airport: 40 km  

• Distance to Bandar Lengeh Airport: 210 km 

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please refer to Iran PMO website. 

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

Is the port equipment managed by the government or privately? 

Container Facilities

For more information about Shahid Rajaee port facilities please refer to the port website.

Customs Guidance

For more information on Customs in Iran, please see the following link: 1.3 Iran Customs Information.  

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

There are 24 jetties at the port of Rajaee:  

• Berths 1 & 2 have max drafts of 11.20 meters and accommodate oil tankers 
• Berths 3 & 23 accommodate vegoil tankers with max drafts of 10.70 meters. Also, berth 24 with a max draft of 11.5 meters can accommodate vegoil tankers. 
• Berths 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 accommodate container ships with max drafts of 12.2 meters. 
• Berth 9 is reserved for small vessels & barges with max drafts of 5 meters. 
• Berths 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 service general cargo vessels with max drafts of 12 meters. 
• Berths 15, 16, 17 & 18 service container & bulk cargo vessels with max drafts of 13.6 meters. 
• Berths 19, 20, 21, 22 & 24 are set aside for general cargo ships with max drafts of 11.5 meters. 

Berths of Persian Gulf Port

Berths of Foolad Hormozgan Complex 

The 6,500-metre approach channel has a width of 249 metres and a depth of 13.5 metres and is navigable for two ocean-going vessels at the same time.  

Bahonar Port (the Old Port) 

There are 6 jetties at the port of Bahonar four of which cater to tugboats and fishing boats, with the other two berths enjoying max drafts of 10 meters set aside for export of sulphur and Bitumen. 

Main Storage Terminal

Stevedoring

Stevedoring is managed by the government under the contracts with outsourcing companies at the port. All related stevedoring costs and tariffs are available at the port website at: Shahid Rajaee Port Tariffs of Stevedoring for General and Bulk Cargo

Hinterland Information

All cargos will be delivered out of port by trucks and train after receiving the Green Papers of customs clearances. For UN cargoes there is no need for customs fees as the relief agencies have exempted from customs payments. Contact information for transport companies can be found at: 4.8 Iran Transporter Contact List.

Port Security

Port State Control is one of the best methods to control the safety of vessels, to identify non- standard vessels, and to prevent the movement of them. Port State Control is a process of performing international conventions, rules and regulations, and instructions related to maritime safety and marine environment protection on foreign – flag vessels. Iran Ports and Maritime Organization is in charge of Port State Control and Flag State Control. This organization is also responsible for controlling non-convention vessels (GT<500). 

Port Overview

Port of Anzali can receive cargos vessels with bagged commodities up to 6000 MT. Anzali Port is the biggest port in the northern part of the country, on the Caspian Sea. The area of this port is 68.2 acres. It has 10 jetties with 5000 tons of capacity each. The Port of Anzali is northern Iran’s main port and seaside resort on the Caspian Sea. The shipments departing from Azerbijan, Russia and Turkmenistan get discharged at this port. Its population includes over 110 thousand people, including ethnic Russians, Caucasians, Armenians, and Turkmens. Located about 40 kilometres north-northwest of the city of Rasht, it is the second largest and capital city of Iran’s Gillan Province. The Port of Anzali is 260 kilometres northwest of Tehran. The Port of Anzali is known as the “World Capital of Precious Caviar.”

Port website: Website of the Port of Anzali

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

For further information on the Port Performance and Capacity, please select the following document: Iran Anzali Port Additional Information

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please refer to Iran PMO website. 

Berthing Specifications

For further information on Berthing Equipment and Specifications, please select the following document: Iran Anzali Port Additional Information

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

The port equipment is managed by the government.

Container Facilities

Customs Guidance

For more information on customs in Iran, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information. 

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

Anzali port has a customs office and a branch of Iran ports and maritime organization (PMO) to handle the commercial cargos. In the recent years, PMO has constructed a passenger terminal to stablish international passenger movement which is not operationalized yet.

Grain and Bulk Handling

In 2020, Anzali port has handled 827,309 MT of Essential goods (wheat, grain, corn, rice, edible oil, meat products and food stuffs) and 5,524 MT of metal goods.

Main Storage Terminal

Hinterland Information 

A - Land equipment owned by the private sector:

B - The equipment of the private sector (owned by Port Authority) - marine equipment:

Port Security

For further information on safety and security affairs of the port of Anzali, please select the following document: Iran Anzali Port Additional Information

Port Overview

In 2003, the Imam Khomeini Port handled over 28.7 million tons of cargo, 13 million tons of oil and 15.5 million tons of non-oil cargo. Of the total 11.2 million tons of imported non-oil cargo, major imports were mineral materials, corn, soya, iron ware, wheat, and chemicals. Non-oil exports of 4.3 million tons were primarily chemicals. The Imam Khomeini Port was established in 1940 with two berths. Today, it offers 40 berths and seven kilometres of wharf, serving hundreds of vessels every year. Port facilities include a container terminal; terminals for industrial concentrates; grains; general and break bulk; and barges and minerals. The Imam Khomeini Port also has a silo facility for grain. Furthermore, Imam Khomeini Port facilities are interlinked by 100 kilometres of railway, and it is linked to Tehran and other Iranian main cities by road, rail, and air. Imam Khomeini Port covers 10.4 square kilometres and contains 300 thousand square meters of warehouse. The port has capacity to handle 35 million tons of cargo a year.

Cargo Terminal No. 1 has three sheds covering 12,600 square meters, and its yards cover 140 thousand square meters. This multi-purpose terminal is the main cargo-handling station for the port. Dedicated to general and break bulk cargo, Imam Khomeini Port's Cargo Terminal No. 2 covers 27 thousand square meters and has yards of 87.5 thousand square meters. Also handling general and break bulk cargo, Cargo Terminal No. 3 has three sheds with covered space of 27 thousand square meters and open yards of 111 thousand square meters.

Imam Khomeini Port's Export Terminal contains three warehouses covering a total of 13.5 thousand square meters and an open yard of 78.5 thousand square meters. The export terminal handles non-oil exports like metal products and building, plastic, and mineral materials. The terminal for industrial concentrates handles industrial powders only. It has complete equipment and facilities for loading and unloading iron ore and aluminium concentrate. The terminal can accommodate two ships at the same time and is directly connected to the rail network.

The Container Terminal at Imam Khomeini Port is equipped with state-of-art facilities and services. The terminal has capacity for handling 400 thousand TEUs of containerized cargo every year, including 350 TEUs of refrigerated cargo. The grain terminal and silo can handle annual imports of over 3 million tons of grain. With capacity of 70 thousand tons of grain, the silo is the country's only transit silo. With open warehouses, the facility can handle up to 170 thousand tons of grain. The Imam Khomeini Port also has three special purpose berths for handling aluminium and iron concentrate and for the import of raw materials for vegetable oil.

The Mehvar Talaie Storage Terminal at the Imam Khomeini Port is at Berth 34. With capacity to move 2-3 thousand tons per hour from ship to/from tanks, this Imam Khomeini Port facility contains 12 storage tanks with capacity of 13 thousand tons of cargo. The Imam Khomeini Port constructed the transit silos terminal to move grain cargoes quickly and efficiently. With capacity of 75 thousand tons, the silos have open yard storage with capacity for 170 thousand tons, and its 30 silos have capacity for 30 thousand tons. Five single silos can store 37.5 thousand tons. The Imam Khomeini Port's transit silo terminal can move three thousand tons per hour and from four to six million tons of grain per year.

Oil is a major cargo at the Imam Khomeini Port, and the port contains over 60 tanks with capacity to store more than 202 thousand tons of oil at one time. The Imam Khomeini Port contains 100 kilometres of railway within the port area. The rails link the berths and storage facilities, making for quick and easy direct transportation from vessel to destination within the country.

Imam Khomeini port is located in the north-western end of the Persian Gulf. A highly developed railway and road infrastructure links the port with the entire of the country. It is one of the transit entry points due to its rail connections. Its grain and silo capacity is up to 70 thousand tons. the depth at berth is 12 to 14 meter. There are no milling facilities in the port. The nearest milling manufacturing is in Ahwaz which is 165 km away from the port.

Port website: Website of the Port of Imam Khomeini

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please refer to Iran PMO website. 

Berthing Specifications

For further information on Berthing Equipment and Specifications, please select the following document: Iran Port of Imam Khomeini Additional Information

General Cargo Handling Berths

For further information on General Cargo Handling Berths, please select the following document: Iran Port of Imam Khomeini Additional Information

Port Handling Equipment

The port equipment is managed by the government.

Container Facilities

Customs Guidance

For more information on customs in Iran, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information. 

Terminal Information

Grain and Bulk Handling

Imam Khomeini port has a grain and bulk handling terminal but does not have a bagging terminal.

Main Storage Terminal

Imam Khomeini Port storage area: 246,700 square meter in total (covered and hangar)

Open area 2,209,000 square meter

32/2 acres container yard

For further terminal information on the Port of Imam Khomeini, please select the following document: Iran Port of Imam Khomeini Additional Information

Stevedoring

From 14 DWT to 40 DWT n/a, Over 40 DWT n/a.

Hinterland Information

All cargos will be delivered out of port by trucks and train after receiving the Green Papers of customs clearances. For UN cargoes there is no need for customs fees as the relief agencies have exempted from customs payments.

Port Security

For further terminal information on the safety and environmental affairs of the port of Imam Khomeini, please select the following document: Iran Port of Imam Khomeini Additional Information.

Port Overview

Having two important commercial ports, Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantari, in the eastern shore of Chabahar Gulf located in the province of Sistan and Balochistan beside the warm water of the Oman Sea and the Indian Ocean, and being adjacent to two countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and having access to the international waters, and CIS countries, and also being adjacent to Free Trade-Industrial Zone, Chabahar port performs the role. The executive operations of each port of Shahid Beheshti and Shahid kalantari embarked on 1983 and by completion of 4 berths became operational. Chabahar ports has an area of 11 km² and it’s average annual maximum temperature is 34˚C and its average minimum temperature is 10˚C. Chabahar ports has been considered as the forehead of the eastern development route and the gate of the international North-South Corridor.

This section provides specifications of Shahid Beheshti port as the main international port in Chabahar.

Port website: https://chabaharport.pmo.ir/en/home

Key port information can also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

The following key companies operate in Shahid Beheshti port:

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

The Shahid Beheshti Port is being developed in four phases. Presently Port has a capacity of 2.5 million tons per year. On completion of Phase I the capacity will increase to 8 MTPA. On completion of all 4 phases, port capacity will 82 million tons per year with 32 jetties: 16 multipurpose, 10 containers, 3 each oil and dry bulk. The first phase operations were inaugurated in December 2017.

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Terminal Handling Charges (THC) in Shahid Beheshti port:

Discharge THC tariff includes: landing from ship (50%), moving to the yard (%20), stowing in the yard (15%) and placing on the truck in the yard (15%) and loading THC tariff includes: stowing in the container yard (15%), placing on the truck (15%), moving to the berth (20%), loading on ship (50%).

1. THC for out of gage containers shall be 120% of the rate of regular containers
2. THC tariff for incoming transship empty containers, in the case of change in their custom procedure shall be calculated according to the tariffs of the empty container.
3. THC tariff of the bundled flat rack containers shall be $40 for 20-ft containers and $60 for 40-ft containers.

Note: In cases where the above-mentioned containers cannot be bundled, empty container tariffs shall be collected for each move.

1. THC tariff for containers shall be collected by the port authority or terminal operator, on its behalf, from the shipping lines or their agents.
2. The THC invoice shall be issued by the terminal operator separately in the name of owner or leaser of containers on the basis of the manifest information and loading lists and shall be sent to their agents in Iran for payment.

7.Handling of all transship containers (full or empty) upon entry into or exit from the port shall be considered, in any phase of loading or discharge operation, as one move.

8.Related charges to handling the containers outside the terminal shall be paid by the consignee or ship agent or cargo owner in accordance with respective tariff rates.

9.Container carrier, ship agents, container owner or his agent shall identify the name of the container owner in the ship's manifest and load lists when sending the EDI files to the Electronic Data Interchange system of the ports having such system (like Shahid Rajaee Port).

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

Customs Guidance

For latest customs regulations in Iranian ports please refer to the Iran Customs website via the following link: https://www.irica.ir/index.php?newlang=eng

For more information on customs in Iran, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information. 

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

Container terminal shall provide services to the container round the clock (24 hours a day).

 Note: Terminal public holidays are: the first day of Iranian New Year (Nowrouz) and 10th day of Mohram Month (Ashura, Arabic Month) from 18:00 hrs of 9 the day (a day prior to Asuhra) until 18:00 of the 10th day (Ashura) In public holidays including Fridays $ 88 overtime per hour for the operation of (gantry crane, transtainer and trucks) shall be charged for Shipping Lines or Agents.

Grain and Bulk Handling

Main Storage Terminal

Port Security

For port safety and security facilities please refer to the following link: https://chabaharport.pmo.ir/en/portfacilietes/search