TEHRAN, Feb 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will launch a direct shipping line from the southern port city of Bandar Abbas to Syrian port of Latakia, on Mar 10, Head of Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce, Keyvan Kashefi, announced yesterday.
Cargo ships will carry freight from Iran to Syria once per month, Kashefi was quoted as saying, by Tehran Times daily.
If demand for shipping to Syria increases, the cargo service could be offered twice a month, he said.
“There are no restrictions on export items. These ships are both container and bulk carriers, and any trader can choose Syria as the export destination,” he added.
Regular shipping services will have a positive impact on the volume of Iranian exports to Syria, and trade between the two countries.
According to the report, Iran and Syria also signed an agreement in July, 2019, to connect the south-western Iranian port of Imam Khomeini to Syria’s Latakia Port, via a railway that passes through Iraq.
