Tehran, May 30 (MRUD NEWS)—The CEO of Qatar Ports Management Company, Capt. Abdulla Mohamed Al-Khanji, headed a high-ranking delegation to Tehran to met with Ali Akbar Safaei, Deputy Minister and Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) in order to develop commercial relations and foster ports and maritime collaboration between the two countries. 

Pointing to the potentials of Bushehr, Deir, Kangan, and Negin port Island in Bushehr Province, Safaei proposed for investment in a logistic center in Bushehr Port by Qatar private sector in order to manage export supply chain from Bushehr to Qatar. 

In the meeting, Safaei pointed to the importance of low sulfur fuel for cargo and passenger vessels and said Iran and Qatar can cooperate in bunkering and supply of low sulfur fuel for the fleets. 

Al-Khanji welcomed the proposal and stated that Bushehr and Deir Ports are the gateway for bilateral trade as 99 percent of the trade transactions take place through these ports. He added that investments in these ports, along with increasing the berths' depth and channel widening can help increase the volume of imports/exports between the two countries. 

As quoted from Qatar transport minister, Hamad Port is ready to offer facilities to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) in order to increase trade transactions. 

Additionally, Qatar Government intends to make possible the traffic of large ships between ports of the two countries. 

Iran-Qatar maritime collaborations would facilitate transshipment among Persian Gulf countries up to Russia and the Central Asian countries through Iran's ports.

Iran and Qatar signed the minutes of joint cooperation when Iran and Qatar Ministers of transport met in Kish Island on 10 and 11 April 2022 for the arrangement of FIFA World Cup 2022.