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Hormozgan Ports Director Reports Significant Surge in Rail Traffic and Cargo Movement at Shahid Rajaee Port

rjreport The Director General of Ports and Maritime of Hormozgan announced a significant surge in traffic and cargo movement through the rail network at Shahid Rajaee Port and said: "Despite the challenges arising from the imposition of the unjust war and the initial decline in rail traffic, through continuous follow-ups and constructive interaction with neighboring organizations, the volume of rail transportation of various cargoes at this strategic port has taken an upward trend."

Hamidreza Mohammadhosseini Takhti stated on Monday, October 19: "Following the efforts made to develop logistics infrastructure and through direct interaction with the General Department of Railways of the province, the performance statistics of the six-month period in the field of rail transportation at Shahid Rajaee Port indicate a remarkable increase in various cargo sectors."

Explaining the performance of the rail transit sector of Shahid Rajaee Port in the first six months of the current year, he said: "Accordingly, the volume of iron and steel cargo, with an unprecedented leap, increased from 13,857 tons to 46,096 tons, which records a staggering 233 percent increase compared to the same period last year."

The Director of the Shahid Rajaee Port Special Economic Zone clarified: "Continuing this upward trend, the volume of mineral cargo increased from 702,402 tons to 1,092,603 tons, indicating a 56 percent increase."

Mohammadhosseini Takhti added: "Also, the volume of sulfur cargo movement increased from 30,022 tons to 50,523 tons, a 68 percent increase compared to the same period last year."

At the end, he noted: "With the plans made, in the near future, 13 million tons will be added to the nominal capacity of loading and unloading essential goods, petroleum products, and minerals at this port."