Hormozgan Ports Reports Notable Six-Month Performance; Nearly 4 Million Tons of Cargo Handled
Amin Sadeghi announced the notable performance of this entity in the first six months of the year 1405 (2026-2027), saying: "During this period, nearly 4 million tons of oil and non-oil cargo were loaded and unloaded."
Amin Sadeghi, elaborating on part of the performance of Bandar Lengeh and the ports of West Hormozgan Province in the first half of the current year, stated: "During the six months of the year 1405, a total of 3 million 840 thousand and 115 tons of various oil and non-oil cargo were loaded and unloaded at the ports of the west of Hormozgan Province, of which 2 million 496 thousand and 4 tons were allocated to non-oil cargo and 1 million 344 thousand and 111 tons to oil products."
He added: "In the export sector, during this period, 1 million 275 thousand and 698 tons of oil and non-oil cargo were exported from the ports of the west of the province, with the share of non-oil exports being 1 million 45 thousand and 597 tons and the share of oil cargo being 230 thousand and 101 tons."
The Director of Ports and Maritime of West Hormozgan Province continued: "Also, in the first six months of the current year, 1 million 753 thousand and 204 tons of oil and non-oil products were transported by cabotage at the ports of the west of the province, of which 1 million 98 thousand and 967 tons were oil products and 654 thousand and 237 tons were non-oil products."
Referring to the performance of this entity's ports in the field of refrigerated containers, Sadeghi said: "During the first six months of the year 1405, a total of 62 thousand and 938 TEU of refrigerated containers weighing 643 thousand and 978 tons were loaded and unloaded at the ports of the west of the province, and this entity has maintained its first-place position among the country's ports in the field of refrigerated container operations."
He noted: "In the export sector of refrigerated containers, during this period, 31 thousand and 469 TEU weighing 321 thousand and 989 tons were exported abroad through the ports of the west of the province, and this trend, given the role of refrigerated containers in the export chain of perishable goods, is of special importance."
The Director of Ports and Maritime of West Hormozgan Province then referred to the transit performance of this entity, saying: "During the first six months of the current year, 89 thousand and 957 tons of various oil and non-oil cargo were transited through the ports of the west of the province, a significant portion of which was dedicated to vehicle transit."
Sadeghi added: "During this period, 46 thousand and 105 vehicles were moved through Bandar Lengeh, and after the unloading process and customs formalities, the transit vehicles were sent by 7 thousand and 684 car-carrying trucks to the destination countries of Iraq and Central Asia, and the unloading of these vehicles was carried out using the capacity of 847 metal vessels."
In another part of his remarks, the Director of Ports and Maritime of West Hormozgan Province referred to passenger and maritime activities, saying: "During the first six months of the year 1405, 356 thousand and 11 maritime passengers and domestic tourists were transported from the ports of Lengeh, Aftab, and Charak to the destinations of Kish, Abu Musa, and other islands of the Persian Gulf."
He added: "In the same period, 11 thousand and 862 vessels transited through the ports of the west of the province, of which 1 thousand and 412 vessels were above one thousand tons and 10 thousand and 450 vessels were below one thousand tons."
Sadeghi continued: "The maritime search and rescue center of the ports of West Hormozgan Province, in line with performing its sovereign duties and enhancing maritime safety, managed 11 initial messages and 17 search and rescue operations during this period, as a result of which the lives of 13 people were saved in the waters under the jurisdiction of West Hormozgan."
The Director of Ports and Maritime of West Hormozgan Province also referred to the measures taken in the field of vessel safety, saying: "During the first six months of the current year, 180 vessels were subjected to inspection and evaluation by safety experts to examine their degree of compliance with maritime safety requirements and regulations and to provide the necessary conditions for the safe conduct of maritime activities and loading and unloading operations."
Sadeghi noted: "In the sector of services to the fishing community, during this period, 89 new certificates were issued for fishing boats, the issuance process of which was carried out instantly, and 23 certificates were renewed and delivered to their owners in less than 24 hours."
