Port of Shahid Rajaee

Port of Shahid Rajaee
Shahid Rajaee Port
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Location
CountryIran
LocationBandar Abbas
Coordinates27°06′51″N 56°03′41″E / 27.1142°N 56.0615°E / 27.1142; 56.0615
Details
Land area2400 hectares
No. of berths40[1]
Statistics
Annual TEU6,000,000[1]
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Shahid Rajaee Port Complex

Port of Shahid Rajaee (Persian: بندر شهید رجایی) is one of the two parts in the port of Bandar Abbas, southern Hormozgan Province, Iran, located in the north shores of the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran. Shahid Rajaee port is about 14.5 kilometers (nine nautical miles) west-southwest of the Port of Bandar Abbas.[2]

The area of Shahid Rajaee Port covers about 2400 hectares. The port has the capacity of handling 70 million tons of cargo annually, a figure which includes three million TEUs of containerized cargo. The Port of Shahid Rajaee consists of 23 berths having alongside depth of 15 meters. The overall roofed warehouse covers an area of over 19 hectares of roofed warehouses. The port is featured with 23.5 kilometers of domestic railway tracks.[2]

Marine travelers who enter Iran via Shahid Rajaee Port can receive a visa upon arrival.[3] Shahid Rajaee port is a Special Economic Zone.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Shahid Rajaee port complex at a glance". Ports & Maritime Organization. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Port of Shahid Rajaee". World Port Source. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ "10 Iranian Airports Issue Visa on Arrival". Financial Tribune. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Iran's commercial information". netherlands.mfa.gov.ir. Retrieved 17 January 2022.