Iranian-built container ship launched

Iran has unveiled its newest domestically-made container ship, named Iran-Shahrekord. The ship has 2,200 TEU capacity and has received all the necessary certificates from international institutes.
The National Iranian Tanker Company Managing Director announced in December 2011 that 21 new tankers will be added to the national fleet by the end of 2013, raising the country’s crude transportation capacity to 180 million tons per year.
“Currently, Iran has 49 oil tankers operating in the national fleet,” NITC Director Mohammad Souri said.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines Managing Director Mohammad-Hossein Dajmar has said that according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Iran holds a 1.17 per cent share of the total shipping capacity in the world, placing the country in 19th position.
Iran’s shipping line has currently 165 ships with a capacity of over 1,000 GT and 13 million tons.

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