Friday, May 04, 2007
Iran halves port tariffs for Iraq-bound vessels
Economics
(MNA) - Iran’s Ports and Shipping Organization (PSO) Sunday announced that it has reduced by 50 percent the port tariffs and costs for the vessels that transport goods to Iraq. In line with the objectives of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the maritime cooperation between Iran and Iraq, PSO made the decision.
However, the report added that the discount does not include oil tankers or the vessels’ towing expenses that are normally charged by the private sector directly. The concessions are aimed at the expansion of economic relations with the neighboring and Muslim countries, development of transportation, and offering further incentives to the merchants and businessmen for their selection of Iran’s southern ports for transporting their non-oil goods to Iraq, the report added.
(MNA) - Iran’s Ports and Shipping Organization (PSO) Sunday announced that it has reduced by 50 percent the port tariffs and costs for the vessels that transport goods to Iraq. In line with the objectives of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the maritime cooperation between Iran and Iraq, PSO made the decision.
However, the report added that the discount does not include oil tankers or the vessels’ towing expenses that are normally charged by the private sector directly. The concessions are aimed at the expansion of economic relations with the neighboring and Muslim countries, development of transportation, and offering further incentives to the merchants and businessmen for their selection of Iran’s southern ports for transporting their non-oil goods to Iraq, the report added.
Labels: Iran, Iran’s Ports and Shipping Organization, port tariffs
