Iran’s Ambassador announced on Wednesday, April 17, that Iran and Oman are to launch a new shipping line between their ports in the Persian Gulf in a move to help boost economic interactions between the two countries.
Specifically, Mohammad Reza Nouri Shahroudi, Iranian Ambassador, said the new line will go on stream within the next two weeks.
However, he did not mention the name of ports that will be linked via the new line.
In light of the rising number of direct flights between the two neighbours from 20 to 48 per week, Iran stated that the expansion of the marine transportation between the two countries, is in line with Tehran’s and Muscat’s plan to boost their economic relations.
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According to Nouri Shahroudi, Iran’s trade with Oman reached $700 million during the 11 months of the past Iranian year (March 21, 2018-Feb. 22), of which some $250 million accounted for Iran’s imports from the Arab country.
Moreover, this will be the fifth direct shipping line between the two countries, after Jask-Suwaiq, Bandar Abbas-Sohar, Khorramshahr-Sohar and Bandar Abbas-Al Suwaiq routes.
The fourth shipping line was launched in December 2018, between Iran’s Jask Port and Oman’s Al Suwaiq Port.
Concluding, another major connecting-shipping line between Oman’s Sohar Port and Iran’s Bandar Abbas Port on the shores of the Strait of Hormuz also resumed activity in December last year, after the commercial vessels along this marine route had halted operations from early November after the new round of US sanctions against Iran came into effect.