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Iran to buy 791 railcars from China
IRNA – A member of the Islamic City Council of Tehran said Sunday that the Tehran mayor had signed a contract for the purchase of 791 railroad cars to be used in the Metro during a recent visit to China.
Narges Ma'adanipour, the chair of the council’s Cultural and Social Committee, said Mayor Alireza Zakani also secured a technology transfer deal for making the train drive system (bogie) to Tehran Wagon Manufacturing Company.
“These measures show the determination of Tehran's officials to develop the public transport fleet, she added.
Steel exports rise 25% in H1: IMIDRO
IRNA – The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) on Sunday announced that Iran’s steel exports increased by 25.6% in the first six months of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2023).
The major steelmakers in the country produced more than 15.4 million tons of semi-finished steel products (billet, bloom and slab) during the March 21-September 22 period, which shows a 0.2% hike compared to the same period last year.
Over 11.5m tons of basic goods unloaded
IRNA – A sum of 11.52 million tons of basic goods were unloaded in Iranian ports in the first seven months of the current Iranian year, according to data released by the Ports and Maritime Organization on Sunday.
From March 21 to October 22, nearly 2.7 million tons of wheat were discharged in Iranian ports, while around 1.3 million tons of barley were unloaded during the period.