Iran owns biggest number of cargo ships in Middle East
With over 940 vessels, Iran is the largest maritime trade power in the Middle East region, owning more than a third of the cargo ships in the region.
In a report on naval fleets in the Middle East region, the economic analysis of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) revealed that with 942 ships, Iran was the largest maritime trade power in the region in 2022, reported Mehr news agency on Friday.
According to the report, Iran had 32 bulk carriers, 31 container ships, 83 oil tankers, 393 general cargo ships and 403 ships of other types in 2022.
Iran’s number of ships is more than twice that of Saudi Arabia.
The total number of operating commercial ships in the Middle East last year was 2,738, as more than one-third of these ships, equivalent to 34 percent, belonged to Iran.