RMTO posts nearly 14m tons of cargo transit via land borders in 10 months
Iran transited 13,852,905 tons of goods through its land borders during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year, which began on March 21, a senior official at Iran’s Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization (RMTO) said on Saturday.
“This volume of road cargo transit was carried out through 624,550 trips by international transport fleets crossing the country’s territory,” said the director general of the organization’s Transit and International Transport Office, Javad Hedayati.
During the same period, 11,122,498 tons of goods were exported from Iran through more than 464,000 cargo transport fleet trips, while 2,105,354 tons of goods were imported via nearly 96,000 trips by fleets active in the sector, he said.
A total of 2,944 companies are operating nationwide in the international cargo transport sector, alongside 68 companies and branches active in international passenger transport, Hedayati said.
“With the efforts of 63,000 professional drivers and the use of 51,000 vehicles in the public transport sector, with an average service age of 12 years, the movement of cargo and passengers on international routes is continuing without interruption,” the official said.
He added that 26 border terminals operating across 12 provinces are currently facilitating cargo exchange and passenger movement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and neighboring countries.
Citing Iran’s favorable geographic position in Asia and access to neighboring markets, the official said, “Developing road transport infrastructure and strengthening logistics services can help increase cargo transit through the country’s territory.”