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TEHRAN, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Regular shipping services between Iran and Africa will be launched on December 6, announced Deputy Commerce Minister for international affairs, Mehdi Ghazanfari.
In an interview with MNA, Ghazanfari stated that the scheme was made operational through joint investment by Iran Trade Development Organization and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL).
"IRISL will operate from Bandar Abbas port to the east and south coast of Africa and from west and north coast of Africa back to Bandar Abbas with the aim of responding to the increasing demand for transporting non-oil goods to the continent and in line with government trade with Africa."
"According to the plan, vessels will ply between Bandar Abbas to the African ports of Mombasa (Kenya), Zanzibar (Tanzania) as well as Durban in South Africa," he said.
He added that on the return trip, the vessels will ply between Alexandria (Egypt), Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Freetown (Sierra Leone).
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Source: HighBeam Research, NEW SHIPPING LINE WILL BOOST IRAN'S TRADE WITH AFRICA.