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Iran’s coastline along the Persian ocean for logistics industry. a key role in providing an optimizing
Gulf stretches for 3, 000 km with KNT Cargo is also one of those logistics service to our customers
major ports such as Bandar Abbas, who have had a deep interest in in the region.
Bushehr, Lengeh, Chahbahar this market and has prepared the
and others. Iranian islands in the official representative office for
Persian Gulf including Kish and almost one year, with an aim of prior
Qeshm have excellent capacities occupation of market and providing
for development of shipping best logistics service specially for
cooperation. In a feasibility study our customers.
some years ago it was reported
that a railway connection between For this, KNT Cargo has consulted
Qeshm Island and mainland Iran the local lawyer for legal advice
could open a new trade route and has made a roadmap plan
between Western Europe to establish a registered office.
and the Far East with almost half According to the roadmap, the office
the time it takes to use the other will be open by 2nd quarter this year.
routes. While the primary sanction against
Iran is being observed and whether
While the approach of Iran’s renewed instability and potential
rejoining the international economy sanction could damage Iran’s return
is on progress, most of the logistics to international economic legitimacy
companies are keeping a close eye remains to be seen, it is a matter
on the Iran’s logistics market. of time for Iran’s potential to be
One of the last great untapped bloomed. In the near future,
emerging markets is a new blue KNT Cargo’s new Iran office will play
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