Imam Khomeini Port organizes almost half of the country's non-oil shipment and, therefore, is the most important commercial terminal of the country. The port was exploited in 1938 with two decks. The port has now more than 37 decks with overall length of 7 km and hundred of ocean ships use it for mooring in each year. In harmony with modernization of the state transportation, the port has been equipped with equipped terminals. Out of which, we can point out the followings: container terminal, Alumina terminal, cereal terminal and transit warehouse, general and miscellaneous goods terminal, minerals terminal, and oil terminal and tanks. With the most modern port and navigation equipment and facilities, and their organization in both offshore and onshore fleet, Imam Khomeini Port offers the most complete port complex to the goods owners. One of the unique features of the port is that it has 100 km specific railroad surrounding the jetties, decks and warehouses and this has made possible direct goods transit between the port and the most important industrial and commercial centers of the country and also neighboring countries. Considering its situation in north-south and east-west corridor, the port has a unique situation in the region and in the world and has its special importance. The self-administration strategy of the zone is: customer-oriented service provision.

Zonal Development Policies:

Promotion of knowledge and efficiency of the officials in line with realization and implementation of the zonal development plans.
Taking steps towards establishment of the appropriate commercial and trading infrastructures in harmony with the regional capacity and in relation to the port and industries (Bandar Imam, Petrochemical Special Zone, basic industries like Karoon Steel, etc.).
Implementation of the required policies and strategies for promotion of sea and port activities of Khuzestan Department General.

The approved object of Imam Khomeini Port:

Protection of the existing resources in the zone.
Finding new revenue resources in the region.
Implementation of the appropriate arrangements for reasonable decrease of the expenses.
Organizational establishment and promotion of HSE in Khuzestan Zone.
One-window service provision.
Promotion of personnel knowledge and their training on their specialty field of activity.
Implementation of administrative automation project.
Seeking the ways for decreasing the number of debtors and their debts.
Completion and put in use the 5-hectare site.
Completion and put in use the 10-hectare site.
Completion and put in use the administrative and commercial land in Bandar Imam Khomeini City.
Making final decision on shipbuilding yard.
Promotion of quality of technical services.
Monitoring the spare supplying sources merely from the point of view of technical and specialty.
Making the needed policies and decisions aiming employers' satisfaction.
Promotion of goods discharge norm broken down into the kind of goods imported to the port.

Economic Data of the Port:

With 11 million m2 area, Imam Khomeini Port is one of the largest and most important ports of the country. About half of non-oil exportation of the country is organized in this port. With its unique geographic and economic situation and 70 years of service background, Imam Khomeini Port has been become one of the most important commercial and portal centers in the west of the country in which almost 70% of industrial, commercial, agricultural centers and population of the country have been located. Its vicinity to the most important petrochemical special zone and other basic industries in Khuzestan province has placed in a unique situation.


Geographic Data of the Port:

The port is located in northwest of Persian Gulf in a natural channel named Khoor Moosa, with 100 km distance from the province center. The channel with 42 miles length, minimum width of 250 m and average depth of 20 m is a calm natural channel for passing the ocean ships including commercial vessels and tanks. The geographic situation of the port is as follows: Longitude: 49°, 4' E; Latitude: 30°, 25' N. Its distance to Tehran is 927 km and to Ahwaz (the province center) is 165 km. The distance between the port and the nearest airport is 25 km and it is connected to road and rail network by use of the asphalted roads and railways. The minimum temperature of the port is 6 °C and maximum temperature is 50°C. The minimum and maximum relative humidity is 15 and 99 respectively. The storage and sites: it has 10,410,000 m2 open yard and 300,000 m2 warehouse space.

The Advantages of Imam Khomeini Port for Cargo Transit:

It is the nearest sea port in south of Iran to all industrial, commercial, agricultural and population center in west of the country.
Its vicinity to the largest petrochemical special zone and Razi and Bandar Imam Petrochemical industries complexes.
Its vicinity to Arvand Free Zone (Khorramshahr & Abadan).
Its connection to the countrywide road, railways, and other networks and Abadan, Ahwaz and Mahshahr international airports.
The possibility of transfer and lease of land and warehouse and entertainment facilities to the local and foreign parties for participation and investment.
Utilization of the most advanced port equipment.
The capability mooring of vessels with 100,000 MT loading capacity which this will increase to 150,000 MT vessels upon planning in the future.
The possibility of goods transition and transportation between the port and the neighboring countries.

The pioneer port in acquiring ISO 9001 – 2000 quality management certificate in transportation, unloading, loading, warehousing, goods arrangement and cereals transit warehouse

Specifications of Imam Khomeini Port:

Area of the Port: 1041 hectares
Number of decks: 40 posts
Area of roofed warehouse: 300,000 m2
Area of deck: 2,000,00 m2
Annual goods reception capacity: 35 million MT
Suitable depth for mooring of vessels: 14 m
Internal railroad network length: 120 km
Capacity of the container terminal: 250,000 TEU
Cereal warehouse capacity: 70,000 MT
Distance to the city center: 11 km
Distance to Ahwaz: 100 km
Distance to Tehran: 950 km
Equipped with the most modern equipment for unloading, loading and marine and communication equipment.
Entertainment and welfare services: hotels, restaurants, banks, mail offices, etc.
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