Iran, Islamic Republic of
2.5 Iran Waterways Assessment
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Overview

There are no major rivers in the country. Of the small rivers and streams, the only one that is navigable is the 830 km (520 mi)-long Karun, which shallow-draft boats can negotiate from Khorramshahr to Ahvaz, a distance of about 180 km (110 mi). Other major rivers include the Kharkeh, spanning 700 kilometres (430 mi) and joining the Tigris; and the Zayandeh River, which is 300 km (190 mi) long. Several other permanent rivers and streams also drain into the Persian Gulf, while a number of small rivers that originate in the north-western Zagros or Alborz drain into the Caspian Sea. On the Central Plateau, numerous rivers—most of which have dry beds for the greater part of the year—form from snow melting in the mountains during the spring and flow through permanent channels, draining eventually into salt lakes that also tend to dry up during the summer months. There is a permanent salt lake, Lake Urmia in the northwest, whose brine content is too high to support fish or most other forms of aquatic life. There are also several connected salt lakes along the Iran-Afghanistan border in the province of Sistan & Baluchestan. 

For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List.

Company Information

Passenger Carrying Capacity 


Bandar Aftab 

Bandar Booyeh 

Boot Service  

 Telephone

+9821 88709832 

+98 6324229360 

+9821 2222 1755, +9821 2222 1145 

 Address

Unit 1502, Floor 15, Sa’ei Tower, Ali-e-Asr St., Tehran, Iran 

No.120, Kiomars, Zabol St., Khormashahr, Iran 

No. 2, Floor 5th, Falsafi Alley, Shariati St., Tehran, Iran  

Number of Passenger Vessels < 20 pax 

23 

10 

N/A 

Number of Passenger Vessels < 50 pax 

N/A 

Number of Passenger Vessels < 100 pax 

N/A 

Number of Passenger Vessels > 100 pax 

N/A 

For more information on waterway company contact details, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Passenger Carrying Capacity

Passenger Carrying Capacity


Bandar Aftab 

Bandar Booyeh 

Boot Service 

Boats

Number of Boats

147 

10 

18 

Tonnage / Volume

59,142 MT / year 

23,100 MT / year 

N/A 

Barges

Number of Barges

129 

35 

N/A 

Tonnage / Volume

23,309 MT Per/ year 

N/A 

N/A 

Tugs

Number of Tugs

N/A 

10 

17 

Tonnage / Volume

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

Travel Time Matrix

Travel Time from Main port to other major Ports on VESSEL TYPE (hrs)


Bandar Chabahar 

 Bandar Abbas 

Bandar Imam Khomeini 

Bandar Chabahar 


305

805

Bandar Abbas 

305


-
Bandar Imam Khomeini 805 -

Port Information

Key Port Information


Bandar Abbas 

Bandar Imam Khomeini 

Chabahar

Location

Hormozgan Province 

Khouzestan province 

Sistan and Baluchistan Province

Contact Information

Address: Shahid Rajaee Port Complex, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran  P.O.Box: 79171 - 83797 

Khuzestan Province-Imam Khomeini special economic zone port P.O.BOX:6357173691 

Shahid Rigi Blvd, Chabahar city. P.O.BOX: 971654131

Connections with Other Transport Means

All types  

All types 

All types

Storage Capacity (m2 and m3)

Indicated in Port assessment page based on the type of cargo and type of storage  

Indicated in Port assessment page based on the type of cargo and type of storage 

Indicated in Port assessment page based on the type of cargo and type of storage 

Handling Equipment

Yes

Yes

Yes

Customs Clearance Available

Yes

Yes

Yes 

Other Comments

N/A N/A N/A
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