More than 1.6 million tons of grains have been exported from Astrakhan ports to the northern ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024), the director of Solyanka Port has said.
Solyanka Port embarked on investing and purchasing the grain terminal with a silo capacity of 33,000 tons and loading capacity of 150 tons/hour in line with increasing its strategic role in the trade transactions between Iran and Russia, IRNA reported.
Solyanka Port is located northwest of the Caspian Sea and is one of the ports in the Russian Federation.
In 2010, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Group bought a part of the shares of this port, so that Iranian vessels can enter Russia without delay. Now 53% of the ownership of Solyanka Port belongs to Iran.