IRAN DRY PORTS

Department of

Transportation

Ministry of Road and Urban Development

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An overview of Iran’s logistics sector current status

Logistics strategies and actions

Dry ports and related activities

Organizational Structure

Logistics network design

Regulations and standards

Iran dry ports current status

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IRAN

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IRAN

Population

79.9 million

GDP

$412 Billion

Roads

220,000 km

Railways

10,459 km

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40Million ton

145Million ton

9Million ton

Transit Sea Rail Road

383Million ton

Present

+400 MT

+200 MT

New Plan

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+20% 13%

Total Logistics Cost / GDP

8%

IRANEmerging

markets

Developed

Countries

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Modal Split by Ton-Kilometer

To increase rail shareVia intermodality

Rail30%Road

70%

Rail12%

Road88%

2017 2022

< 300km > 300km

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Enhancing the Business

Environment

Logistics centers and dry ports network design

developments of 3PLs

IT Supports for logistics development

Modifications in Financial policies

Containerization

MajorActions

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Logistics centers and dry ports

network design

• Establishment of national logistics

centers council

• Design of logistics centers network

• Setting regulations, provisions and

development of standards

Major activities

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National Logistics Centers Council

Deputy Minister of Transportation

Roads Administration

Supreme Council of Transportation Coordination

RailsAdministration

PortsAdministration

AirportsAdministration

CustomsMinistry of trade

and Industry Logistics Providers

AssociationsFree Trade Zones Administration

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Logistics Network Integration

High Capacity links between dry ports and logistics centers

Establishment of dry ports and logistics centers

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AH8AH70

AH78

AH72 AH75

AH1

AH2

North – South

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WHY Operations Research Model?

✓ Precise and reliable solution required

✓ Large investment required for dry ports

establishment

✓ Integrity of dry ports, logistics centers and

transport network

✓ Sensitivity analysis of plans regarding

future policies

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Logistics Centers Network Design

Operations Research Model Challenges:

• Determining proper values for model

parameters

• Choosing the proper analysis approach

• Determining the total number of logistics

centers

• Considering logistics facilities in neighboring

countries

• Taking all types of freight into account

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Operations Research Model Results:

• Logistics centers locations

• Logistics centers classification

• Logistics Network Requirements for National

Transport Masterplan

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Logistics Centers

And Network

✓ Logistics Centers Council and sub-committees

to be formed by stakeholders

✓ Classification and Definition of LCs:

• Dry Ports

• Logistics Parks

• Freight Terminals

✓ Public organizations in charge of

establishment and operation of LCs

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Logistics Centers Classification

Dry portsLogistics ParksFreight Terminals

- Capacity- International significance

- Service diversity

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Guidelines and Standards

• Logistics centers Strategies

• PPP guideline

• Establishment standards

• Operation standards

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Dry Ports

Ports

Tabriz

Tehran

Qom

Sirjan

Isfahan

Mashhad

Yazd

Shiraz

ahvaz

Kermanshah

Candidate points

Chabahar

BandarAbbas

BandarEmam

Amirabad

Anzali

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Located 15km west of Tabriz, 10 km from Tabriz international airport Along the east-west transit corridor, with access to AH-1 and TAR network

Proximity to turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan

14 km exclusive railway that connects warehouses directly to the rail

Capacity of handling 3 million ton freight per year

345000 m2 warehouses, Container terminal with 25000 TEU

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located 30 kilometres southwest of the city of Tehran

With an area of 13,500 ha

One of the two major commercial airports serving tehran

%93 share of Iran's current air logistics industry

more than 16000 m2 warehouse with 3500 m2 cool warehouse

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Located at 185 km south of Tehran

2000 Ha area with access to international rail and road networks

Along AH 70 and Trans-Asian railway

Almost %60 of iran's major industries located within a 230 km distance

Customs, warehouses, loading and unloading equipment, utilities, insurance and business services.

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1380 Ha area and direct access to rail, road and airport

50 km away from Iran's biggest iron mine, Gol Gohar Sirjan

60 industrial units with more than 400 million dollars in productions

THANK YOU

Mehdi Safari Moghadam

me.safari@mrud.irTransportation and Logistics

Comprehensive PlanningGeneral Director

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