Bandar Anzali can Save Time, Costs in Belt & Road Initiative

An official with the Iranian Port and Maritime Organization says Anzali port in the north of the country has the capacity to save time and costs in China‟s Belt and Road Initiative.

“The most important aspect of China‟s Belt and Road Initiative is its land transit but we can play a role in saving time and costs,” Director-General of Gilan Province Ports and Maritime Organization Hamidreza Abaei said in an exclusive interview.

“By establishing Ro-Ro vessels, we can potentially transit trucks loaded with Chinese products from Aktau port of Kazakhstan to Bandar Anzali and they can continue the path towards Turkey using high-quality roads of Gilan province,” he added, noting that this can be an alternative path.

Elsewhere, he pointed to the increasing capacities of northern Iranian borders for expanding trade ties with Eurasian countries, as well as playing a role as transit hubs.