Iran boosts its maritime passenger fleet
Iran is keen on boosting its maritime passenger fleet through adding 16 new vessels in the next Iranian calendar year which begins on March 21, 2014, IRIB quoted managing director of the Association of Iranian Maritime Cooperatives Ahmad Hashemi as saying.
He said that a vessel, with a capacity to carry 120 passengers will be launched soon on the Bandarabbas-Qeshm route. The vessel has been built at a cost of $950 million, he noted.
The 16 new vessels projected to be built, will have the capacity to carry 100-150 passengers he said, adding they will each cost $1-1.7 million.
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