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Iran may raise marine service fees for domestic and foreign shipping lines, Mehr News Agency quoted the managing director of Iran's Oil Terminals Company, Pirouz Mousavi as saying on March 17.

A proposal has been submitted to the National Iranian Oil Company. If approved, fees of marine services to domestic and foreign shipping lines in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea ports will be increased by 20 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively, Mousavi said.

Iran has not increased marine service fees for about five years, he noted.

Earlier Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Managing Director Mohammad Hossein Dajmar said sanctions against Iran's shipping lines may be lifted.

Iran may negotiate with the P5+1 group for lifting the sanctions, he said, adding that IRISL is currently providing an estimate of its losses as a result of the sanctions to be argued in the international courts.

Dajmar said the IRISL will sue the European Union for re-imposing sanctions against the company.

The European Court struck out EU sanctions against IRISL, he said, adding that unfortunately the European Union has reissued sanctions against the company.

Dajmar said that the company may fill a new complaint against the EU after consultations with its legal advisors.