Iran, Venezuela, Cuba to initiate shipping line

Iran, Venezuela, Cuba to initiate shipping line

Friday, May 09, 2008 - ?2005 IranMania.com

LONDON, May 9 (IranMania) - The Islamic Republic of Iran?s Shipping
Lines (IRISL) plans to initiate a weekly shipping line to Venezuelan and
Cuban ports, the IRISL Europe line department Manager, Saeed Meghdadi
said, MNA reported.

?This line was initiated in accordance to the general policies of the
Islamic Republic of Iran for supporting and expanding non-oil exports
and in response to the numerous requests made by merchants,? he
explained, Mehr reported.

The first shipment in this line will be from Bandar Abbas Port to
Venezuela and Cuba on May 16.

Seven containers will shipped from Iran's Bandar Abbas via Malta
(Malta), Barcelona (Spain), to Havana (Cuba) and Puerto Cabello (Venezuela).

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