BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. A total of 3.84
million metric tons of oil and non-oil products were shipped
through the ports in the western part of Hormozgan Province,
located in southern Iran, during the first six months of the
current Iranian year (March 21 through September 22, 2026).


According to the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization, this
was announced by Amin Sadeghi, director of the Ports Authority in
the western part of Iran’s Hormozgan Province.


"Of the cargo loaded and unloaded at ports in the western part
of Hormozgan Province, 2.49 million metric tons were non-oil
products and 1.34 million metric tons were petroleum products," he
noted.


Sadeghi also stated that during the first six months, 1.27
million metric tons of petroleum and non-oil products were exported
through the ports in the western part of the province. During that
period, 1.04 million metric tons of non-oil products and 230,000
metric tons of petroleum products were exported.


Moreover, the official stated that 1.75 million metric tons of
oil and non-oil products were transported via coastal shipping over
the six months.


"Over the past six months, 62,900 TEU containers with a total
weight of approximately 644,000 metric tons were loaded and
unloaded at ports in the western part of Hormozgan Province. During
this period, approximately 31,500 TEU containers with a total
weight of 322,000 metric tons were exported through these ports,"
he noted.







According to him, over the past six months, 89,900 metric tons
of oil and non-oil products, as well as 46,100 passenger cars,
passed through the ports in the western part of Hormozgan Province.
The passenger cars were shipped to Iraq and Central Asian
countries.


Sadeghi noted that over the past six months, 11,800 cargo ships
called at ports in the western part of Hormozgan Province. Of
these, 1,410 had a capacity of more than 1,000 metric tons, while
more than 10,000 had a capacity of less than 1,000 metric tons.


According to Trend's calculation, based on information from the
Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization, during the first six
months of the previous Iranian year (March 21 through September 22,
2025), a total of 3.68 million metric tons of oil and non-oil
products were exported from ports located in the western part of
Hormozgan Province. The volume of non-oil products exported
amounted to 2.06 million metric tons, while the volume of oil
products was 1.62 million metric tons.


Meanwhile, 10 ports are operating in the western part of Iran’s
Hormozgan Province. Among them, the busiest are the ports of
Lengeh, Charak, Siri, and Lavan.