As reported, the export cargo
of Russian coal is going to be shipped to India through Iran via the southern
Bandar Abbas port. The North-South
Corridor consists of three route sections, namely East, West, and Middle.
Iran and Russia are also
cooperating in the maritime sector to use the Caspian Sea to shorten the
transit route from Russia to India.
Last year, the
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) announced that
it has assigned 300 containers to transport goods between Russia and India. The mentioned containers have been
allocated to execute the first phase of a program for transiting Russian
commodities to India via the North-South Corridor using the Caspian Sea.
“According to the plans made
by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, in the first phase, 300
containers have been considered for transporting cargos to Russia, and if the
demand increases, the number of these containers will increase continuously,”
an IRISL statement said.