Tehran (ANTARA News) – Iran is set to launch a new indigenous destroyer, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari was quoted by Press TV as saying on Saturday. The destroyer, called Shaheed Bayandor, will officially join the Iranian naval fleet by next month in line with efforts to boost naval capabilities, Sayyari said.
Read moreIran unveiled ts newest domestically-made container ship, named Iran-Shahrekord, the Fars News agency reported. The ship has 2200TEU capacity and has received all the necessary certificates from international institutes. The National Iranian Tanker Company managing director announced in December 2011 that 21 new tankers will be added to the national fleet by the end
Read moreIran has plans to launch the country’s first domestically manufactured oil tanker in February. The ship – measuring 186 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16 meters high – can handle a capacity of 35,000 tons of oil products. The Tehran Times reports that the vessel has also been valued at US$29 million. The
Read moreSanctions preventing the sale of Iranian oil have the country stock piling the backup onboard ships With stringent economic sanction in place Iran is unable to sell its oil, forcing the country to stock the excess oil onboard idle ships off its coast. Several Iranian tankers have been painted and renamed to conceal their
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