Iran Freight Transport Report Q4 2014 - New Report Available

Our outlook for the Iranian freight transport sector in 2014 is that the country will begin to see a return to growth in volumes, in part due to base effects, and in part due to the more moderate stance adopted by new President Rouhani, and the loosening of sanctions against the country. Although the ports and shipping continue to face significant challenges, rail freight continues to see strong investment. That said, it will take time for the Iranian economy to recover, and consumption levels will remain depressed for some time.

Headline Industry Data

* 2014 port of Bandar Abbas throughput is forecast to return to growth at 5.6%, and to average 6.5% to 2018.
* 2014 road freight volumes forecast to grow by 2.6% and are projected to average 3.9% over the forecast period to 2018.
* 2014 rail freight tonnes-km is forecast to grow by 1.5%, and is projected to average 2.1% growth per annum over the forecast period to 2018.
* 2014 air freight tonnes-km is forecast to grow by 1.6% and to average growth of 1.8% a year to 2018.
* 2014 total trade is forecast to experience a real growth of 6.0% in 2014, and average 2.5% to 2018.

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Key Industry Trends

Ambitious Transport Plans To Drive Investment: Our increasingly positive view on Iran's infrastructure industry has been reinforced by a series of recent announcements. We have long highlighted the potential for transport infrastructure growth and the municipality of Tehran recently announced a USD10bn investment plan for the next five years. In addition, we have been following developments in industrial construction, particularly those connected to the oil and gas sector.

International Container Services To Resume At Shahid Rajaee: Iran-based Tidewater Middle East Company, operator of the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee, will resume its international container services at the port on July 20. The move comes after EU sanctions against the operator were eased, which prohibited any EU person or entity from making direct or...

The Iran Freight Transport Report has been researched at source, and features latest-available data covering commercial transport and logistics by road, rail, air and water; industry forecasts, company rankings covering leading national and multinational operators; and analysis of latest industry trends, opportunities, projects and regulatory changes.

Business Monitor International (BMI)'s Iran Freight Transport Report provides industry professionals and strategists, sector analysts, investors, trade associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Iranian freight transport and logistics industry.

Key Benefits

* Benchmark BMI's independent freight transport industry forecasts on Iran to test other views - a key input for successful budgetary and planning in the strategic freight transport market.

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