Future of Container Shipping in Iranian Ports: Traffic and Connectivity Index Forecast

Table 1

Forecasted demand of four Iranian main container ports until 2025 (1000 tons) [9].

Port name	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Shahid Rajaee	30,774	36,953	42,827	47,968	52,925	57,981	63,281	68,908	74,918
Imam Khomeini	2,019	2,381	2,718	3,042	3,375	3,735	4,129	4,565	5,048
Bushehr	1,341	1,438	1,625	1,775	1,936	2,110	2,295	2,495	2,709
Chabahar	758	924	1,089	1,920	4,086	4,252	4,418	5,251	5,419
Total	34,892	41,696	48,259	54,705	62,322	68,078	74,123	81,219	88,094