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Fires still spreading

The fires caused by the huge explosion in the commercial port of Bandar Abbas on the morning of April 26 were still spreading two days later. Heat and fire detected by the NASA FIRMS system on the morning of April 29 still showed no signs of any retreat, with the area affected now having spread from the container park to the quays of the port itself. The firefighting services have been overwhelmed, even though reinforcements have been brought in from as far away as Tehran; two days after the initial explosion, some areas of the fire were not being tackled at all, and in other areas confused port workers who should have been evacuated were still wandering around or sheltering in empty containers in what was clearly still a dangerous area.

Iran: $430m Deal to Establish Biggest Mineral Terminal in Region

The Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran is going to sign a contract with the private sector on Tuesday for the construction of Iran’s biggest mechanized mineral terminal at Shahid Rajaee Port, the deputy head of PMO announced on Monday. Ali Hassanzadeh added that the contract is worth 50 trillion rials (over $430 million). The terminal’s capacity will reach 50 million tons per year upon the completion of the project, which will be carried out in three phases, covering 180 hectares of land, each spread over 60 hectares. It will be the biggest mineral terminal in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, and mark a major development in Iran’s mining industry, considering its considerable mineral capacity, Mehr News Agency reported.

CMA CGM to resume CIMEX 9 service

CMA CGM plans to resume CIMEX 9 service. By integrating this third service connecting Asia with Iran, CMA CGM is providing an enhanced coverage in the region, the line shipping company said in a media release. Through CIMEX 9, CMA CGM will be able to provide: A third direct service between Asia and Iran on top of our current CIMEX 6 and CIMEX 8 A comprehensive coverage of North East Asia with direct loading ex Taiwan, Central and South China to Iran Additional opportunities with access to CIS countries through Bandar Abbas Fast connections to Chabahar (East Iran) in transhipment via Bandar Abbas connecting our Indiagulf service CIMEX 9 features are the following: Rotation: Kaohsiung - Shanghai - Ningbo - Xiamen - Shenzhen (Da Chan Bay) - Bandar Abbas (T2) - Jebel Ali Service commencement: December 16th in Kaohsiung and December 19th in Shanghai WGQ with m/v BASHT voy. 039 GSW Transit times: Shanghai to Bandar Abbas in 19 days, Ningbo to Bandar Abbas in 17 days