RO-RO Ramp to Be Built at Iranian Caspian Sea Port

Ro-RO terminals are for ships and ferries that accommodate wheeled cargo, including cars, trucks and similar equipment.

Setting up such facilities on the Caspian Sea would enable China and Russia to dock their large ships at Anzali and transfer their export cargo via Iran.

Masrour said that the facility would be specifically of interest to China and its cargo vessels that sail from Kazakhstan’s port of Aktau.

Head of KACH, a major engineering and construction company linked to Iran’s elite military force the IRGC, said the company would invest up to $6 billion for the construction of the RO-RO ramp in Anzali.

Saeid Mohammad said after the signing of the contract with AFZO authorities in Tehran that the ramp would be 90 meters long and 26 meters wide while a hinterland of 7.6 hectares would be attached to the facility to serve imports and exports.

Authorities say the Caspian Port Complex would host a total of 22 ramps, including the RO-RO one, once it is fully completed.