Financial Tribune - The document targets a 44% decline in freight fuel consumption (down from 9.6 billion liters to 5.4 billion liters), a 12% decrease in expenses caused by road accidents and a 15% reduction in environmental pollution expenses. Irans Logistics Centers Planning Document, which aims to reduce transportation expenses by up to 30% ...

Financial Tribune - Atrilateral agreement based on the government's urban renewal initiative is expected to create 300,000 direct and indirect jobs. The agreement was signed in Tehran on Saturday between the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, the Plan and Budget Organization and the National Development Fund of Iran, according to the ministry's ...

Tasnim Irans Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi released his resignation letter to the public on Saturday. In the letter, dated September 1 and addressed to President Hassan Rouhani, Akhoundi announced his resignation and asked the president to accept his decision. The Rouhani administration plans to introduce to parliament ...

IRNA Having 238 big commercial vessels and transportation of more than 19 million tons of commodities, Iran is ranked 21st in the global maritime industry, Iranian minister of roads said on Saturday. 'Iran is among the top 25 shipping lines in the world,' said Abbas Akhoundi, Minister of Road and Urban Development, addressing a ceremony held to mark ...

MNA Road ministers of Iran and India met on Thursday in New Delhi where both sides highlighted the need to promote bilateral cooperation in transportation domain. In a meeting between Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi and Indian Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, officials of both countries ...

MNA Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi, heading a delegation, has departed for India to take part in a summit dedicated to promotion of electric vehicles and shared mobility. While in New Delhi, the Iranian minister is scheduled to hold talks with relevant Indian officials and ministers, and deliver a speech ...

MNA Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Army Major General Mousavi and Iranian Roads Minister Akhoundi met on Sunday in Tehran and agreed to expand cooperation between the two entities. Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi and Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Army, exchanged views on the ways ...

MNA Irans Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said that Tehran-Bandar Abbas railway project would be electrified, costing $3 billion dollars. Once the aforementioned railway project is put into operation, the country will witness a giant development in rail transport industry, he maintained. Speaking in an expert-...

IRNA Delivering the five ATR passenger aircraft to Iran is the European Union's positive step towards fulfilling its obligations, and the result of wisdom and constructive talk with the world, Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development said on Sunday. Speaking at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, Abbas Akhoundi expressed hope that with cooperation ...

MNA The road ministers of Iran and Afghanistan met on Sat. and pledged to decrease costs in a move to develop road and rail transit between the two countries. We had a good and effective meeting and we reviewed all issues related to transportation and transit, said Abbas Akhoundi, the Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development. The ...

Tasnim | Mohammad Hassanzadeh: The 6th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation was opened in Tehran on Tuesday. The international exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Minister of Defense, vice President for science and technology and some other officials ...

ISNA The 6th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation was opened in Tehran on Tuesday. The international exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Minister of Defense, vice President for science and technology and some other officials of the country....

MNA Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi described Iran-Uzbekistan cooperation in the field of railway transport as very good, adding Iran will reduce the Uzbekistan cotton transportation cost to Irans southern ports by 40%. Abbas Akhoundi made the remarks in a meeting with his Uzbek counterpart as well as Bokharas ...

MNA Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi told the media that Iran and Uzbekistan will open new flight routes between the two countries in the near future. Uzbek officials are calling for activating flight routes between Iran and Uzbekistan, which requires more efforts asthis area is directly linked to tourism industry ...

Press TV - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the development of economic cooperation with Iran and all the countries that insist on defending their sovereignty and independence is one of the most important ways to confront Western plots. Assad made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi ...

MNA Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said the commercialization of North-South corridor has been put atop agenda of the ministry. With possessing suitable transport infrastructures in various sectors, Islamic Republic of Iran plays an important role in growth and development of business in Economic Cooperation Organization ...

IRNA The 9th transport summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was opened in Turkmenistan on Thursday with presence of Iran as a member. Iran's Minister of Roads and Urbanization Abbas Akhoundi, heading a high-ranking delegation, is participating in the summit which is being held in toursit resort, Avaza. He will also address the summit ...

IRNA Iran Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Wednesday reviewed issues of mutual interests. Akhundi, heading a delegation, is in Turkmenistan to attend the International Meeting on Silk Road. He welcomed inauguration of the Turkmenbashi International Seaport. He stressed ...

IFP - Iran says the incumbent US administration will definitely harm Europes interests if it keeps silent over Trumps policies. Addressing at the sixth Iran-EU banking conference on Saturday, Abbas Akhoundi, Irans minister of roads, housing and urban development, said, We are at a point in history when Europe has a determining role in that it ...

IRNA - A high-level Iranian delegation led by Minister for Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi has visited the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to explore avenues of cooperation with Pakistan. The delegation took keen interest in the deepwater container port project of the KPT along with other future projects like multipurpose bulk terminal, Cargo Village,...