Goods transported by sea are usually of large volume and are such that the length of time does not have much effect on their quality and market; Although the geographical characteristics of a country may require the method of transporting goods. In maritime transportation, depending on the distance and proximity of the route, the type of goods, etc., various marine vehicles such as tankers, barges, etc. are used. The world's maritime transportation industry is the largest international industry in the world and more than 2.5 million people are employed in this industry. The issue of maritime transportation has gained a high position due to its impact on the cost of goods in developing countries, and attention to it has played a vital role in the current arena of free trade and the fully competitive environment among industrialists and raw materials.
Maritime transportation is a branch of transportation that plays an important role in the development of foreign trade. This branch of transportation is considered one of the most suitable transportation methods due to its advantages such as low cost of transporting goods, payment against valid documents and speed in transporting large volumes of goods. The geographical advantages of our country Iran in the maritime domain are very large. Having about 3000 kilometers of coastline, access to the sea in the north and south of the country, access to open waters (Indian Ocean), the country's location on the route of north-south transit corridors and the function of connecting Central Asian countries with the waters of the south of the country are among the country's important geographical advantages in the maritime domain.
As one of the maritime transportation companies, Salis Roud Arvand Shipping Company started its activities from its inception as an international transportation, forwarding, and domestic and foreign transit shipping company in Tehran. It has also expanded its activities by establishing branches in all Iranian ports (Bandar Abbas, Khorramshahr, Bushehr, Bandar Imam Khomeini, Chabahar, Kish, and Qeshm) and having representatives in all Iranian customs offices.
Due to its long history in foreign transit, including transit to Iraq and transit to important countries in the world, including India, China, Korea, etc., the Salis Rud Arvand Company is active. In order to facilitate transit to Iraq in the northwest of the country, the Arab region of Iraq, and the Kurdistan region of Iraq, it has branches in Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, Baghdad, and Umm al-Qasr, Iraq, and they are continuously active. The Umm al-Qasr branch also handles all water and maritime affairs in Iraq.
The Salis Rud Arvand Company's representative offices at the Bashmaq Marivan border handle all administrative affairs related to Iran and Iraq around the clock. Similarly, an office is also located at the Mehran border, which follows up on similar matters at this border point.
The Salis Rud Arvand Company has the ability to directly transit goods to Iraq from other Asian, European, and American countries, including China, Korea, and India.
All container transportation matters from Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Khorramshahr to all required destinations in Iraq are carried out by this complex in the shortest time and at the most reasonable cost. In container administrative matters and transit to Iraq, all administrative steps and obtaining the necessary permits and transit formalities are carried out by the Salis Rood Arvand complex.
In the transit of goods from other countries directly to Iraq, we can mention the transit of industrial valves, aluminum composite panels, air conditioning systems, etc., which are transported from other countries to the ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran and from there are transited to Iraq by Salis Rood Arvand Company.
Regarding transit from within the Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq, we can also mention the transit of sanitary detergents, air conditioners and refrigerators, and all necessary household appliances, consumables and food such as pasta, paste, various drinks, etc. Currently, transit to Iraq is carried out by trailer, and the Salis Rood Arvand Company has a large number of tent trailers and flatbed trailers under its control in this regard.
In foreign transit and vice versa, the Salis Rood Arvand complex also has a long history. Currently, we can mention the import of iron and steel ingots, iron scrap, and iron ingots in transit from Iraq to Iran and for transportation to iron and steel smelting companies.