“The Qataris who supplied their goods through Saudi Arabia and the UAE before (the siege and) sanctions have now requested increased maritime shipping between Iran and Qatar to bolster mutual trade,” Haqshenas said on Saturday.

He added that the goods which are transited from Turkey and other adjacent countries to Qatar can also use the proper shipping lines at Bushehr port to carry goods to the Qatari ports.

“We are now witnessing an eye-catching growth in shipping lines between the Iranian and Qatari ports,” Haqshenas said.

A customs report said in June that Iran had exported 216.585 tons of goods worth $47.666 million to Qatar during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2018-May 21, 2018), showing a considerable growth in terms of value.

“Iran’s export to Qatar increased five-fold times as compared with last year’s corresponding period,” the latest statistics of Iran’s Customs Administration on foreign trade showed.

Source: albawaba Business