On Tuesday, 10 landing craft, barges and
tugboats were delivered to customers and two landing craft were
launched in the southern port cities of Bandar Abbas and Khorramshahr,
IRNA reported.
Addressing the delivery and launching ceremony, Iranian Defense
Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi hailed the move as the
realization of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to create job
opportunities and achieving independence.
“These vessels were built upon orders from the private sector and in
line with the development of sea transportation and bolstering the
region’s economy,” Vahidi said.
Explaining the capabilities of the domestically-produced vessels,
the minister said the landing craft’s body and superstructure are made
of naval steel and have the capability to load and unload in areas
without a dock and at steep sand beaches.
Vahidi also said the tugboats have 1,200 horsepower engines, which
enable them to tow various vessels, and carry out fire containment
operations both at sea and at shore.
The 1,000-ton barges are mounted with motors and equipped with
advanced navigation and radio facilities, adding that the vessels are
capable of carrying 750 tons of load.
Iran’s defense minister said the ministry is not only able to meet
the armed forces’ needs for surface and subsurface military vessels, but… >>>
