This shipping route is going to be launched for the activation of the International North-South Transport Corridor, the portal of the Iranian Transport Ministry,  Seyed Jalil Jalalifar said. Iran has been unable to raise the level of exports of agricultural products and foodstuff to Russia via the Caspian Sea for years due to the lack of container ships, Jalalifar noted, adding that the new shipping route will include cargo ships equipped with refrigerated containers.

The official said that the governments of the two countries have been taking necessary measures to prepare the infrastructure for this route.