Amirabad Port

Amirabad Port  or Amirabad Special Economic Zone And Port  (Persian: fa: بندر امیرآباد) is the largest port on the Caspian Sea. It is located in the north of Behshahr County, next to the peninsula and the biosphere reserve of Miankaleh in Iran.

The port has been designed in 3 phases, but until 2023 only the first phase has been fully operational.

According to statistics for unloading and loading of goods in 2020, this port is the fourth largest port in Iran and the largest port in Iran on the shore of the Caspian Sea, after Shahid Rajaei, Imam Khomeini and Qeshm ports.

It is connected to the Iran Railway, benefiting from 15 berths with a capacity of 7.5 million tons and from the connection capacity of the North-South International Transit Corridor (INSTC). The port, with an area of 1060 hectares, is the largest port in northern Iran.

In June 2023, a US intelligence finding reported that the port was used by Iran to supply Russia with both Iranian unmanned combat aerial vehicles (military drones) and equipment for building the Yelabuga drone factory, both for use in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Amirabad Port at a glance

 * Cargo warehouse: 6.5 hectares
 * Land Area: 1060 hectares
 * Annual Capacity: 7.5 million tons
 * Berth: 15 berths about 2600 meters
 * Draft: 6 meters
 * Internal rail network: 25 km
 * Cargo storage area: 200 hectares