Editing Transport in Iran (section)

== Merchant marine ==
{{See also|Iran Shipping Lines|National Iranian Tanker Company|Industry of Iran#Naval industry|l3=Naval industry in Iran}}
[[File:Le navire cargo ‘’Iran Sadr‘’ (2).jpg|thumb|right|The [[International Maritime Organization]] has 140 member states with Iran ranking among the top 20]]
*Total: 76 (2013)<ref name="CIA Factbook">{{Cite web|url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iran/|title = CIA Factbook|date = 9 December 2014}}</ref>

:*By type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 51, chemical tanker 3, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2

:*Foreign-owned: 2 (UAE 2)

*Registered in other countries: 71 (Barbados 5, Cyprus 10, Hong Kong 3, Malta 48, Panama 5) (2010)<ref name="CIA Factbook" />
* Shipping freight (important for liquid natural gas (LNG) exports) will grow by an average of 5.3 percent a year in the 2009–2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3427/html/economy.htm |title= Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 06/18/09|website=www.iran-daily.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621094412/http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3427/html/economy.htm |archive-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref>

Over the next two decades, Iran would need 500 new ships, including 120 oil tankers, 40 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and over 300 commercial vessels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3479/html/economy.htm |title= Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 08/23/09|website=www.iran-daily.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926115547/http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3479/html/economy.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2009}}</ref>