Bandar Imam Khomeini is situated
some 170 kilometers south of Ahwaz and 150 Kilometers
north-west of Soroosh/Nowrooz. 110 kilometers
east of Abadan International Airport and other
airports nearby are Ahwaz and Mahshahr.
From among the commercial
ports in Iran, the Bandar Imam Khomeini port
handles almost half of non-oil cargo exchanges
alone, and thus is considered to be the most
significant and biggest commercial terminal
in the country.
Following is a quick review
of the port of Bandar Imam Khomeini: 
- Located at LAT 30º 26.3'N
Long 049º 05'E
- 45 quays (ranging from 5 to
14 meters draft)
- 222,000m² of warehouses
- General cargo storage of 1,100,000m²
- Well maintained, inspected and
certified mobile equipment
- Access to Gulf through 42 nautical
mile waterway - average width of 250m, depth
20m
- Bunkering facilities
- Port railway system (100 kms)
- connected to Iran's main rail system &
particularly to Ahwaz
- Accommodation (40 bedroom, 3-Star
Hotel), catering, medical facilities available
- Local semi-skilled & unskilled
labour available
- Four fire stations located in
the port complemented by specialised fire
fighting craft
- Powerful & sophisticated
communications Center
- 24 hours / 365 days per year
operations
- Low utilisation of facilities
- Imports / Re-exports possible
duty exempt
IOSC
has established a fully equipped logistics base
within the port for both offshore and onshore
use and also handling customs clearances, waste
management services, and container/basket management
services. All of the northern offshore fields
and some prime onshore developments can be serviced
from Bandar Imam Khomeini (e.g. Azedegan, Bangestan,
Anaran etc).