Iran to launch direct marine route linking Bushehr with Qatar

Tehran: Iran's Valfajr Shipping Company is planning to establish a direct marine route from the Iranian port of Bushehr to Qatar in the next two weeks, the media reported on Saturday. The move is aimed at"expansion of non-oil trade"to the Arabian Gulf state, Xinhua news agency quoted an official with Bushehr Ports and Maritime Organisation, Abolqasem Mohammadzadeh, as saying. Mohammadzadeh said his institution will use refrigerated containers for shipments to Qatar. (IANS)