TEHRAN - Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the First Iran Sea-Based Economy International Matchmaking Event (ISBE 2024) will be held from May 14 to 16, 2024, on the southern Iranian island of Qeshm.

The event is based on the studies conducted on the maritime economy, regulations, opportunities, and challenges toward sustainable development which will result in economic growth and improve sea-based industries by creating value through potential opportunities, it said.

Besides, this event will focus on the general policies of maritime development and the policies outlined by governmental and non-governmental organizations that have a progressive vision in this field, it stated.

Within the framework of this event, which will be jointly organized by the Supreme Council of Marine Industries of the country and the Qeshm Free Zone, various specialized meetings and panels will be held and Iranian companies will have the opportunity to gain more familiarity with their counterparts for cooperating in the fields of combined transportation and maritime logistics, shipping, shipbuilding, marine structures, exploration, extraction and transfer of oil and condensates, bunkering and fuel supply services for vessels, port services, customs, fisheries and fishing, tourism and maritime recreation and expand multilateral cooperation through the interaction among activists in the field of sea-based economy, the ministry said, IRNA reported.

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