TEHRAN - Three Iranian leading shipbuilders have formed a consortium for building all-Iranian ships, according to maritime industry official.

Manouchehr Alipour, the managing director of Iran’s SADRA Marine Industrial Company, said on Sunday that three companies – namely SADRA, Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex, and Darya-Bandar – paired up to meet the country’s marine industries needs.

He believed that the consortium could mobilize potential to carry out big measures.   

The official said that the SADRA Company has signed contracts for building four 3,500- or 5,000-ton ships with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), two of which are Ro-Ro ships and two others are for regular purposes.

He added that the construction of two ships will be finished by the end of the current calendar year to March 2025.

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