 All port terminals are currently run by private companies.Negotiations for building six Panamax bulk carriers and 10 Handymax bulk carriers with the capacity of have been finalised with Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO) and SADRA shipyards respectively and if the prices are finalized, total value of contracts signed with domestic shipyards will surpass $600 million.To support domestic industries, manufacturing containers inside the country has been encouraged.