SINCE 2001, GLOBAL MARITIME INDUSTRY RAN INTO A BIG CHALLENGE CREATED BY TERROR ATTACKS OF 9/11. THIS LED TO A DRAMATIC DECLINE IN DEMAND FOR SHIPBUILDING IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. IN THE OTHER HAND, THANKS TO GROWING PRICE OF THE OIL, TENDENCY TO USE NEW ENERGIES HAS INCREASED. IN THIS RESPECT, DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LGN AND LPG SHIPS HAS ALSO INCREASED.PORTS ARE A PART OF MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AND ARE MOVING TOWARD CONTAINERIZATION CREATING THE NEED FOR CONTAINER FACILITIES AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT. FURTHERMORE, WILLINGNESS FOR OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION OFFSHORE HAS INCREASED WHICH HAS LED TO HIGHER DEMAND FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES IN THE MARKET. THIS IMPLIES THAT MARITIME TRANSPORTATION IN IRAN COULD RESPOND AFFIRMATIVELY TO THESE DEMANDS.