Iran shipbuilding and offshore industries complex has been located in 37 kilometers west of Bandar-Abbas ,It has been constructed with the purpose of designing, construction and repair of various types of vessels and offshore structures.
ISOICO has produced Iran's first ocean liner ship named "Iran-Arak". It was launched in Hormozgan southern city port in 2009. It weighs over 7000 tons and is able to carry over 30,000 tons of cargo or 2,200 TEU.[3] Iran-Arak can accelerate to 32 knots (59.3 km/h) and is able to sail 25 days non-stop.[4][5] The vessel, which has cost $50 million to construct, is 185 meters (607 ft) long, 30 meters (98.4 ft) wide, has 10 meters (32.8 ft) of draft and uses more than 16.7 MW to reach 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h).[3]
"Iran-Shahr-e Kord" is identical to "Iran-Arak" and both ships are produced by ISOICO for Iran Shipping Lines.[6][7] On Sept 11, 2011 Iran launched a third ship named "Iran-Kashan".