Designing development model for Iran Bunkering Industry with emphasizing the actors in this field

Bunkering or ship sweeping involves a vast network of organizations and business interactions, with many Bunkering benefits that have encouraged different countries to develop the industry. This paper tries to analyze and analyze the Bunkering industry in view of the importance and profitability of this field and provide a model for its development by emphasizing actors in this field. The research approach is qualitatively exploratory and semi-structured interviewing tool with 16 experts of this industry. Sampling is purposeful and based on theoretical principle of saturation, and for data analysis, thematic analysis has been used. Finally, the model was developed in four main steps of investment, providing supportive facilities, appropriate banking operations and subsidiary services, as well as regulatory and control measures, each of which has specific actors and corresponding relationships. Proposed solutions are also proposed in the form of two pillars of policy proposals and operational proposals. Policy proposals are enormous, the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the government and some other policy issues. Operational offers are also proposed by the Ministry of Petroleum and its affiliated organizations, the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran, the Central Bank, the Customs Organization, private banking companies, the Bunkering Industry Association of Iran, and the Independent Task Force on Bunkering Industry.