Eastern neighbors boost transit through Iran’s Chabahar port

TEHRAN - Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) deputy head for ports and economic affairs said transit of goods through southeastern Chabahar port has increased significantly in recent years due to offered incentives and the development of the port’s infrastructure.

'Chabahar capable of competing internationally as a logistic hub'

TEHRAN- The managing director of Chabahar Free Zone Organization says that Chabahar port city can compete in the international level just when its infrastructures are completed to make the port a logistic hub.

Maritime, port projects launched, inaugurated in southeastern Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami inaugurated 13 maritime and port projects worth 4.133 trillion rials (about $98.4 million) in Chabahar Port in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan on Wednesday.

Non-oil exports via Chabahar port rise 95% in 5 months on year

TEHRAN- Export of non-oil products via Chabahar port, in southeast of Iran, has increased 95 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.

7th ship carrying Indian wheat for Afghanistan arrives in Chabahar

TEHRAN- The seventh cargo ship carrying Indian donated wheat for Afghanistan with 352 containers has docked at Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar, southeastern Iran, a provincial official told IRNA on Wednesday.

Aquatic products exported to Thailand from Chabahar port for first time

TEHRAN- Iran exported aquatic products to Thailand from its southeastern Chabahar port for the first time, a provincial official told IRNA on Thursday.

627,000 tons of basic goods unloaded at Chabahar port since Mar. 20

TEHRAN – Some 627,000 tons of basic goods have been unloaded at Iran’s oceanic port of Chabahar since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), IRNA reported quoting Behrouz Aghaei, the director-general of Sistan-Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Department.

Chabahar to receive several mobile harbor cranes by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said India has ordered the necessary equipment for Chabahar port’s development project and the port will receive several mobile harbor cranes during the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021).

Chabahar to become Iran’s 3rd trade hub soon

TEHRAN- Given its strategic location as well as infrastructure and capacities, Chabahar Port (in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province) will become the country’s third trade hub soon, the acting minister of industry, mining, and trade stated.

India to save 20% logistic cost in supplies to CIS countries via Chabahar

TEHRAN- By developing strategic Chabahar Port in Iran, Indian will reduce logistics cost by 20 percent in container transport to CIS countries, bypassing China or Europe, Indian Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Lal Mandaviya stated.

Afghanistan transits 76-TEU cargo to India through Chabahar

TEHRAN – Afghanistan has sent 39 containers with a total capacity of 76 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) to India through Iran’s southeastern Chabahar port, IRIB reported, quoting Behrouz Aghaei, the director general of Sistan-Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Department.

Basic goods transited to Afghanistan via Chabahar

TEHRAN- Some 14 cargo ships have carried basic commodities for Afghanistan via Shahid Beheshti Port in Iranian southeastern port city of Chabahar over the past two years, according to a local official.

‘Chabahar Port’s capacity for transit an advantage for Turkmenistan’

TEHRAN- The governor of Sistan-Baluchestan Province said Turkmenistan can use the capacity of Chabahar Port (in southeast of Iran) and its trade-industrial free zone for transiting goods, IRNA reported.

Chabahar experiences historic shipment boom

TEHRAN – Docking operations were carried out simultaneously for eight ships at Iran’s Chabahar Port, for the first time in the port’s history, deputy head of Sistan-Baluchestan Province’s Ports and Maritime Department said.

Ambassador lauds services to Indian nationals in Qom amid COVID-19

TEHRAN - The Indian ambassador to Iran has lauded the performance of the Iranian Foreign Ministry as well as the local offices of the health and interior ministries for taking care of the Indian nationals in the shrine city of Qom.

Indian wheat for Afghanistan arrives in Iran’s Chabahar port

TEHRAN - A 75,000-metric-ton consignment of Indian wheat heading for Afghanistan has arrived at Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar to be delivered to the destination country through land borders.

Afghan banks to open branches in Iran’s Chabahar port

TEHRAN – Iran has approved two Afghan banks to open branches in its southeastern strategic port of Chabahar, ILNA reported quoting the Secretary General of Iran-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Mozafar Alikhani.

India considering trade with central Asia through Chabahar: Indian FM

TEHRAN - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that his country could enhance trade with Central Asia via Iran’s Chabahar port, IRNA reported, citing India’s NDTV.

India doubles budget for Chabahar development project

TEHRAN – India has doubled the allocated funding for the development of Iran’s Chabahar port in its national budget bill for 2020, Times of India reported on Saturday.

Warehouse capacity, standards to be elevated in Chabahar Port

TEHRAN- Through construction of new warehouses and also renovating the existing ones, warehouse capacity and standards are planned to be elevated in Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar, according to the head of Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, where the port lies.

By Alireza Majidi

Joint message of Iran, Russia and China to the world

TEHRAN - After the U.S. failed to form an international coalition in the Persian Gulf, Iranian, Russian and Chinese armies launched a joint naval maneuver, codenamed "Naval Security Belt", in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman. The drill started on December 27 and lasted for four days.  

Iran, India to expand transit co-op through Chabahar port

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met on Monday in Tehran to discuss expansion of transport and transit cooperation between the two countries, especially through Chabahar port.

‘17 foreign countries eager for investment in Chabahar Port’

TEHRAN - The Director General of Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province said 17 countries have expressed willingness for contribution to development of Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran, Tasnim news agency reported.

17 countries eager for contribution to Chabahar Port development

TEHRAN - Iranian deputy industry minister said 17 countries have expressed willingness for contribution to development of Chabahar Port in southern Iran, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.

Chabahar Port’s capacity quadruples in less than 2 years: PMO head

TEHRAN- The head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced that through inaugurating the first phase of Chabahar Port’s development plan, the port’s capacity has increased four times in less than two years, IRIB reported on Monday.

Exports from Chabahar Port up 100% in H1

TEHRAN- Exports of commodities from Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar has risen 100 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Septemeber 22) compared to the first half of the past year, according to the head of Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province (where the port lies).

By Mahnaz Abdi

Chabahar-Zahedan railway project requires private sector’s contribution

Connecting the ports to the railway network is an issue seriously emphasized and followed up by Iran over the recent years, as the country is strongly pursuing the objective of boosting exports and transit via its ports.