In line with the plans to boost regional connectivity, Afghanistan will formally start sending goods to India through Chabahar Port, southern Iran, on Sunday. In a ceremony attended by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the shipment will head to Chabahar Port from Zaranj City in Nimroz province, in the west of Afghanistan, said President Ghani’s spokesman […]

An Iranian local official broke the news that the first Indian freight ship carrying grains containers destined for Afghanistan berthed at Iranian SE port of Chabahar on Tuesday evening. “The first container ship of India destined for Afghanistan from Indian port of Kandla, berthed at Iranian southeastern port of Chabahar,” said Hossein Shahdadi, an Iranian local […]

Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization Mohammad Rastad said that the India’s IPGL will soon start its development project in Chabahar Port. “The Indians will soon kick off their official activity at Iranian southeastern port of Chabahar with an $85 million capital,” said Iranian Deputy […]

TEHRAN – Chairman of Export Promotion Council for India’s EOUs and SEZs (EPCES) said the U.S. sanctions on Iran won’t affect India’s trade activities in Iran’s Chabahar port, IRNA reported on Tuesday. According to Vinay Sharma, the U.S. sanctions include trade and business as well as goods and services sectors while Chabahar port is a […]

 The ports and maritime director general of Sistan and Baluchistan province Behrooz Aghaei put the provincial import share of basic commodities and staples at 20%. Turning to the leading role of Chabahar port in the provision of goods and staples, he said, “about 1.5 million tons of various types of basic goods and commodities are […]

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have stressed the strategic importance of developing Chabahar Port for expansion of economic and regional cooperation. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in east China’s coastal city of Qingdao on Sunday. President Rouhani said Iran welcomes expansion […]

TEHRAN – The first phase of the gas supply project to Chabahar power plant in southeastern Iran is due to be completed by May 22 in which 1 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas will be supplied to the plant on a daily basis. The total project is defined in two phases and in the […]

The director for gas supplying in National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Saeid Mo’meni said that the first phase of supplying gas to Chabahar Power Plant will be put into operation in the very near future. Transferring one million cubic meter of gas per day has been cited as the main objective behind supplying gas to […]

Chief Executive of Ports and Maritime Organization (MPO) Mohammad Rastad said that a number of four ships, carrying wheat, sugar, chemical fertilizer and steel, have taken berth in Chabahar Port since the inauguration of first phase of expansion project of Bandar Shahid Beheshti. In an interview with MNA correspondent on the distribution of domestic cargo […]

TEHRAN– Bulk carrier ‘Ocean Master’ carrying 5,500 tons of Iron docked and was unloaded at Chabahar port in south Iran. The first ship from South Korea carrying an iron consignment arrived at Chabahar port last month (December). Iranian president inaugurated international Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar on December 3, 2017. Chabahar Port is a seaport […]