Iran's Chabahar port highway connecting regional countries: Indian envoy

Tehran, March 8, IRNA - Indian ambassador to Iran Gaddam Dharmendra said on Monday that Chabahar port to will be connecting the highways of the countries in the region to the east and west of the Caspian Sea through the north-south corridor with Iran-India cooperation.

Chabahar to shortly receive 2nd port equipment from India

Tehran, March 6, IRNA – Iran's Chabahar port in the southeast of the country will receive the second shipment of port equipment from India in the next few days, Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran Mohammad Rastad said on Saturday.

Chabahar port, a hub of foreign trade

Chabahar, Feb 24, IRNA – Due to its strategic position both in national and international level, Chabahar port plays a brand new role in Iran’s foreign trade and has become the highway of trade and economy in southeastern Iran.

Chabahar to become steel & petrochemical industry hub: Official

Chabahar, Feb 19, IRNA- Thanks to its strategic position and the projects currently underway there, Chabahar will become a hub of the steel and petrochemical industry in Iran, an official said on Friday.

Chabahar port development raises capacity to handle 8.5m tons goods a year: Official

Chabahar, Feb 14, IRNA – Development of Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran raised capacity to load and unload more than 8.5 million tons of goods a year, a local official said on Sunday.

Iran defense minister confers with his Indian counterpart on bilateral issues

Tehran, Feb 4, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami held talks in New Delhi on Thursday with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on various international, regional and bilateral issues.

Official terms Indian investment in Chabahar, effective for regional trade boom

Chabahar, Feb 3, IRNA - Indian investment in the first phase of development project of Chabahar port has been effective for regional trade boom, Director-General of Sistan-Baluchestan Province Ports and Maritime Organization Behrooz Aghaei said on Wednesday.

Chabahar port paves way for developing Iran-India ties: Indian official

Chabahar, Jan 31, IRNA – Chabahar port could pave the way for developing Iran-India relations, a senior Indian official said on Sunday.

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Iran and India, complementary economies with existing potentials

Tehran, Jan 29, IRNA – Iran and India’s economic and geopolitical capabilities have made them potentially complementary for each other in such fields as transiting goods, energy, and commercial transactions.

Official: Chabahar port en route of development

Chabahar, Jan 24, IRNA -- Director General of Chabahar Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Abdul Rahim Kordi said on Sunday that the strategic port is en route of development, with infrastructure such as railways, road , airport , steel company and petrochemical plants.

Afghan chamber of commerce welcomes development of Chabahar port

Kabul, Jan 20, IRNA – The development of Iran's Chabahar port could play a big part in Afghanistan's trade and transit of goods, the Afghanistan chamber of commerce said in a communiqué on Wednesday.

Kyrgyzstan keen on transit of goods via southern Iranian ports: Ambassador

Tehran, Jan 12, IRNA – Kyrgyzstan's Ambassador to Iran Avaz Bek Atahanov stressed the need to developing strategic cooperation in transportation and transit of goods through southern Iranian ports to his country.

Official: Rimdan market connects Iran to China-Pakistan economic corridor

Chabahar, Jan 9, IRNA - Director General of Chabahar Free Trade Zone Organization (FTZ) Abdolrahim Kordi said on Saturday that Rimdan market in Dashtiari town connects Iran to China-Pakistan economic corridor and plays important role in developing trade ties.

Online trilateral meeting on Chabahar port slated for December 14

Tehran, Dec 12, IRNA - The first trilateral meeting between Iran, India, and Uzbekistan will be held virtually with the aim of discussing the Chabahar port project on December 14.

From Shanghai to Chabahar; all ways pass through Iran

Tehran, Dec 6, IRNA – First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has invited all the members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization to cooperate on huge railway project of Chabahar in the recent Summit of SCO leaders late November. The question is why Chabahar Port should be of significance to the member states.

Neighbors increase transit of goods via Iran’s Chabahar

Tehran, Nov 22, IRNA – A 70-percent discount on tariffs and lowering the cost of transit of goods through Chabahar Port have been so effective that Chabahar loading and unloading figure has reached to two million tons while it was merely 200,000 tons just few years ago, a senior port and maritime official said.

68-thousand-ton freighter carrying wheat docks in Iran’s Chabahar

Chabahar, Nov 21, IRNA – The head of Ports and Maritime Organization of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran, said on Saturday that a cargo ship carrying 68,193 tons of wheat from Russia has docked in Shahid Beheshti port of Chabahar and is now being unloaded.

8 released Iranian sailors imprisoned in Tanzania arrive in Chabahar

Chabahar, Nov 16, IRNA - Eight Iranian sailors who spent four years in prison in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, arrived in this southeastern port in Sistan and Baluchestan province on Monday, a local official said.

Iranian, Indian ports extend discount for mutual port costs

Tehran, Oct 18, IRNA – The Indian ports of JNPT and Kandla and the Iranian Port of Shahid Rajaei in the southeastern city of Chabahar have extended an agreement for offering 40% discount to cargos coming from or going to either destination for another year, according to a local official.  

Martin Mountains in Chabahar; Southern Iran beauties

Chabahar, , Oct 11, IRNA - Martian Mountains (also known as Merrikhi Mountains), situated 40 to 50km from the port city of Chabahar, in Iran's southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province is one of the famous tourist attractions of the country.

Linking Chabahar, Gwadar ports to ensure prosperity in the region: Iran envoy

Islamabad, Oct 2, IRNA -- The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan dismissing any competition between Iran’s Chabahar and Pakistan’s Gwadar ports said linking the two will strengthen bilateral trade and bring prosperity in the region.

Official: €500m investment to be made in Chabahar

Zahedan, Sept 27, IRNA – Chabahar potentials have attracted many investors and a company has requested to make €550m investment in Chabahar, deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchestan for economic affairs said on Sunday.

Iran’s Makran Coast bridge between southern, western Asia

Tehran, IRNA – Geographical locations of countries are considered effective in foreign trade and transit of goods and Chabahar has the potential to change into a treasure on the Makran coastal areas to connect southern and western Asia.

Indian, Emirati container ships dock in Chabahar Port

Chabahar, Sept 21, IRNA – The Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO) Behrouz Aqaee said on Monday that two container ships carrying kitchen utensils, detergents and wheat from India and UAE to Afghanistan docked in Chabahar Port.

Loading, unloading non-oil goods almost doubled in Chabahar Port: Official

Chabahar, Sept 12, IRNA – Loading and unloading non-oil shipments in Chabahar Port has increased by 97% in the current Iranian year compared to the same period last year, Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO) Behrouz Aqaee said on Saturday.

Official: Chabahar Port breaks record of 28% growth in foreign transit

Chabahar, Sept 5, IRNA - Director-General of Ports and Maritime Organization of the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan Behrouz Aqaei said that Chabahar has experienced 28% growth in foreign trade.

Cargo ship carrying Indian sugar to Afghanistan arrives in Chabahar

Zahedan, Aug 26, IRNA – The first cargo ship carrying Indian sugar for Afghanistan arrived in Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port, Director-general of Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province Behrouz Aqaei said on Wednesday.

7th ship carrying Indian wheat for Afghanistan docks at Shahid Beheshti port

Chabahar, Aug 19, IRNA - The seventh cargo ship carrying Indian donated wheat for Afghanistan with 352 containers has docked at Shahid Beheshti port in southeastern Iran, official said on Wednesday.

Chabahar Port witnessing significant growth in transit of goods: Official

Chabahar, July 30, IRNA – The loading and unloading of commodities in the Port of Chabahar, in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, has witnessed a remarkable growth over the past two years, according to a local official.  

IRNA Chief visits Chabahar, commending landmark development projects

Chabahar, July 29, IRNA - Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad-Reza Norouzpour said despite sanctions and foreign pressures, Chabahar and Makran Coasts have undergone admirable and major development projects over the past several years.