{"id":77702,"date":"2021-01-20T15:05:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=77702"},"modified":"2021-01-28T11:49:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T06:19:42","slug":"chabahar-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chabahar-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Chabahar Port\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">News:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Indian government has supplied a consignment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes- MHC to Chabahar Port in Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Facts:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source: Indian Express<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chabahar Port<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: It is a seaport in Chabahar located in southeastern Iran, It is located on the Makran coast of\u00a0Sistan\u00a0and Baluchistan Province, next to the Gulf of Oman and at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is the only Iranian port with direct access to the Indian Ocean and consists of two separate ports named Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bilateral contract between Iran and India was signed in 2016 \u200efor Equipping, Mechanizing and starting Operations at Shahid Beheshti Port of Chabahar development Phase- I.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To achieve this ambitious aim, an SPV namely India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) Mumbai was incorporated under the ambit of the Ministry of Ports, \u200eShipping and Waterways.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Significance of Chabahar Port:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strong India-Iran Relations:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Development of Chabahar port<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will boost the maritime trade\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">between India and Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gateway to Central Asia:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The port has strategic advantage and high potential to provide connectivity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0India<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Security<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: The port is also beneficial to India in countering Chinese presence in the Arabian Sea which China is trying to ensure by helping Pakistan develop the Gwadar port.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">INSTC:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The port is also seen as a feeder port to the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) that has sea, rail and road routes between India, Russia, Iran, Europe, and Central Asia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/india-supplied-two-mobile-harbour-cranes-to-irans-chabahar-port-2354323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Article Source<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0Indian government has supplied a consignment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes- MHC to Chabahar Port in Iran.\u00a0 \u00a0Facts:\u00a0 \u00a0Source: Indian Express\u00a0\u00a0 Chabahar Port: It is a seaport in Chabahar located in southeastern Iran, It is located on the Makran coast of\u00a0Sistan\u00a0and Baluchistan Province, next to the Gulf of Oman and at the mouth of the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chabahar-port\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chabahar 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