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https://www.joc.com/port-news/inter...ps-second-bid-chabahar-operator_20190607.html
India’s attempt to find a private partner to operate cargo facilities at the Chabahar Port in Iran has failed for a second time in a little over two years amid doubts over the commercial viability of the port due to US sanctions against Tehran.
According to Chabahar Port data collected by JOC.com, a mere 225 TEU of cargo moved through IPGPL’s assets at Chabahar in the first three months of this year, compared with 50,410 TEU for all of 2018.
With potential partners for Chabahar hard to come by, industry sources say they expect India to offer more flexible and investor-friendly terms when it issues its third RFP for the port. Stakeholders are said to be weighing allowing concessions on transport costs, including a special tariff scale for calls at Jawaharlal Nehru and Kandla, as well as more attractive inland charges for truck freight movement across Iran into Afghanistan. Officials at the Consulate General of Afghanistan in Mumbai declined to comment when contacted by JOC.com.
India’s attempt to find a private partner to operate cargo facilities at the Chabahar Port in Iran has failed for a second time in a little over two years amid doubts over the commercial viability of the port due to US sanctions against Tehran.
According to Chabahar Port data collected by JOC.com, a mere 225 TEU of cargo moved through IPGPL’s assets at Chabahar in the first three months of this year, compared with 50,410 TEU for all of 2018.
With potential partners for Chabahar hard to come by, industry sources say they expect India to offer more flexible and investor-friendly terms when it issues its third RFP for the port. Stakeholders are said to be weighing allowing concessions on transport costs, including a special tariff scale for calls at Jawaharlal Nehru and Kandla, as well as more attractive inland charges for truck freight movement across Iran into Afghanistan. Officials at the Consulate General of Afghanistan in Mumbai declined to comment when contacted by JOC.com.