China launches direct shipping line to Iran’s Chabahar port

[TheSolution]

China launches direct shipping line to Iran’s Chabahar port​

January 1, 2023 - 11:45


TEHRAN - The first container ship departing from China docked at Iran’s key port of Chabahar on Saturday, marking the establishment of the first direct shipping line between China and Iran's southeastern seaport.
The announcement was made by Amir Moghadam, the managing director of the Chabahar Free Zone Organization, Tasnim news agency reported.
According to Moghadam, Chinese ships previously unloaded in Bandar Abbas, the capital city of the southern province of Hormozgan, with their cargos then being transferred to Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan Province via smaller ships.
With the establishment of the direct shipping line between China and Chabahar, cargos are delivered ten days earlier, while the cost of loading and unloading is reduced by $400 per container, the official explained.
In addition, the establishment of the mentioned shipping line plays a great role in the development of transit via Chabahar Port, he added.
As Iran's only oceanic port on the Gulf of Oman, Chabahar port holds great significance for the country both politically and economically. The country has taken serious measures for developing this port in order to improve the country’s maritime trade.
In this regard, the Islamic Republic has been welcoming investors from all over the world to take part in the development of this port and benefit from its distinguished position as a trade hub in the region.
Chabahar port consists of Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti terminals, each of which has five berth facilities. The port is located in Iran’s Sistan-Balouchestan Province and is about 120 kilometers southwest of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, where the China-funded Gwadar port is situated.
In May 2016, India, Iran, and Afghanistan signed a trilateral agreement for the strategically-located Chabahar to give New Delhi access to Kabul and Central Asia.
Based on an agreement with Iran, India is going to install and operate modern loading and unloading equipment including mobile harbor cranes in Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar.
While Iran is combating the U.S. unilateral sanctions on its economy, the country’s ports as the major gates of exports and imports play a significant role in this battle. This role makes all-out support to ports and more development of them serious and vital.
Such necessity has led the government to define projects for more development of the ports and also take some measures to encourage investment making in ports, in addition to facilitating the loading and unloading of goods, especially basic commodities, there.

 

[datafreak]

Wow. India took control of port ops in 2018. Guess our investments here are going to pay off.

But wait- isn't gawadar barely 50 KM or so away from Chabahar? So why are Chinese ships docking here instead of there?

 

[Beast]

Dont have so much hope on this with worsen ties between China and Iran recently as China is more pro arabs now.

 

[TheSolution]

Dont have so much hope on this with worsen ties between China and Iran recently as China is more pro arabs now.

What about this?

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Also I wonder how this relates with Gwadar, as Chahbahar is of course a competitor.

 

[Valar.]

What about this?

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Also I wonder how this relates with Gwadar, as Chahbahar is of course a competitor.

CPEC in general and Gwadar in particular is a dead project. Time to move on.

 

[TheSolution]

CPEC in general and Gwadar in particular is a dead project. Time to move on.

Perhaps but there is currently an airport under construction in the middle of nowhere

 

[Dalit]

Much better alternative to unstable Gwadar. The Chinese aren't crazy.

 

[Sineva]

Dont have so much hope on this with worsen ties between China and Iran recently as China is more pro arabs now.

So "pro arab" in fact that after a complaint from irans foreign ministry a certain "pro arab" statement got deep sixed down the ccps memory hole

This is what you would`ve found originally......

https://www.mfa.gov.cn/zyxw/202212/t20221210_10988401.shtmlPoint

This is what you`ll find now however......

Almost as tho it had never even existed in the first place.........
Very "Pro Arab" indeed.....

 

[Abid123]

Much better alternative to unstable Gwadar. The Chinese aren't crazy.

No Bajwas, Sharifs, Bhuttos or Zardaris in Iran.

 

[TheImmortal]

So "pro arab" in fact that after a complaint from irans foreign ministry a certain "pro arab" statement got deep sixed down the ccps memory hole

This is what you would`ve found originally......

https://www.mfa.gov.cn/zyxw/202212/t20221210_10988401.shtmlPoint

This is what you`ll find now however......

Almost as tho it had never even existed in the first place.........
Very "Pro Arab" indeed.....

Statement should never have been made to begin with. China knew what it was doing when it made that statement. After all, US does same ‘tatic’ when they support Taiwan then China gets upset and US acts like they never said it. It’s a clever tactic, but words once they are said cannot just be taken back. Especially if it’s a plan of repeated behavior.

 

[TNT]

Iran with all the sanctions in the world managed to create n succeed chabahar while incompetent corrupt n stupid Pakistan with all the billions of funding managed f***up gawadar. Pakistan se zyaada bekaar aur zaleel beghairat qom nahi dekhi.

 

[Beast]

So "pro arab" in fact that after a complaint from irans foreign ministry a certain "pro arab" statement got deep sixed down the ccps memory hole

This is what you would`ve found originally......

https://www.mfa.gov.cn/zyxw/202212/t20221210_10988401.shtmlPoint

This is what you`ll find now however......

Almost as tho it had never even existed in the first place.........
Very "Pro Arab" indeed.....

When is the last time China president ever visit Iran? And you think China didnt pivot towards Saudi Arabs? Almost all China muslim are Sunni and Saudi whelm huge influence on OPEC.

 

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

Dont have so much hope on this with worsen ties between China and Iran recently as China is more pro arabs now.

This is not about China being more Pro X or Y. If transit through Iran is cheaper and/or faster, then China will transfer goods through Iran.

 

[chinasun]

The good news is that China is building relationships and developing economies with both the Middle East and Iran. As long as Gwadar Port is investing more, the relationship with Pakistan will also strengthen.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is the key to China's Belt and Road Initiative. Only by strengthening relations with the Middle East, Iran, and Central Asian countries at the same time. Gwadar Port will surely succeed!Gwadar Port is a regional transportation hub along the Belt and Road.China has invested US$10 billion in Gwadar Port, and there are more investments to follow, none of which are Pakistani debts.