PMO News Portal - Behrouz Aghaei stated: according to the investment
agreement in Chabahar, India has pledged to import $ 85 million worth of
equipment in Shahid Beheshti port. Of this amount, in the first phase, two
140-tonne coast cranes, which are considered to be the most modern and
high-quality port equipment, entered this port in February of this year.
Aghaei confirmed the value of the imported equipment in the
first phase in Chabahar port as $ 8.5 million and added: with the arrival of
this equipment, the annual loading and unloading capacity in Shahid Beheshti
port has increased to 20 million tons. The ship carrying the second batch of
the equipment, including two 100-ton mobile cranes worth $ 7.5 million, will arrive
at Shahid Beheshti port on March 17th, and two more will enter the port in upcoming
months.
The Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs of Sistan
and Baluchestan acknowledged: with the arrival of this equipment and due to the
capacity created in Shahid Beheshti port, there will be no more restrictions on
unloading and loading all kinds of goods.