Port Overview
Having two important commercial ports, Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantari, in the eastern shore of Chabahar Gulf located in the province of Sistan and Balochistan beside the warm water of the Oman Sea and the Indian Ocean, and being adjacent to two countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and having access to the international waters, and CIS countries, and also being adjacent to Free Trade-Industrial Zone, Chabahar port performs the role. The executive operations of each port of Shahid Beheshti and Shahid kalantari embarked on 1983 and by completion of 4 berths became operational. Chabahar ports has an area of 11 km2 and it’s average annual maximum temperature is 34˚C and its average minimum temperature is 10˚C. Chabahar ports has been considered as the forehead of the eastern development route and the gate of the international North-South Corridor.
This section provides specifications of Shahid Beheshti port as the main international port in Chabahar.
Port website: https://chabaharport.pmo.ir/en/home
Key port information can also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com
Port Location and Contact |
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Country |
I.R. Iran |
Province or District |
Sistan and Baluchistan |
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Port |
Chabahar (0 km) |
Port's Complete Name |
Shahid Beheshti Port |
Latitude |
25.298456 |
Longitude |
60.612392 |
Managing Company or Port Authority |
Ports and Maritime Organization of Sistan and Baluchistan |
Management Contact Person |
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Nearest Airport and Airlines with Frequent International Arrivals/Departures |
Chabahar – Konarak International Airport |
Port Picture
Description and Contacts of Key Companies
The following key companies operate in Shahid Beheshti port:
Organizational Position |
Phone |
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General Director |
+98-5431283011 |
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Ports and Maritime Deputy – Harbor Master |
+98-5431283200 |
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Investment Department – Head |
+98-5431283205 +98-5435320165 |
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Port Affair Department – Head |
+98-5431283240 |
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Maritime Affair Department – Head |
+98-5431283210 |
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+98-5431283220 |
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Ship Registration Office |
+98-5431283060 |
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PSC Office – Head |
+98-5431283227 |
For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.
Port Performance
The Shahid Beheshti Port is being developed in four phases. Presently Port has a capacity of 2.5 million tons per year. On completion of Phase I the capacity will increase to 8 MTPA. On completion of all 4 phases, port capacity will 82 million tons per year with 32 jetties: 16 multipurpose, 10 containers, 3 each oil and dry bulk. The first phase operations were inaugurated in December 2017.
Seasonal Constraints |
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Occurs |
Time Frame |
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Rainy Season |
Yes |
From January to February |
Major Import Campaigns |
No |
N/A |
Other Comments |
N/A |
Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges
Terminal Handling Charges (THC) in Shahid Beheshti port:
Container size |
Import and Returned From import, returned/ transfer (USD) |
Incoming/Outgoing empty container (USD) |
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20 ft |
123 |
65 |
40 ft |
186 |
89 |
Discharge THC tariff includes: landing from ship (50%), moving to the yard (%20), stowing in the yard (15%) and placing on the truck in the yard (15%) and loading THC tariff includes: stowing in the container yard (15%), placing on the truck (15%), moving to the berth (20%), loading on ship (50%).
- THC for out of gage containers shall be 120% of the rate of regular containers
- THC tariff for incoming transship empty containers, in the case of change in their custom procedure shall be calculated according to the tariffs of the empty container.
- THC tariff of the bundled flat rack containers shall be $40 for 20-ft containers and $60 for 40-ft containers.
Note: In cases where the above-mentioned containers cannot be bundled, empty container tariffs shall be collected for each move.
- THC tariff for containers shall be collected by the port authority or terminal operator, on its behalf, from the shipping lines or their agents.
- The THC invoice shall be issued by the terminal operator separately in the name of owner or leaser of containers on the basis of the manifest information and loading lists and shall be sent to their agents in Iran for payment.
7.Handling of all transship containers (full or empty) upon entry into or exit from the port shall be considered, in any phase of loading or discharge operation, as one move.
8.Related charges to handling the containers outside the terminal shall be paid by the consignee or ship agent or cargo owner in accordance with respective tariff rates.
9.Container carrier, ship agents, container owner or his agent shall identify the name of the container owner in the ship's manifest and load lists when sending the EDI files to the Electronic Data Interchange system of the ports having such system (like Shahid Rajaee Port).
Berthing Specifications
Type of Berth |
Quantity |
Length (m) |
Maximum Draft (m) |
Comments |
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Multipurpose Berth |
1 |
265 |
11 |
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Multipurpose Berth |
1 |
150 |
9 |
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Multipurpose Berth |
1 |
150 |
8 |
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Oil Berth |
1 |
150 |
8 |
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Container Berth |
2 |
740 |
10 |
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General Cargo Handling Berths
Cargo Type |
Berth Identification |
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Imports - Bagged Cargo |
Quantity of berth: 1 Berth length: 150m Berth width: 35m Depth: 8 m Capacity: 25000 Year of construction: 1983 |
Exports - Bagged Cargo |
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Imports and Exports - RoRo |
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Other Imports |
N/A |
Port Handling Equipment
Equipment |
Available |
Total Quantity and Capacity Available |
Comments on current Condition and Actual Usage |
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Shore mobile crane |
Yes |
Quantity: 3 Capacity: 36-80 tons |
Liebherr- Fantuzzi |
Yard mobile crane |
Yes |
Quantity: 2 Capacity: 60 tons |
Liebherr |
Yard mobile crane |
Yes |
Quantity: 1 Capacity: 60 tons |
Tadano |
Yard-road mobile crane |
Yes |
Quantity: 1 Capacity: 35 tons |
Kato |
Yard-road mobile crane |
Yes |
Quantity: 4 Capacity: 25 tons |
PPM |
Reach stacker |
Yes |
Quantity: 3 Capacity: 45 tons |
Fantuzzi |
Top lift truck |
Yes |
Quantity: 2 Capacity: 35 tons |
Kalmar- Caterpillar |
Customs Guidance
For latest customs regulations in Iranian ports please refer to the Iran Customs website via the following link: https://www.irica.ir/index.php?newlang=eng
For more information on customs in Iran, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.
Terminal Information
Multipurpose Terminal
Container terminal shall provide services to the container round the clock (24 hours a day).
Note: Terminal public holidays are: the first day of Iranian New Year (Nowrouz) and 10th day of Mohram Month (Ashura, Arabic Month) from 18:00 hrs of 9 the day (a day prior to Asuhra) until 18:00 of the 10th day (Ashura) In public holidays including Fridays $ 88 overtime per hour for the operation of (gantry crane, transtainer and trucks) shall be charged for Shipping Lines or Agents.
Grain and Bulk Handling
Company |
Activities |
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PEYVAND DARYA |
Container line (chabahar- khurfegan) |
SIRI |
General cargo – container |
ABRAN JONUB(SOUTH SHIPPER) |
General cargo |
JADE NOGHREI(SILVER ROAD) |
General cargo |
JAHAN DARYA( WORLD SEA) |
CMA-CGM shipping line agent |
HOOPAD DARYA |
Container line(chabahar- Bandar abass) |
LALEH BALUCH |
General cargo |
DARYASAN MOTLAGH |
General cargo |
DARYA BANDAR GHAZAL |
General cargo |
Main Storage Terminal
Storage Type |
Area (m2) |
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Open Storage area |
56,000 |
Warehouse – General Cargo |
9,000 |
Warehouse – General Cargo |
9,000 |
Warehouse – General Cargo |
12,000 |
Port Security
For port safety and security facilities please refer to the following link: https://chabaharport.pmo.ir/en/portfacilietes/search