BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 3. In total, 3,088 tons of cargo have been transited from Iran’s Chabahar port in Sistan and Baluchistan Province (south-eastern Iran), to other countries since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022), Deputy Director of Road and Transport Department of Sistan and Baluchistan Province Ali Goba told IRNA, Trend reports.
According to Goba, the main transited products were oil products, which were transited by 180 trucks.
The deputy director added that Iran’s Chabahar port is of great importance in international cargo transit. So, this port is located on the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
The foundation of the ‘International North-South Transport Corridor’ was laid on the basis of an intergovernmental agreement signed between Russia, Iran, and India on September 12, 2000.
In total, 13 countries have ratified the agreement, including Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Russia, Türkiye, etc.
The purpose of creating a corridor is to reduce the delivery time of cargo from India to Russia, as well as to North and West Europe. Delivery time on the current route is more than 6 weeks, it is expected to be reduced to 3 weeks via North-South Transport Corridor.
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