Chabahar Port Throughput Rises Over 33 Percent in Four Months 

A total of 1.55 million tons of goods have been handled at Chabahar Port during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), according to a local official.
“The figure shows a 33.8% rise compared with the similar period of last year,” Nasser Ravanbakhsh was also quoted as saying by the news portal of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
More than 589,000 tons of essential goods, including sugar, rice, wheat and animal feed, were imported from Chabahar during the period, registering a 7.7% year-on-year rise, he added.
Essential or necessity goods are products consumers will buy, regardless of changes in income levels.