Three direct container shipping lines have been launched from Chabahar Port in Iran to Nhava Sheva and Kandla ports in India and Jebel Ali Port in UAE. The Chabahar port allows India to bypass Pakistan and transport goods directly to Afghanistan and Central Asia, while Afghanistan can get linked to India via sea. India has been awarded the project for installing and operating modern loading and unloading equipment including mobile harbor cranes in Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar by Iran. The strategic Chabahar port in southeastern Iran is the only ocean port on the Makran coast and has a special place in the country’s economic affairs.