Sohar port gets 350,000 TEU shot in arm
Shifting traffic to Sohar Port adds lustre to its growth
The proposed conversion of Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, into a tourism and maritime heritage port, will boost Sohar Port's container throughput by 350,000 TEUs, according to Sohar Industrial Port Company - the landlord-operator of the industrial port, reported the Times of Oman.
In line with the royal directives of His Majesty the Sultan, Port Sultan Qaboos will be converted from a commercial port to a full-fledged tourist port.
All commercial import, export, general cargo and container activities will be shifted to Port of Sohar.
The shifting of these activities towards Sohar will increase the total volume to 500,000 TEUs by the end of 2013.
The Port of Sohar is a 50:50 joint venture between the Government of Oman and the Port of Rotterdam and located 220km northwest of the capital Muscat. The industrial port is a deep-sea port and has grown tremendously in size and importance in only eight years since its start in 2003.
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