SOHAR Port and Freezone

SOHAR Port and Freezone
SOHAR
Port
and
Freezone
Location in Oman
Location
Country  Oman
Location Sohar, Al Batinah Region
Coordinates 24°30′15″N 56°36′37″E / 24.50417°N 56.61028°E / 24.50417; 56.61028Coordinates: 24°30′15″N 56°36′37″E / 24.50417°N 56.61028°E / 24.50417; 56.61028
Details
Opened 2002
Operated by Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC)
Owned by Sultanate of Oman & Port of Rotterdam
Type of harbor Seaport
Website
http://www.soharportandfreezone.com

SOHAR Port and Freezone is a deep-sea port and adjacent free zone in the Middle East, located in Sohar, Oman, midway between Dubai and Muscat.[1] With current investments exceeding $25 billion, it is one of the world's fastest growing port and free zone developments.[2] It lies at the centre of global trade routes between Europe and Asia.[3]

SOHAR is currently home to logistics, petrochemicals, metal and food clusters that feed downstream industries with iron and steel, plastics and rubber, ceramics and chemicals.[4] The port is equipped with deep-water jetties capable of handling the world’s largest ships,[5]

The Port was originally established in 2002 and the Freezone was added in 2010. SOHAR Port and Freezone is managed by Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC), a 50:50 joint venture between the Port of Rotterdam and the Sultanate of Oman.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "SOHARPortandFreezoneWebsite".
  2. ↑ http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2013/11/21/sohar-port-and-freezone-wins-significant-award-oman/
  3. ↑ The Report: Oman 2010, Oxford Business Group
  4. ↑ "SOHARFreezone".
  5. ↑ http://www.royalhaskoning.co.uk/en-gb/News/Pages/port-of-sohar-iron-ore-jetty.aspx


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