SOHAR Port and Freezone
SOHAR Port and Freezone
  SOHAR Port and Freezone Location in Oman | |
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| Location | |
| Country |
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| Location | Sohar, Al Batinah Region |
| Coordinates | 24°30′15″N 56°36′37″E / 24.50417°N 56.61028°ECoordinates: 24°30′15″N 56°36′37″E / 24.50417°N 56.61028°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Operated by | Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC) |
| Owned by | Sultanate of Oman & Port of Rotterdam |
| Type of harbor | Seaport |
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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, Sultanate of Oman, midway between Dubai and Muscat.[1] With current investments exceeding $26 billion, it is one of the world's fastest growing port and free zone developments[2]and 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] Today it handles over one million tonnes of sea cargo each week and over 2,600 ships a year. The port is equipped with deep-water jetties capable of handling the world’s largest vessels, the Valemax class of dry bulk carriers.[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 Port of Rotterdam and the Sultanate of Oman.[1]
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