Container and cargo dealing with within the ports within the Sultanate of Oman grew 11.7 per cent throughout the first half of 2025. Ship site visitors additionally elevated considerably, up 11.1 per cent throughout the six months.
Revealing the statistics, Muhanna bin Musa bin Baqer, Director Common of Ports on the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Data Expertise, mentioned the nation’s efforts to enhance the port infrastructure additionally performed a key position on this course of.
Container dealing with on the ports of Salalah, Sohar and Duqm reached 2,427,195 TEUs in comparison with 2,173,508 TEUs within the first half of 2024, “reflecting the effectivity of logistics operations and the ports’ capacity to deal with the rising demand”, Musa bin Baqer mentioned.
The entire variety of ships obtained by Omani ports and marine docks exterior the ports reached 6,586 ships throughout H1 2025, in comparison with 5,930 ships throughout the identical interval final yr. A number of main ports contributed to this development uptick, together with Sultan Qaboos Port, Shinas, and Salalah.
The Director-Common of Ports indicated that the entire quantity of products dealt with by means of Omani ports throughout the first half of 2025 amounted to 70,114,527 tons, in comparison with 66,620,847 tonnes final yr, a rise of 5.2 per cent.
Musa bin Baqer acknowledged that the variety of autos obtained by the ports reached 50,248, whereas the entire variety of livestock imported by means of the ports reached 2,694,293 heads, reflecting the variety of financial actions served by the ports with excessive effectivity.
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Data Expertise has awarded the consultancy providers undertaking for the design and supervision of the event of Khor Jarama, which is able to contribute to enhancing the location’s readiness and optimum maritime utilisation. Consultancy providers tender for the rehabilitation of Shannah and Masirah ports has additionally been awarded.
