Port of Salalah introduces alternative to avoid Red Sea disruption

In response to the consensus among shipping lines that the Red Sea disruption will continue, the Port of Salalah has launched multi-modal service options providing an alternative to the re-routing around the Cape of Good Hope.

The port stressed that “no detour from the main East-West shipping routes into the Gulf of Oman is required, saving a 4-5 day detour from main East-West shipping routes.”

From the Port of Salalah, an in-transit overland route by truck connects to Jeddah located in the safer mid-point of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia.

According to the port, the overland route takes approximately 4-5 days.

From this point, the journey can continue by container vessel through the Suez Canal to Europe or the US East Coast reducing the overall transit time compared to current routing.

With an annual capacity of 5 million TEU and expansion currently in progress to add 30% capacity, the Omanese Port of Salalah is located on the main ocean routes connecting South and East Asia with Europe, North Africa and the Americas, and the upper Gulf with East Africa.