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Sohar sets more records

News1 Feb 2018

Sohar Port & Free Zone (SPFZ), Oman, set new cargo-handling records in 2017 as dry bulk volumes rose by 25% to 29.3Mt and container traffic ...

News22 Feb 2017

Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone handled approximately 619,000 TEU and over 2.3Mt of breakbulk cargo in 2016, up 15% and 18% respectively....

News2 Sep 2016

Breakbulk cargo volumes soared 43% to over 1.2Mt and container traffic was up 18.6% to 313,000TEU int he first six months of the year....

News6 Jun 2016

Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) has opened a new Operations Control Centre where remote operators will control four new STS cra...

News1 Apr 2015

The port of Sohar in northern Oman reported a more than 58% rise in its container traffic last year, handling a total of 330,663 TEU....

News23 Mar 2014

A new agreement between Oman's Sohar Port and Freezone and Phaeros Group will facilitate the transfer of all commercial traffic from Muscat...

News1 Aug 2010

Two large scale projects are underway at Oman’s Port of Sohar, designed to transform the wider Batinah region into a regional hub for indu...

News7 Jan 2010

On 30 December the growing Omani port handled its 1000th ship call for the year...

News1 Feb 2007

Oman International Container Terminal (OICT), which commenced operations in September last year, celebrated the grand opening of its Termina...

News1 Aug 2006

The first berth of HPH’s container terminal at the Omani Port of Sohar will become operational next month. Terminal B was built and will b...

News16 Dec 2005

Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) of Hong Kong is forming a joint venture with the government of Oman and Dutch company C Steinweg Handelsveem t...

News1 Apr 2002

Eurogate Group has expressed its interest in the second Maasvlakte as a strategic location in Western Europe, close to the open water of the...

News21 Jun 2001

Recent oil price hikes could provide a fillip for container ports in the Gulf. Higher demand for oil-based export products, aluminium and ot...

News1 Nov 2000

Seven consulting firms have bid for the contract to act as consultant for the operation and maintenance of the new Port of Sohar (Suh�r), ...