1. 24– 26 October 2011
Oman International Exhibition Centre
SULTANATE OF OMAN: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES
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3. MILESTONES was signed between the Government of Oman and
the Port of Rotterdam thus expanding the concession
1990: Conclusion of the study by Japan International
area to include 4500 hectares for Freezone Sohar. This
Cooperation Agency recommending the site selec-
was to promote investments in mainly added-value
tion of the Port of Sohar and Freezone Sohar.
logistics and downstream industries supported by
1999: Commencement of the breakwater onstruc- educational infrastructure. The agreement also
tion on the Port of Sohar granted SIPC an extension to its term up to 2043.
2002: A 50/50 joint venture was signed in the conces- 2007: A broad master file vision of the North Batinah
sion agreement between the Government of Oman was prepared by the Port of Rotterdam under the
and the Port of Rotterdam to develop and manage supervision of the Ministry of Transport and Communi-
the port by Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC cations, and in collaboration with other governmen-
(SIPC). tal bodies and IPC. The master plan was approved by
2003: First lease (sub usufruct) agreement was signed the members of the Supreme Committee of Town
between SIPC and Sohar Refinery; followed by a Planning.
similar agreement for the general cargo terminal with 2009: SKIL Infrastructure from India is included as a
Steinweg. shareholder to jointly develop and manage Freezone
2004: Commencement of ship operations, and devel- Sohar.
opment for the industrial projects. The port received For any further information on the Port of Sohar,
the first cargo vessel at the general cargo terminal. please contact Head of Corporate Communica-
2007: An addendum to the concession agreement tion; Ms. Annica Sigevall, +968 26852700.
Port of Sohar Cargo Throughput Development
2007 2008 2009 2010 Change
Dry Bulk (frt) 231,841 785,241 1,868,733 2,830,549 51%
Break bulk (frt) 376,249 545,840 205,822 188,928 -8%
Liquid Bulk (frt) 3,055,899 4,761,931 7,256,926 7,727,030 6%
Project (frt) 465,349 411,284 326,803 373,151 14%
Subtotal FRT 4,129,338 6,504,296 9,658,283 11,119,657 15%
Containers (*) (units) 6,290 24,416 76,334 79,988 5%
(teus) 8225 31931 99,830 101,338 2%
Containers in FRT (***) 79,454 308,453 964,358 978,927 2%
Roro (**) 6,894 74,118 49,978 73,429 47%
TOTAL FRT 4,215,686 6,886,868 10,672,619 12,172,014 14%
Vessel calls 556 780 1013 1110 10%
(*) teus are calculated from known number of containers against the applicable 20ft/40ft ratio
(**) 2007and 2008 figures are estimated by deriving the average call size in 2009 and to use these against
the known number of vessel calls
(***) Based on an average load per TEU of 9.66 ton

4. The Port of Salalah
Company Profile
Government of Oman
✓ Incorporated in 1997 A.P. M Terminals BV
20%
✓ Traded on Muscat Securities Market Institutional
30%
✓ 30-year concession for management and Investors 21% Pension funds and
General public 29%
operation of the Port of Salalah
✓ Support from the Omani Government, and the
A.P. Moller – Maersk Group
Full Service Port Port of Salalah Main Features
✓ Stevedoring ✓ Location on the Indian Ocean Rim, right at the major east-west shipping
✓ Reefer services lanes
✓ Container M&R ✓ Ability to handle any container vessel on earth
✓ Cargo consolidation ✓ Deep draft, 16 m to 18 m alongside
✓ Tugs and pilots ✓ Short pilotage
✓ Cruise services ✓ 24 / 7 / 365 operations
✓ Port Authority ✓ Easy and efficient customs process for transshipment cargo
✓ Bunkering ✓ General Cargo Terminal servicing local business
✓ Warehousing ✓ Expanding local market and free zone that is served 100% by POS
✓ Storage ✓ Geared to transshipment business
✓ Real estate lease ✓ Full integration of Marine Services and Terminal Operations
Facts and Figures - Container Terminal
Facts and Figures - Container Terminal
with Berths 7, 8 & 9
16.0 m alongside berth 1-4 & 31, 18.0 16.0 m alongside berth 1-4 & 31,
m at berth 5 & 6 18.0 m at berth 5 -9
Water depth Water depth
18.5 m approach 18.5 m approach
7 10
Berths Berths
2,505 m 3,855 m
Quay cranes 25 Post Panamax gantry cranes +2 MHC Quay cranes 40 Post Panamax gantry cranes +2 MHC
900,000 m2 / 90 ha / 222 acres 900,000 m2 / 90 ha / 222 acres
Yard 58,090 yard slots Yard 67,500 yard slots
1,750 reefer slots 2,500 reefer slots
Throughput Throughput
6 Million TEU capacity 9 Million TEU
capacity
CFS with 9,000 m2 warehouse CFS with 9,000 m2 warehouse
Facilities Container M&R Facilities Container M&R
Bunkering, via underground piping (BP) Bunkering, via underground piping (BP)

5. Facts and Figures - General Cargo Terminal
Dimension (m)
Berth Usage Equipment and Facilities
Length Draft
21, 22, 23 Multi-purpose + cable vessel 520 9.0 2 x 30 mt mobile harbor crane
24 General 200 6.8 2x100mt mobile harbor crane
2 x 50 mt telescopic truck crane
25 Launches (dhows) and port use 115 4.3
1 x 70 mt heavy lift crane
26, 27 Launches (dhows) and gov’t use 230 4.1 15 x 3-15 mt forklift
9 x 50 mt low bed trailer
28 Launches (dhows) and gov’t use 115 2.6
2 x 6 m3 hydraulic grab
29 Launches (dhows) / fishing 260 2.6
4 x fuel manifold, 800 mt/hr*
30 Bulk, multi-purpose, oil tanker 300 16 1 x Panmax vacuvator, 200 mt/hr*
Oil Pier Oil tanker (max 35,000 DWT) 190 10 2 x marine loading arm, 300 m3/hr
Total Area 200,000 m2 1,930 -
Warehouses 4 x 3,000 m2
Summary Safest Port in the Region
✓ The Port of Salalah is a prime hub We provide a secure environment in the port and the
✓ Right at the main east/west shipping lanes with surrounding area.
easy access to Gulf, East Africa, Red Sea and ✓ Hub for the anti-piracy task force
IOR ✓ US government’s Secure Freight Initiative charter
✓ Water depth and equipment to service any port and Pilot site
container vessel on earth ✓ Participation in international programs such as
✓ High Productivity CSI & ISPS
✓ Expansion ensures capacity to cater for current ✓ Safe and fast vessel movement within the port
and future volumes ✓ Marine environnemental protection
✓ The best trained and educated people in the ✓ Marine Services
Region ✓ Located outside the politically sensitive Upper
✓ The Safest Port of call in the region. Gulf and the oil lanes of the Straights of Hormuz
Duqm Port and Dry Dock Duqm Port
Data
Number Length (m) Depth (m)
The Port of Duqm a strategic projects, task, and
consists of two breakwater with lengths of (8.7) kilome- Container berth & General cargo berth 8 2250 - 18
ters and commercial berths length (2250 meters) and
Dry dock berth 6 2800 - 10
depth (18 meters) and berths to government &
services are as long as (980 meters) and depth (10 Service berth & Government berth 4 980 - 10
meters). The project is expected to be completed at 18 6030
Total
the end of 2012.
Land area (km2) 60
During the same time, a dry dock is created in the port
75
for maintenance and repair of ships of various sizes, Sea area (km2)
including vessels of oil and gas giant which has a Total area (km2) 135
capacity to (600,000 tons), The project consists of the
Length break water (m) 8700
dry basins length (410 meters), display (95) m and ( 80)
meters; high (14 meters) and depth (10 meters) and Depth approach channel (m) - 19
length of berth is 2,800 meters, in addition to the
creation of buildings, workshops and service facilities Also be performed (17) projects, the superstructure of
required for operation. the basin include the dry plant and equipment and
mechanisms necessary for the operation.

6. FREE ZONES ✓ No minimum capital requirements
✓ Flexibility to manpower needs
Sohar Free Zone ✓ All permits and consents to be granted by
4500ha of business advantage One-Stop-Shop operated by the Free zone Sohar
authority
Free zone Sohar is spearheaded by Sohar Industrial
Development Company LLC (SIDC), a joint venture
between the Government of Oman, the Port of Rotter- Making business easy
dam in The Netherlands and SKIL Infrastructure in India.
The One Stop Shop team takes care of major
Free zone Sohar, along with other initiatives, such as administrative obligations related to the start-up of a
the expansion of the Port of Sohar and investments in a company at Free zone Sohar. Offering ease, speed
deepwater jetty (with 25 m draft) to support a huge and transparency, the one stop shop serves as a
iron ore palletizing plant by Brazilian mining giant Vale, pivotal intermediary between the company and
will further accentuate the industrial port's importance government agencies. The services include;
as a driver of economic growth in the Batinah region.
✓ Organizing the legalities of company
Development of the 4,500-hectare zone is planned in establishment and arranging the specific permits
four phases. The first phase (500ha) is launched and required
already from the start companies from many countries ✓ Identifying, planning and executing the relevant
and areas have shown great interest to establish their important governmental obligations so that
business in Free zone Sohar. The area has been set-up can proceed smoothly.
clustered for a number of downstream industrial and ✓ Arranging joint meetings with utility and service
petrochemical ventures, warehousing and logistics providers
services, and so-called 'soft' investments, such as educa-
tional, medical and other service-related amenities.
Salalah Free Zone
Operating from a strategic location on the Arabian One Free Zone. Many Advantages
Peninsula, Free zone Sohar offers an ideal environment
for business growth. The combination of wide market Vision
access, sound global logistics and attractive business
"To be the Global Leading Hub for Quality Industrial
incentives ensure that companies enjoy the ultimate
and Logistical Activities"
freedom to do business. Together with the upcoming
Sohar airport, the new expressway, the railway system Mission
and Sohar Industrial Estate the Port of Sohar and Free
"To create a long term partnership with our clients by
zone Sohar make the area, often named Gateway
establishing a state-of-art infrastructure in a unique
Sohar, into a preferred area for any kind of business.
location with attractive incentives, secured
environment and reliable services"
Incentives for Business
Offer:
Attractive incentives ensure that doing business at ✓ An array of business-friendly incentives
Free zone Sohar is both investor-friendly and lucrative. ✓ Proximity to the Middle East’s fastest growing
This includes; seaport
✓ 100% foreign ownership ✓ Considerable saving on lead-time to lucrative
✓ Free repatriation of capital and profits markets
✓ Corporate Tax Holiday for 10 years, with possibility ✓ Significant saving on shipping insurance
to extend this period depending upon criteria ✓ Ideal base for distribution and transshipment
based extension The key to unfettered access to over 1.6 billion
✓ No personal income tax consumers in the Middle East, East Africa and the
✓ No currency restrictions Indian Ocean Rim - Salalah Free Zone offers investors
✓ No duty on imports and exports an excellent opportunity to ensure maximum return
✓ Sales to Omani market allowed on payment of on investment.
5% duty

7. Besides access to the world’s fastest growing markets, Developed & Undeveloped Land sites
Salalah Free Zone also delivers a whole host of other
business advantages. Focused on creating vibrant Salalah Free Zone provides plots of land of various
communities, it is being developed in multiple phases sizes for long-term lease. These sites are ideal for the
over an area of 2000 hectares. construction of warehouses and factories.SFZ
Investment Incentives
The zone offers a mix of industrial, manufacturing,
warehousing, logistics, distribution, R&D and office
facilities, retail outlets, resort, and residential space. Maximise Your Return On Investment
Phase One, which is now completed and fully Beside the competitively low initial cost of setting up a
occupied provides 200 hectares of distribution, business in SFZ. We offer our valuable investors a world
logistics, freight forwarding and manufacturing class one-stop-shop arrangement for licenses, permits,
facilities. This includes state of the art infrastructure like visas, customs clearances, etc., in addition to a host of
a road, power, water, sanitation and telecom other investment-friendly incentives available to
networks in addition to other various services. businesses operating at Salalah Free Zone.
Phase two, which is currently under construction The array of special investment incentives include:
provides 400 hectares of facilities similar to phase one
✓ A lease for 50 years (renewable for another 50
with a focus on light and medium industrial units.
years)
The proximity to Salalah Port, which is having its capac- ✓ 100% foreign company ownership
ity increased to 4.4 million TEU annually, is another ✓ Zero customs duties on imports and exports
advantage for investors ✓ No minimum capital investment requirement
✓ No taxes on profits or dividends for 30 years
Facilities ✓ No tax on personal incomes
Salalah Free Zone offers a variety of facilities to help ✓ No restrictions on repatriation of capital, profits
meet the needs of diverse businesses. and investments
✓ Omanisation requirement level of only 10%
(which is very low compared to registered
Office buildings
companies operating out of SFZ boundaries)
✓ Flexible customs procedures
High quality, spacious, pre-built offices are available
on an annual rental basis. The offices are unfurnished Businesses established at Salalah Free Zone are able
and equipped with light fixtures. They have also been to participate in existing export guarantee
specifically designed to allow flexibility in arrangements provided to Omani companies by
accommodating a variety of requirements. Omani financial institutions.
Light industrial units AIRPORTS UPDATES
High quality, thermally insulated, purpose-built units Muscat International and Salalah Airports
are available on an annual rental basis. The units are
fitted with additional features that allow for the The Development works of Muscat International and
construction of offices. For convenience, two exits, Salalah Airports have been divided into eleven Main
one ramp for forklifts and loading dock for containers Contracts and they are as follows:
and trucks, are located at the rear of the units. Main Contract One (MC1): This stage represents the
The units can be used in two ways: - main civil works for Muscat International Airport.
Consolidated Contractors Company Oman Joint
✓ As a warehouse for storage and distribution of
Venture with TAV
products
✓ As a factory for assembly and light production Main Contract Two (MC2): This stage represents the
construction of a new Control Tower and Data
Center at Muscat international Airport.
Main Contract Three (MC3): This stage represents
construction works for the Passenger Terminal
Building.

8. Stage Four – Main Contract Four (MC4A): The project Ras Al-Had Airport Project
consists of construction of permanent offices of the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation Affairs (MC 4A) Construction works for this airport has been divided
into three packages and they are as follows:
Main Contract Five (MC5): This stage represents the
development works for Salalah Airport and consists of Package One: This package consists of airport access
construction of a new terminal building, expanding the road along with the ducting that is to be used for the
length of the runway, and other related works. utilities.
Main Contract Six (MC6): This stage represents the Package Two: This package includes construction
works related to Master Systems Integrator for Muscat works for the runway, taxiway, apron, and all other
International Airport & Salalah Airport. accessories.
Main Contract Seven (MC7): This stage represents the Package Three: This package includes building
works related to Airport Operational Readiness. construction works such as the PTB and other buildings.
Main Contract Eight (MC8): This stage represents the
works related to the Baggage Handling System. Adam Airport
Standardization Nationwide Contract for Air Traffic
Construction works for this airport has been divided
Management (SNC9): This stage represents the works
into three packages and they are as follows:
related to standardizing air traffic management
systems. Package One: This package includes construction
works for the runway, taxiway, apron, and all other
Standardization Nationwide Contract for Navigational
accessories.
Aids Systems (SNC10): This stage represents the works
related to standardizing Navigational Aids systems. Package Two: This package includes the early open-
ing of air port
Standardization Nationwide Contract for Passenger
Boarding Bridges (SNC11): This stage represents the Package Three: This package includes building
works related to standardizing Passenger Boarding construction works such as the PTB and other
Bridges. buildings.ROAD & RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
Sohar Airport Project Road Developments
Construction works for this airport has been divided The Sultanate has made ambitious investments in its
into three packages and they are as follows: road travel network in recent years and is now making
headway in terms of intermodal freight transport and
Package One: This package consists of civil works,
dual carriageways. In June 2009, the Government
road network, utilities, and Falaj protection work.
signed 17 contracts worth OR84.8m (US$220.3m) for
Package Two: This package includes construction future road development projects; the largest of these
works for the runway, taxiway, apron, and all other is the Southern Batinah Expressway, which will extend
accessories. 275 km from Muscat to Oman’s northern border with
Package Three: This package includes building the UAE, covering the length of the Batinah region,
construction works such as the PTB, cargo building, which has become an important industrial centre over
and all other buildings the past five years.
Ad-Duqm Airport: Rail Network
Construction works for this airport has been divided With the country’s Al Batinah Railway development
into three packages and they are as follows: initially linking the industrial centre in Sohar with Barka,
the Sultanate of Oman is optimistic of its potential of
Package One: This package consists of airport road increasing intermodal cargo transport options particu-
network and utilities. larly in the Sohar region. With these links, Oman is likely
Package Two: This package includes construction to play a key role in the inter-Gulf Cooperation Council
works for the runway, taxiway, apron, and all other rail network, a proposed OR5.39 billion (US$14 billion),
accessories. 2000-km project that could link the six member states
as soon as 2016.
Package Three: This package includes building
construction works such as the PTB, cargo building,
and all other buildings.
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