Oman’s Sohar Port to launch fuel bunkering services
SOHAR Port and Freezone and Hormuz Marine have signed a bunkering agreement which will see the launch of bunkering services at Sohar Port.
Read moreSOHAR Port and Freezone and Hormuz Marine have signed a bunkering agreement which will see the launch of bunkering services at Sohar Port.
Read moreThe US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on a foreign broker, involved in an international oil smuggling network that supports Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF).
Read moreAmid the COVID-19 pandemic, Oman has extended the closure of commercial activities and the 5pm-4am ban on individual and vehicle movement until Saturday 31 July.
Read moreOmani seas and ports have been removed from the high maritime risk zone endorsed by the Joint War Committee and London-based maritime insurance companies, according to an official statement by the Omani government.
Read moreOman has banned the use of open-loop scrubbers in its territorial waters. This means that only closed-loop scrubbers, or hybrid scrubbers used in closed-loop mode, can be used.
Read moreIn August, the Port of Salalah, Oman’s major regional gateway port, recorded the highest productivity ever achieved in the region. With an annual capacity of around 5 million TEU, the port set a record this month, delivering 412.97 Port Moves per Hour (PMPH) on vessel Cap San Tainaro.
Read morePort of Duqm, the only Omani port, is taking steps to become a regional favourite hub, as a port official commented in Times of Oman. The port is able to compete against other ports in the area. Up to now, six companies have already signed to commence business with the port, as also, the majority of the port's services are ready in 2020.
Read moreOmani Sohar Port and Freezone recently entered into a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Sohar University and Qualies (the Organization for Quality and Innovation Strategies) for a tree planting initiative in line with its principle of promoting sustainable initiatives.
Read moreA year after Total signed a MoU with the Government of Oman to develop natural gas resources in the region, the French oil and gas player awarded a contract to Houston-based McDermott International, to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the Sohar LNG bunkering project in Oman.
Read moreResolve Marine Group announced that it completed the wreck removal of the bulk cement carrier MV Raysut II, which grounded off the pristine beaches of Al-Fazayah Beach, Salalah. Raysut II, left the Port of Salalah in May 2018 when the port was evacuated because adverse weather conditions. The vessel lost headway and steerage and grounded on Fazayah Beach on 26th May 2018.
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