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Duqm Port
Seaport in central-eastern Oman
The Port of Duqm, also known as Duqm Port,[2] is a seaport and road terminal[1] located at Duqm in the Al Wusta governorate of Oman. Duqm Port, integrated in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), and located 550 kilometres (342 miles) south of capital Muscat, is equipped with a ship repair yard and dry dock facility. Overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, the Port of Duqm is a joint-venture between ASYAD Ports and Consortium Antwerp Port.[2][5] Although operating since 2012,[2] it was not officially opened until 4 February 2022 by Mr. Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs and Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman.[5]
The Port of Duqm has a total area of 188 square kilometres (73 square miles), and includes land for industry, an oil storage terminal, commercial and government berths, a dry dock, and associated logistical lands. It is protected by a main breakwater and a secondary one; the height of the main breakwater is 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level and more than 22 metres (72 feet) on average to the sea floor, and is 4.1 kilometres (3 miles) in length. The length of the secondary breakwater is 4.6 kilometres (3 miles).[5]
Its commercial berth has four stations, including two container terminals with a length of about 1,600 metres (5,249 feet) and an annual capacity to handle about 3.5 million standard containers, a terminal for dry bulk materials with an annual capacity of about 5,000,000 tonnes (5,511,557 tons),[5] and a multi-use terminal with an annual capacity of about 800,000 tonnes (881,849 tons) and a Ro-Ro capacity of 200,000 cars per annum.[5]