Port Sultan Qaboos
OMOPQ
OVERVIEW:
Port Sultan Qaboos ceased to operate as a commercial port as of 1 September 2014
The intention of the government is to convert the port into a cruise hub and hence,
container, breakbulk, bulk and Ro-Ro vessels have all been diverted to the northern
port of Sohar. The only cargoes that are now handled at Port Sultan Qaboos are edible
oil, grain/wheat and bitumen.
LOCATION:
In Mutrah city, 3 km. west of Muscat city, 370 km. south of the Strait of Hormuz,
entrance to the Gulf.
CHARTS:
Digital: GB341320, OM400254, OM400255 and OM500052.
Paper: BA 3522.
Publications:
NP63, Persian Gulf Pilot.
PORT LIMITS:
The limits of Port Sultan Qaboos are bounded by the following positions: from HWS
at a point near to Ras Kab at Long. 058° 33.20′ E on a line due north to Lat. 23° 41.00′ N
thence due east to Long. 058° 35.60′ E, thence due…
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