Port Sultan Qaboos

Port in Oman
23°37′41″N 58°34′4″E / 23.62806°N 58.56778°E / 23.62806; 58.56778DetailsOpened1974Operated byPort Services Corporation S.A.O.G.Owned byPort Services Corporation S.A.O.G.Type of harbourSeaportNo. of berths14Employees700 plus

Port Sultan Qaboos (previously known as Mina Qaboos)[1] is the largest port in Muscat, Oman. Developed initially as a part of a plan for a "Greater Muttrah" by Qaboos bin Said al Said's predecessor, Said bin Taimur, the port's construction was completed in the 1970s.[2] The port is operated and managed by Port Services Corporation S.A.O.G.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced that as of 31 August 2014[update], the port would cease commercial operations, preceding its transformation into a cruise ship port.[3] Cargo operations are shifting to Sohar Industrial Port in Sohar.[3] The government has cited congested road traffic in Muscat as a reason for the move.[3]

Port Sultan Qaboos is the home port of the Oman Royal Yacht Squadron.

See also

  • Old Muscat

References

  1. ^ "History of PSQ". Port Services Corporation (S.A.O.G.). Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ^ OMAN: THREE AND A HALF DECADES OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT. Peterson, JE.
  3. ^ a b c "Commercial activities to end at Sultan Qaboos Port". Arabiansupplychain.com. ITP. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

External links

  • Port Sultan Qaboos on World Port Source website


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