1. Port of Duqm Company profile
Muscat, January 2012

2. Contents Introduction. Company creation. Regional facts.
Development plan ( Commercial Berths and Dry Dock).
Port key figures
Port stakeholders.

3. A. Introduction
Early 2000 : GOSO embarked on a visionary project to create a new port in Duqm.
2007: MoTC started to build the first phase of the port.
2010: Port of Duqm Company (PDC) was created.
April 2011: concession agreement initialled between GOSO and PDC.
May 2011: port starts receiving vessels for the Shipyard (ODC).
Mid 2012: first cargo handling operations (cement, project cargo, bulk).

4. B. Company Creation
Port of Duqm Company SAOC (PDC) is a Joint Venture between Consortium Antwerp Port and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman.
20 April 2011: Concession agreement for PDC was initialled.
Duration of the concession: 28 years (3 years + 25 years).
The Concession is for the operation, management and marketing of the port.

5. 37 Mn TEU – 11% average growth
C. Regional facts
Port Traffic
24.1 Mn -12%
11.2 Mn -10%
Total Tanshipment
Market
37 Mn TEU – 11% average growth
1.9 Mn -7%
The pyramid shows each region’s total and gateway traffic in Million teu and growth rate over last 10 years
( )
Mid-East
Mid-East
Red Sea
ISC
East Africa
East Africa
ISC

6. D. Development Plan
Duqm Area

7. D. Development plan
PORT

8. D. Development plan

9. D. Commercial Berths

10. D. Dry Dock

11. E. Port key figures Area: Breakwaters:
Total port area: 197 km2 , of which 60 km2 is land
Rentable port-related Industrial zone area: about 6,000 hectares
Breakwaters:
Lee breakwater: 4.1 km
Main breakwater: 4.5 km
Water depths: to allow safe reception of vessels with capacity up to DWT
Approach channel: -19m
Quays: -18m (commercial berths)
Indicative Capacity of Phase 1 (2.3km berth, 80 ha. terminal, 900 ha. back-up storage):
Multipurpose terminal : 0.8 Mt
Container terminal : 3.5 M TEU
Dry bulk terminal : 5.0 Mt
Phase 2: at least 10km quay length and/or several liquid jetties (still to be tendered)

12. E.Port Stakeholders Oman Dry Dock
Commercial Quay (container, bulk & multi-purpose terminals)
Railway station
Port of Duqm Company (pilotage, maritime safety, emergency response, …)
ROP (customs, immigration, civil defence)
Ministry of Health
MECA
Liquid Terminal
Containers back-up storage area
Government berth (ROP, Royal Yacht, …)
Light industry area
Logistics area
Future expansion area
Liquid Storage

13. Thank you very much Shukran Port of Duqm Company