Major expansion for Salalah

“The general cargo business has been growing rapidly here, and this new expansion will play a significant role in serving the continued development of businesses in Oman and the surrounding region,” said Salalah’s CEO, Peter Ford.

The Port of Salalah, astride the major global shipping lane between Europe and Asia on the Gulf of Oman in the Arabian Sea, was the second largest container port in the Middle East Region in 2011 with volume of 3.2m teu. In its 14th year of operation, the port will handle its 30 millionth teu this month (May 2012) with the first eastbound call of the G6 Far East/Europe string.

The Port of Salalah is part of the APM Terminals Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network, with APM Terminals holding a 30% share in the Port, 20% held by the Government of Oman, and the remaining 50% held by institutional and private investors.