Sohar sets operation record

Oman’s Port of Sohar registered 169 moves per hour on January 21, setting a new container-moves-per-hour record at the facility.

Vessel operation rate (VOR) – the number of containers handled by cranes per hour – across the terminal has risen by 70%, with the port citing investment in the facility as a key reason behind this.

Hutchison Ports Sohar, the port operators, has also outlined further investments as they aim to take the facility’s annual container capacity up to 6m teu.