“Singapore handles the second largest container throughput in the world, so there is no shortage of volume. With Sohar Port and Freezone growing at 1,000% since the first cargo arrived in 2007, our ability to offer a modern, competitive, and customer-orientated route through which to do business with the US is almost unrivalled in the Gulf,” Edwin Lammers, executive commercial manager of Sohar Port told a supply chain conference in Singapore.
The port is aiming to capitalise on its location and free trade agreements Oman has with both Singapore and the US.
“Not only are we within touching distance of 3.5bn consumers, but Oman’s free-trade agreements with the US mean we are in great shape to tap into this lucrative market,” Lammers said.
The Port of Sohar is 220km northwest of Oman’s capital Muscat.
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