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Port of Sohar expands container terminal

The Port of Sohar is expanding with four new post-panamax quay cranes for its Oman International Container Terminal (OICT).

Marcus Hand, Editor

March 14, 2016

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The four cranes manufactured by ZPMC in China are now being unloaded at the port. The cranes will have the capacity to handle ultra-large container vessels of up to 20,000 teu.

The handling capacity at OICT has more than doubled over the last two years to 1.5m teu.

“As more lines from Asia start to make more direct calls to Sohar, and the size of those container vessels continues to increase, Sohar Port Authority is actively working together with OICT and our other terminals to increase efficiency and help reduce costs,” said Andre Toet, Sohar Port ceo.

The facility is jointly owned by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) in Hong Kong, the Oman Government, C. Steinweg and other investors, and operated by OICT.

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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