Port of Sohar & Freezone Magazine 2014, Issue 7

2014 Issue 7

CONTENTS

Messages 3 Petrochemicals Cluster 39 Metals Cluster 47 Logistics Cluster 71 Food Cluster 87 Freezone SOHAR 93 Service Providers 103 English / Arabic directories

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His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said

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Chairman of SIPC:

H .E. Sultan bin Salim Al Habsi

CEO of SIPC:

Andre Toet

CEO of Freezone Sohar:

Jamal T. Aziz

Executive Commercial Manager: Edwin Lammers edwin.lammers@portofsohar.com Communications Department:

Aisha al Maamari

aisha.almaamari@portofsohar.com, 26 852 700

CEO of OEPPA:

H.E. Dr. Ibrahim bin Ahmed al Kindi

Editor in Chief, Oman Daily Observer:

Abdullah bin Salim Al Shueili

Communications Dep:

Bader bin Mohammed Al Thanawi

bader.althanawi@oeppa.om, 24 649 116 Magazine Editor:

Conrad Prabhu

Business Development Department:

Prem Varghese

prem.varghese@oeppa.om, 24 649 195 Karen Jane Stephen Irine Mariam Raju

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In support of sustainability and a diversified economy 7

Sustainability also mandates a focus on SOHAR’s long-term economic, social and environmental performance.

This is aimed at ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy the benefits of a healthy and vibrant ecosystem centring around trade, industry and logistics.

Sultan Al Habsi Chairman of the Board of Directors SOHAR Port & Freezone The first decade of our growth was characterised by a strong emphasis on the development of a regulatory framework, infrastructure, terminals, and other underpinnings that made SOHAR a magnet for major investors to set up operations there.

Those efforts have paid off commendably. We now have a heavy industrial zone that is almost fully leased out, an increasingly busy waterfront, and growing volumes of maritime cargo. And as we explore more creative means to grow our business within the port area, our equally promising free zone development is beginning to take off.

But while we look back with much satisfaction at the remarkable pace at which this once-quiet waterfront has been transformed into a world-class maritime and industrial hub, we also want to make sure this growth squares with our broader strategic objective: to support 8

sustainability and economic diversification. Investment and growth are not ends in themselves but a means to attaining what the Government of the Sultanate of Oman set out to achieve when it signed a joint venture agreement with the Port of Rotterdam in 2003 to establish an industrial port on the Batinah coast.

Indeed, our vision and ambition is to see SOHAR become a byword for sustainability and a catalyst for economic diversification. We are committed to working with the port’s stakeholders – our tenant and port user community in particular – to build a sustainable future for the Omani people. Our goal is to continue working with the local community to enhance socioeconomic conditions in our neighbourhood, as well as leverage SOHAR’s economic strength to fuel national growth and prosperity.

In many ways, sustainability and economic diversification

are integral to each other, much like two sides of the same coin. Together, they embody a multiplicity of objectives, notably employment generation, vocational training and skills development, stimulating trade and inward investment, promoting entrepreneurship, fostering the growth of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), boosting productivity and competitiveness, and encouraging technological innovation and research, among other goals. They also espouse the importance of moving up the value chain towards higher value-added activities, which is key to optimizing the returns on Oman’s hydrocarbon wealth and other natural resources.

Also mindful that a diversified economy is key to the growth of a strong, sustainable economy, SOHAR has been taking the lead in demonstrating the advantages of attracting base industries that provide the feedstock for downstream

value-added manufacturing activities. We will continue on this path because of the obvious knock-on effects on the wider economy.

Sustainability also mandates a focus on SOHAR’s longterm economic, social and environmental performance.

This is aimed at ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy the benefits of a healthy and vibrant ecosystem centring around trade, industry and logistics.

As we begin the second decade of our growth as a rebranded and reinvigorated entity, our overall performance and success will be judged on the basis of how sustainable we have become as a maritime gateway and hub. It is a shared responsibility that also enjoins our port users and businesses to be an integral part of, not only in our mutual interests but that of the Omani economy.

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SOHAR congratulations Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, recorded high ore throughput in 2013 - just over 30 million tonnes. This was partly due to the arrival of six Valemax ships.

Vale is an important client for both SOHAR and Rotterdam and was highlighted on the 7 January 2014, when the Vale Sohar arrived in the port of Rotterdam SOHAR Port and Freezone has acquired a prominent position in the shipping industry in the last decade. SOHAR is going from strength-to-strength and saw an incredible 50 million tonnes of transhipping in 2013; this was enough to earn a place in the TOP 100 world ports. The port of Rotterdam would like to congratulate Oman on this achievement and is proud to be part of this success.

SOHAR was not the only place to handle large quantities of iron last year. Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, also recorded high ore throughput in 2013 - just over 30 million tonnes. This was partly due to the arrival of six Valemax ships.

Vale is an important client for both SOHAR and Rotterdam 10

and was highlighted on the 7 January 2014, when the Vale Sohar arrived in the port of Rotterdam.

As the largest iron ore vessel in the world, the Vale Sohar and its arrival filled many Port of Rotterdam Authority employees with a sense of pride. The fact that the name Sohar adorns the vessel is down to, in part, their employer. This is because the Port Authority partners the sultanate in the SOHAR Port and Freezone of which Vale is a major investor.

Since the conception of the partnership in 2002, the Dutch have eagerly followed SOHAR’s progress with the port having a similar vision to Rotterdam.

Many people within The Port Authority have contributed in 11

some way to the creation of the port in Oman. However, the port’s great success is down to one man, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, and his unbridled belief in the success of this sensational port development.

SOHAR Port and Freezone has achieved an amazing amount in the last twelve years, something that has been recognised by The Port Authority.

It is difficult to imagine that at the beginning of this century, there were only a few date palms where SOHAR Port and Freezone now sits. In the twelve years of its existence, SOHAR has successfully handled around 50 million tonnes of cargo a year.

That’s a fantastic achievement and puts the port on an equal footing with such renowned ports as London, Colombo, Jeddah and Genoa. And it still has a long way to grow. This year, the container port will be given a massive boost and the 12

Freezone, under the guidance of CEO Jamal Aziz will continue to prosper.

Rotterdam’s involvement in the construction of the port has resulted in many Dutch dignitaries visiting the port in Oman, our King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima plus a number of Dutch ministers and important business delegations have all seen SOHAR Port and Freezone first hand. Thus our participation also gives an extra boost to the business sector and international relations. Without doubt the continued success of SOHAR Port and Freezone will have an extremely positive impact on the local workforce and will result in greater economic prosperity for the area.

Over the past few years, the port of Rotterdam has had an important role in the ongoing development of SOHAR Port.

This has often been two-way

with clear evidence of crosspollination. Take the e-noses, for example: sensors which record changes in the composition of the air. Following the successful use of the e-nose in SOHAR, Rotterdam is rolling out a network of 300 e-noses in the port and industrial area.

It is also encouraging that SOHAR Port and Freezone is focusing on sustainability and safety. Recently, André Toet, CEO of SOHAR, and René de Vries, Harbour Master of Rotterdam, signed a contract to provide support in further upgrading and professionalising safety in the Port and Freezone by tapping into the expertise of Rotterdam.

These rigorous measures will ensure SOHAR is at the forefront of safety and sustainability, a trendsetter for the region if you will. And that’s a good thing.

Because the future belongs to a clean and safe port.

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Rising import and export volumes, expansions in container and general cargo terminal capacity, a burgeoning petrochemicals cluster, and the finalization of plans for the establishment of a strategic food reserve and sugar refinery, set the stage for a new phase of sustained growth at SOHAR Port and Freezone, says Andre Toet, Chief Executive Officer.

Another year of stellar growth

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If the latest annual performance figures are anything to go by, then SOHAR Port and Freezone have just delivered another year of spectacular growth, sustaining a trend that has exemplified its success as Oman’s preeminent industrial port and maritime gateway.

Indeed, the nation’s biggest infrastructure and economic development to date has been an ongoing success story ever since the Omani government and the Port of Rotterdam forged a landmark joint venture partnership in 2002 to establish the Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC (SIPC).

Eleven years on, and over 15 billion Dollars of investment later, SOHAR Port and Freezone has evolved into the nerve centre of an industrial and economic powerhouse taking shape across the Batinah region, with the potential to sustain the Sultanate’s long-term prosperity.

Boding well for the port’s pivotal role as an engine of economic growth is its stellar operational performance during 2013. “The past year has been a very successful one,” says Andre Toet, CEO. “While we grew a robust 52 per cent in 2012, we improved upon this level again in 2013. The highpoint of the year was the achievement of an aggregate cargo throughput of 50-milliontons, a milestone that was accomplished within a mere 11 years from start-up.”

Looking ahead, the CEO foresees continued double digit growth at the port over the next

several years, underpinned by

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down the value chain – an objective that goes to the heart of our vision to be a catalyst for socioeconomic development.”

New initiatives A host of other strategically important initiatives that will have a significant bearing on SOHAR Port and Freezone’s long-term growth objectives are set to take off during 2014, says Mr. Toet. “We will see the commencement of construction of a new sugar refinery that will generate a lot of import and export volumes for the port. We will also witness the establishment of a strategic food reserve in SOHAR. In conjunction with this project, we will have a dedicated agricultural berth for the import and export of agricultural commodities, chiefly grain in the initial stages. These are some of the developments that will sustain growth over the next 10 years.”

A steady inflow of investment from the outset of its launch has meant that available plots within the SOHAR area are gradually reaching capacity. That has prompted the management to weigh a number of options to maintain SOHAR’s investment appeal.

“The original plan was to achieve an uptake of 25 – 30 per cent of the available space within SOHAR by the end of the first decade of operations (2012). But due to the strong demand, around 85 per cent of the available land has since been leased. Nevertheless, to address a potential shortfall in leasable land, we are looking at undertaking some reclamation work that will create around 135 hectares of prime real estate at Majees waterfront for expansions or new business altogether.”

Reassurances have been made that there will be no shortage of opportunities for 16

new investment and business growth at the port over the longterm, says Mr. Toet. “Growth at SOHAR Port and Freezone will never cease. When we thought we would run out of land within the concession area for new investment, our shareholders decided to address this issue by establishing the adjoining Freezone. On the marine side, however, we still have enough capacity to keep us going for many years to come. Thanks to some very efficient planning that went into the design of SOHAR, all of the cargo terminals will have enough capacity on the waterside to meet demand growth. In the meanwhile, we will continue to explore ways to expand SOHAR Port and Freezone through reclamation, or other avenues.”

The CEO envisions significant opportunity for developing the container business in the coming years. Equally, there is potential to grow SOHAR’s general cargo, RO-RO and project cargo business segments by supporting Steinweg Oman’s expansion objectives, he points out.

Business growth is also inevitable when many of the large industrial tenants at SOHAR Port and Freezone begin to revive long-pending plans to expand capacity or diversify their product lines once requests for new gas allocations from the government come through.

An eagerly-awaited agreement between the government and energy major BP, for the development of potentially immense tight-gas reserves in Block 61 in central Oman, is expected to make available massive new volumes of gas as fuel and feedstock.

Early recipients of the gas are likely to include the base metal industries operating within SOHAR – a prospect that the CEO says will herald a new round of downstream

investment and employment generation.

“A new round of expansions, especially within the metals cluster, will be good news for us. We have always sought to make the argument that steel industries require relatively smaller quantities of gas as a fuel in comparison with petrochemicals. Yet, steel manufacturing and fabrication generate a lot more jobs because of the diverse applications associated with this commodity.

Our strategy is to encourage more downstream opportunities from our current tenants like

builders, to designers, to restaurant owners will benefit, it really does cover a massive spectrum of beneficiaries.”

Highpoints Reflecting on the port’s overall performance in 2013, Mr. Toet lists a number of “highpoints” that he says will position SOHAR for further growth in the coming years.

Notable among these is the completion of one year of successful operations by Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale, since the commissioning of the full

In another notable achievement of the past year, ship-to-ship (STS) services were successfully introduced for the first time at the port. This facility enhances SOHAR Port’s appeal to international shipping even if the vessels in question do not necessarily have any cargo to load or discharge at the port.

STS operations, according to Mr. Toet, allow for larger vessels to be serviced at anchorage, thus sparing them the cost of having to come alongside a berth to receive these services.

Service providers typically handle a ship’s requirement of bunker,

“Benefitting the local community through the creation of more jobs at local level is another of the benefits that SOHAR Port and Freezone can contribute to the area. For every job created within SOHAR Port and Freezone, three job or four jobs are created locally.

Jindal Shadeed and Sohar Steel.

We envisage more integration between Jindal and Sohar Steel, while Jindal itself will expand capacity. These developments will pave the way for investments in rolling capacity and fabrication, which can be accommodated in SOHAR Freezone. Additionally, there is potential for ferroalloys, such as ferrochrome, ferromanganese and ferrosilicon, which could lead to the establishment of a dedicated downstream metals cluster in SOHAR Freezone.

“Benefitting the local community through the creation of more jobs at local level is another of the benefits that SOHAR Port and Freezone can contribute to the area. For every job created within SOHAR Port and Freezone, three job or four jobs are created locally. With the major development there’s going to be the need for additional services, more accommodation and more shops for example.

This means everyone from

capacity of its iron ore pelletising plant and stockyard. SOHAR Port and Freezone is one of only a handful of ports worldwide that can accommodate the Valemax-size ore carriers that bring feedstock for the project.

The floating behemoths, laden with 400,000 tons of ore, call at regular intervals at a dedicated deepwater jetty, thanks to its 25-metre draft.

A succession of landmark agreements concluded with various parties during the course of the year will also contribute to business growth, according to the CEO. “We have signed an agreement to lease 200 hectares to Orpic for their refinery improvement project, as well as for their Liwa Plastics Project and the ethylene crackers. With Oman Oil Company, we have signed similar agreements with regard to their PET/PTA project.

These and other ventures finalised by various entities will contribute significantly to job creation.”

fresh water, food supplies, crew transfers, and other assorted supplies and services.

Leading STS services provider, the UK-based Fendercare Marine, has been signed up by SOHAR Port and Freezone to provide a range of STS services at the gateway.

Calls by seagoing vessels seeking STS services have spiked since the introduction of these operations. In August of 2013 alone, a record 27 ships sought STS services from Fendercare, underlining the importance of this facility at ports like SOHAR that aspire to be integrated, one-stop providers of all kinds of marine services.

SME development Importantly, STS has the potential to stimulate the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specializing in the provision of such services, says Mr. Toet. “STS is a promising economic activity because it creates a lot of 17

jobs. Additionally, as they are not technology and capital intensive, it opens the way for start-ups catering to the maritime services sector. So, if we think strategically as a port, STS services have the potential to foster entrepreneurship. The Port of Rotterdam, for example, has a flourishing STS sector that has spawned thousands of SMEs specializing in different areas of this industry.”

Looking forward to 2014 there is much to be optimistic about. By leveraging its strategic geopolitical location, deep drafts and spurt in container volumes, the port hopes to woo mainline container ships to SOHAR – a prospect that promises to have beneficial implications for the goal of reducing supply chain costs.

at SOHAR. Coupled with the growth of our captive cargo base, we hope to achieve this goal,” said Mr. Toet.

The port has already begun taking steps to ensure there is enough capacity on the ground to cater for the potential new traffic and volumes attracted to SOHAR Port and Freezone.

OICT and Steinweg Oman, which operate the container and general cargo terminals respectively, are building their human resource capabilities to handle the higher loads.

Warehouses too have begun proliferating along the highway linking Sohar with Barka. Agricultural quarantine infrastructure is also expected to be rolled out gradually at Sohar in parallel with an expected upsurge in imported perishables

tenants and service providers operating at SOHAR Port and Freezone.

“We are delighted to see that the first rail link will connect SOHAR with Buraimi and Al Ain beyond. The facilities of Vale and OICT will be among the first to be connected, and we are also looking to see if the general cargo terminal of Steinweg Oman and the liquids terminal Oiltanking Odfjell can be linked too. Alternatively, we can consider transporting goods by truck from these terminals to a rail centre within SOHAR Freezone and have them freighted by rail from there. Besides, we would like to see connectivity with the future container terminal, the deepwater jetty of Vale, and our customers in SOHAR Freezone.”

The big “game-changer” for SOHAR Port and Freezone, says Mr. Toet, will come around the year 2018 when the port is connected by rail to the Al Ain and Abu Dhabi in the neighbouring United Arab Emirates (UAE). Rail connectivity would effectively mean that SOHAR Port and Freezone will be an integral part of a truly multimodal transport infrastructure.

“Our attractive offering and strategic location has been and continues to be a key factor in our tremendous growth, if we get the big ships to SOHAR, we will eliminate the cost advantages that some shippers may enjoy by getting their volumes shipped through Jebel Ali. I’m personally confident that the mainline will come to SOHAR sooner rather than later. The new facility of Oman International Container Terminal (OICT), with its postPanamax cranes, is scheduled to open in January 2014. This will allow for the handling of mega containerships of 10,000, 11,000 or 12,000 TEU capacity 18

through the Port.

But the big “game-changer” for SOHAR Port and Freezone, says Mr. Toet, will come around the year 2018 when the port is connected by rail to the Al Ain and Abu Dhabi in the neighbouring United Arab Emirates (UAE). Rail connectivity would effectively mean that SOHAR Port and Freezone will be an integral part of a truly multimodal transport infrastructure encompassing by then road, maritime and air transportation. A dedicated team has been working closely with the Omani rail authorities to ensure that rail connectivity benefits if not all, most of the

In addition, SOHAR Airport is set to be fully operational by around 2016, enabling not only speedy air transportation links between this important port city, but also opening the way for the growth of a promising airfreight industry as well. This industry is likely to capitalise on SOHAR’s emergence as a well-diversified manufacturing hub as well as its world-class infrastructure to focus on time-sensitive exports, such as fabrics and so on, that need to be airfreighted to international markets, according to the CEO. Land transportation is also growing by leaps and bounds. By 2016, SOHAR

Port and Freezone will be integrated with the new Batinah Expressway linking Muscat with KhatmatMalaha on the Sultanate’s border with the UAE. This eight-lane superhighway is also expected to include a dedicated lane for heavy truck traffic plying between SOHAR and an internal container depot (ICD) or dry port proposed at Barka.

Equally exciting for SOHAR is a soon-to-be-completed blacktop linking SOHAR with Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). “When ready, SOHAR Port and Freezone will enjoy direct access to the Riyadh market, which is the largest consumer market in the Middle East. It will allow us to get goods across to this key market much faster and at relatively cheaper fares than via the UAE ports,” says Mr. Toet.

All of these pivotal developments are indispensable to the SOHAR Port and Freezone vision of being the gateway to the wider region, encompassing the Arabian Gulf, Middle East, East Africa and Indian subcontinent, the CEO emphasizes.

“This represents the essence of the gateway concept centring on SOHAR, with its thriving economic zones, superb infrastructure, competitive energy, and a world-class industrial port underpinned by an attractive investment and regulatory regime. This vibrant business zone, with its port, free zone, industrial estate and airport and covering an area of around 100 sq kilometres, enjoys proximity to a growing regional consumer market of nearly 2.5 billion people. It is this vision that drives the SOHAR; It all starts here concept, and which we are working hard to market.”

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SOHAR Freezone: Riding on synergy What was until a couple of years ago an unremarkable swath of largely barren land has today the makings of a flourishing industrial, light manufacturing and logistics hub that promises to fuel socioeconomic development and employment generation on a significant scale.

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“As ferrochrome smelting is an energy-intensive industry, there has to be a balance in terms of the uptake of energy and the value-add generated by these investments.

Most importantly, we want to see jobs being created.

A free zone development anchored by a thriving maritime gateway can only be positioned for long-term success.

This is particularly true for SOHAR Freezone, a massive special economic zone coming up adjacent to SOHAR Port with a broad remit to support downstream, value addition and support activities that optimize the mega projects in operation at the industrial port.

Launched in 2002, SOHAR Port is a joint venture between the Port of Rotterdam and the Government of Oman, the Freezone was established in 2010 and the two elements have gone on to unparalleled success.

Covering an area of 4,500 hectares, SOHAR Freezone is roughly twice the size of SOHAR Port and is mirroring its success, with investors keen to be part of the development.

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is witnessing a robust uptake of leased plots in an initial sign of its equally promising appeal as well. Of the 500 hectares that make up Phase 1 of the special economic zone, more than 80 per cent of the leasable land, totalling around 385 hectares, has been committed to investors, according to Mr. Jamal Aziz, CEO – SOHAR Freezone.

“Lease agreements covering a total of 331 hectares have been signed by the end of 2013, leaving around 75 hectares of the leasable land left from Phase 1. This represents a massive achievement when you consider that Phase 1 was originally expected to be fully leased out by 2017, but it is now expected to be filled much earlier,” Mr. Aziz commented.

In fact, Phase 1 of the development has already attracted a mix of mineralbased processing industries, manufacturing plants, and

logistics related service providers.

A significant number of these investors have begun developing their facilities, transforming the once uninhabited landscape into a growing hive of industrial and commercial activity.

Also continuing apace is the provision of infrastructure and utilities to make it attractive for the investors to move in and set up their operations with almost ‘plug and play’ ease. This includes the road network, drainage systems, fencing, power, water, telecommunications, and all the other elements that ease any transitions.

Clusters drive prosperity The prospect of downstream and logistics clusters mushrooming within the free zone, thriving on synergies created by primary industries and upstream activities at the

industrial port, is an exciting one for Mr. Aziz and his senior colleagues. After all, it is through such cluster developments that the value proposition offered by the free zone can be maximised and fully exploited, he points out. Not surprising then is the emergence of a cluster of ferrochrome smelters – around five projects so far – that are in various stages of development and operation in the free zone.

Attracting in excess of $260 million in investments, these ventures are located in a cluster covering an area of around 500,000 sq metres. At peak capacity, they will produce an estimated 500,000 tons of ferrochrome annually primarily for export.

The investments, according to the CEO, are illustrative of a concerted effort by authorities and the private sector to add value to Oman’s prodigious mineral wealth. Omani chrome

ore, which has hitherto being exported in its raw form, is now being blended with other ores to produce high-value intermediate commodities, stainless steel products, or other finished goods.

However, given their energy-intensive nature, new investments in this cluster will have to demonstrate a major contribution to employment generation and value addition – goals that represent the special economic zone’s raison d’être.

“As ferrochrome smelting is an energy-intensive industry, there has to be a balance in terms of the uptake of energy and the value-add generated by these investments. Most importantly, we want to see jobs being created. With already a number of smelters already signed up, we have now reached a point where we can say that we are satisfied with the number of ferrochrome projects

that make up this cluster. In the next stage, we would like to see investments downstream of ferrochrome smelting,” the Freezone CEO said.

Likewise, opportunities for the growth of metal-based downstream ventures, feeding off from the huge primary iron and steel industries operating within the heavy industrial zone, also abound at the free zone.

Vale Oman, Jindal Shadeed and Sohar Steel are seen as promising upstream sources of feedstock for a variety of steel-based mills that can be conveniently located at the nearby free zone. The same applies to aluminium. Dedicated supply corridors and even hotlink connectivity will make any such downstream investments eminently feasible, according to Mr. Aziz.

Inclusive growth

Importantly, all of these ventures – whether related to mineral processing or aluminium and steel-based manufacturing – will eventually form part of a vibrant Metals and Minerals Cluster envisaged at the free zone. Towards this end, SOHAR Port and Freezone has allocated substantial tracts of land for this cluster, given especially the immense benefits that will accrue to the wider economy from such investments. Besides adding value to the country’s mineral resources, these projects have the potential to create jobs, nurture the development of SMEs, support technology transfers, and boost demand for capital goods, consumables and services. The upshot is inclusive growth with beneficial implications for the wider economy, he adds.

Equally promising is the opportunity for investment downstream to the large

petrochemical plants currently in operation at SOHAR Port or on the anvil. “Most of the petrochemicals produced at SOHAR Port are currently in their liquid or gaseous state. But when they are further processed into solids, like PTA and PET for instance, I visualize significant potential for further downstream processing into all kinds of plastics and their applications.

Orpic’s Liwa Plastics Project, for example, is a case in point. I see great synergy waiting to be harnessed as and when these projects come on stream. This is the whole idea behind the SOHAR Freezone development,” said Mr. Aziz.

The CEO of Freezone Sohar sees the clustering model within the free zone being replicated in other economic sectors as well.

For example, the new Grain Terminal envisioned at the port is expected the spawn the growth of a full-fledged food and 27

agro-processing cluster at the free zone. Boasting silos for the storage of various types of grain commodities, the Grain Terminal will also host a major flour mill as well as Oman’s first sugar refinery complex. The latter ventures, as also those planned in the future, will inevitably attract investments in a variety of value-added activities that can be ideally housed within an Agro Processing Cluster at the free zone, the official explains.

But it’s not industrial investors alone who have been gravitating to the free zone. Mindful of SOHAR’s advantageous location and ease of connectivity with major markets in the Gulf, some of Oman’s biggest automobile distributors have been looking at the free zone as a logistics hub for their local and regional distribution of cars, spare parts and other automotive related activities.

Already, prominent car distribution agencies in Oman have signed agreements with SOHAR to develop logistics parks at the free zone. Suhail Bahwan Automobiles (dealer for, amongst others, Nissan, BMW and Renault) and OTE (representing Hyundai, among other brands) have been allocated sizable plots that will allow them to centralize their auto-related activities. In addition, OTE will explore the feasibility of establishing its distribution centre for electronic appliances in the free zone.

A number of other car distribution agencies in the Sultanate are also in discussion with the Authority for similar arrangements that would allow for the use of SOHAR as a base for the local and regional activities. The agreements underpin the value proposition of SOHAR as a gateway hub that will undoubtedly open up possibilities for new employment 28

in the region, says Mr. Aziz.

In another notable addition to the Freezone, common warehousing facilities are mushrooming at key locations within Phase 1 of the development. These facilities will cater to the logistics requirements of third-party customers.

Integrated brand Keen to build on its initial success, the Authority has launched a new marketing campaign that sees the Port and Freezone promoted as one. The SOHAR Port and Freezone integrated brand, with the underpinning message of “It all starts here,” will be at the forefront of activities. To complement the marketing activity and capitalizing on the strength of the SOHAR brand around a dozen countries, chiefly in the Gulf and Middle East region, as well as India, have been identified through expert studies as the most promising sources of investment in the Freezone. Saudi Arabia, China, Japan and South Korea are also seen as target markets under the promotional drive.

The Freezone CEO attributes SOHAR Freezone’s early success to a combination of factors.

“The location of SOHAR, outside of the Hormuz Strait, but within proximity of the major consumer markets, is key. Our customers have their sights primarily on the markets of the Gulf, Middle East and Indian sub-continent.

Another big plus is the location of SOHAR Port next to it.

Furthermore, partnerships with reputable international players, such as the Port of Rotterdam, Vale, Steinweg, HPH, and so on, provide a certain level of assurance and comfort to investors when they look at the Freezone as a base for their activities.”

Other criteria that underpin

SOHAR Freezone’s appeal, Mr. Jamal adds, are the high quality of infrastructure and services, including access to energy and other utilities, world-class road network, favourable tax incentives and a business-friendly regulatory regime.

Most important of all is SOHAR Port and Freezone’s customer-oriented approach, the Freezone CEO notes. “Besides attending to our customers’ official requirements through our One-Stop-Shop, we also make it a point to listen to their other needs. We try to solve their problems, whether they concern government permits or something to do with their children’s schooling, housing requirements, and so on. They appreciate this personalized service.”

“These are the key differentiators that set us apart from the 30-odd free zones operating in this region. The fact that we have quality of service, world class operators, and advantageous location, are all factors that investors look for when making the decision to invest in SOHAR.”

Info centre on anvil Reinforcing its commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and promoting small and medium enterprises (SMEs), SOHAR Port and Freezone have firmed up plans to establish an Education Information Centre (EIC) dedicated to providing young Omanis and the local community with insights into employment and business opportunities associated with the $15 billion development. The facility will be modelled on the lines of Rotterdam Port’s hugely successful information centre, says Mr. Jamal Aziz, Freezone CEO. “Our goal is to establish a centre with the participation of the industries operating in the

Sohar area. It will enable the local communities to get an idea about developments at SOHAR Port and Freezone by browsing through an exhibition centre, and attending educational programmes tailored to the port’s activities. Additionally, the centre will serve as an incubator for individuals who wish to launch a certain kind of business. They can test their business proposal, develop a prototype, and even engage with people in industry before they prepare to roll out their own businesses. Eventually, the EIC will serve as a vehicle for promoting employment generation and supporting SME development. It will also act as a communications tool, enabling the local community to gain a greater understanding of what’s taking place in SOHAR Port and Freezone.

SOHAR Port and Freezone are in discussion with the National Business Centre, a newly established entity set up by the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) to promote SME development in the Sultanate. “We are exploring ways to work together with a common theme,” the Freezone CEO said.

In addition to incubators and lecture halls, the EIC

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will also be equipped with workshops designed to enable Omani entrepreneurs to test

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their inchoate ideas and learn from their experience before launching their own businesses.

Participants will receive incubator-type vocational and educational training support and will be able to link their

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business ideas with opportunities associated with the projects at SOHAR Port and Freezone, Mr. Aziz explained.

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True to its new tagline, ‘It All Starts Here’, SOHAR Port & Freezone has lined up an exciting portfolio of investment and infrastructure-related initiatives that promise to underscore its reputation as one of the most-happening ports in the region.

Our continuing goal is to leverage SOHAR’s geographical location, world-class deepwaterharbor facilities and excellent infrastructure facilities to provide investors with a robust manufacturing and export platform to achieve global competitive advantages, cost efficiencies, and access to new markets.

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From an emerging Food Cluster and a full-fledged marine services industry to multimodal connectivity and even an ambitious reclamation project, SOHAR Port & Freezone has kicked off 2014 with an energetic programme of initiatives aimed at securing its long-term development.

After all, business growth is the name of the game at the nation’s principal industrial and maritime hub, an objective that also represents the essence of SIPC’s mandate behind the development of SOHAR into a regional gateway, says Mr. Edwin Lammers, Executive Commercial Manager.

“Our continuing goal is to leverage SOHAR’s geographical location, worldclass deepwaterharbor facilities and excellent infrastructure facilities to provide investors with a robust manufacturing and export platform to achieve global competitive advantages, cost efficiencies, and access to new markets. This approach is imperative to the government’s goal of stimulating investment opportunities for local Omani businesses, creating employment for nationals, supporting the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and contributing to economic diversification in general.”

A flurry of land lease and project agreements signed by the port authority in 2013 will herald an upsurge in construction activities at the Port and Freezone over the course of 2014 and beyond, according to the executive.

“We expect 2014 to be

a busy year on the back of developments not only on the marine side, but also as a result of a series of major industrial ventures announced within the Port and Freezone. In the last year, we signed a number of agreements for new industrial projects that will either come on stream or begin to materialize during the course of 2014. This will result in a lot of business and contracting opportunities for local construction companies and contractors,” said Mr. Lammers.

The official, who is the port authority’s key point-man for all business development activities, went on to outline a number of infrastructure and project-related initiatives that will unquestionably have far-reaching implications for business growth at SOHAR.

Food Cluster Significantly, a new cluster centring on agrobased commodities and food processing activities is being established within the Port and Freezone. Viewed in the context of its existing Petrochemicals, Metals and Logistics Clusters, the new Food Cluster, as it is called, will underscore SOHAR’s broadbased appeal as an industrial, manufacturing, logistics and export hub.

According to Mr. Lammers, the Food Cluster is envisioned for development on a prime piece of waterfront real estate that will become available upon the completion of the relocation of the Container Terminal to new premises further up the

quay wall. Oman International Container Terminal (OICT), the local subsidiary of Hong Kongbased global terminal operator Hutchison Whampoa, is slated to commence operations from its state-of-the-art upgraded and expanded facilities towards the end of the first quarter of 2014. That will open up a substantial chunk of quay wall and adjoining real estate for the development of a new Sugar Refinery promoted by private investors, as well as a government-led initiative to establish a Strategic Food Reserves facility at SOHAR. “The Food Cluster is unique in that it will feature the country’s first dedicated agro bulk terminal designed not only for the handling of wheat and grain shipments on behalf of the government, but also feedstock for the sugar refinery.

The facility will also give new impetus to agro-bulk projects, thereby creating a Food Cluster at SOHAR,” the Executive Commercial Manager said.

The Public Authority for Strategic Food Reserves (PASFR) is set to play a lead role in the establishment of the proposed Strategic Food Reserves facility within the Food Cluster. At its heart will be a complex group of silos for the storage of a variety of grain commodities, including wheat, rice, barley and other types of grain.

The project also envisages a significant role for Oman Flour Mills SAOG (OFM), the country’s largest wheat importer and flour mill. The company plans to construct a modern flour mill behind the silo complex,

as well as undertake a series of commercial activities centring around commodity trading and agro processing business opportunities.

Part of OFM’s mandate, Mr. Lammers explains, is to reduce the financial cost to the government in maintaining a food reserve complex at SOHAR. “As the operator of the Agro-Bulk Terminal and grain silos, Oman Flour Mills will be required to attract various types of commercial agro bulk cargoes to SOHAR in order to achieve the economies of scale necessary to help bring down costs for the government in maintaining the food reserve. Thus, in addition to operating the silos and the terminal facilities, OFM will work towards attracting other types of commercial cargoes.

Besides, as grain loses its nutritional value over time, OFM has been tasked with overseeing the continuous replenishment of grain stockpiles, through trading with neighbouring countries, for instance. It could also use part of the stockpiles as feedstock for its own milling activities at Sohar and Muscat.”

While the Food Cluster within the Port area will primarily host facilities for the bulk handling of grain and agro commodities, downstream processing activities and associated spinoff investments will be housed in the Freezone. “We see significant opportunities for value addition activities in the Freezone based on the important investments that will take place in the Food Cluster at the Port. Bulk refined sugar from the Sugar Refinery, for example, can be packaged into retail packs or made into sugar cubes. Likewise, from the milling activities, we foresee opportunities for a variety of processing, baked and other products.”

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Sugar Refinery Construction work on Oman’s first ever sugar refinery complex will kick off at SOHAR Port and Freezone during the third quarter of 2014. An agreement to this effect was signed by the Port with the project’s promoters, Oman Sugar Refinery Company LLC (OSRC), in April 2013.

Under the pact, SOHAR has committed to leasing a 180,000 sq metre waterfront area for the development of a world-class plant with a capacity to produce up to 1 million tons per annum of refined sugar.

Output is initially envisaged at 700,000 tons in the first phase, and ramped up to 1 million tons within three years thereafter.

The project will take advantage of the excellent facilities provided by the strategically located Port, which

include a deepwater port, adjacent container terminal and agro-bulk terminal. Commercial production is targeted by early 2016.

Logistics hub Container traffic is to continue as a key ingredient of the success of the Port not least due to the upgrade of Oman International Container Terminal’s (OICT) facilities. The port authority is taking steps develop the required synergies to enhance SOHAR’s appeal as a hub for containerized cargo.

The goal, says Mr. Lammers, is to make it attractive for shippers and shipping lines to channel their North Oman specific boxes through SOHAR rather than Jebel Ali or other neighbouring ports.

“In the course of 2014 we will see the upgraded Container Terminal of OICT

geared to cater for growth

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in container traffic through a number of factors including accommodating volumes we hope to attract from Dubai. With container traffic from Muscat now being channeled through SOHAR, it creates the necessary inducement for shipping lines to call directly at SOHAR rather than route Oman-bound cargoes through Dubai. Besides, SOHAR becomes far more attractive to shipping lines as a hub from where they can consider feeding cargoes to other destinations in the Gulf or even the Indian subcontinent.”

Based on the pace and scale of this growth, the port management hopes to chart a suitable timeline for the development of a Container Terminal D, which is proposed to be established on the other side of the harbor.

finalising the tender documents for the construction of the bund.

With almost all of the 2,000 hectares of land within the Port area now under long-term lease to industrial tenants, terminal operators and service providers, SOHAR Port and Freezone is moving ahead with plans to reclaim a largish portion of land alongside the waterfront between the Northern Breakwater and the protection wall for the seawater intake and outfall system.

The reclamation project will yield around 135 hectares of prime new real estate for industrial investment, says Mr. Lammers.

As a first step, authorities plan to float a tender for the construction of a bund that will close up part of the waterfront before reclamation work begins.

“We are in the process of

As we start reclaiming this area from the sea, we will canvass the market for interest in land leases within this area. During the course of 2014, we intend to issue a Request for Proposals (RfP) inviting prospective investors to submit proposals outlining the kind of industries they wish to establish on this reclaimed land, area required, and whether they would need access to the waterfront.

Thus, by the end of 2014, we will have a clear picture as to the kind of industries that can be ideally located with the Majees Reclamation Area and the type of infrastructure needed to service these industries. This will help in the formulation of a clear plan for the implementation of the Majees Reclamation Project during 2015 and beyond.”

Expanded Petrochemicals Cluster A multibillion dollar investment programme by Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries (Orpic), the nation’s oil refining and petrochemicals flagship, as well as its parent company, Oman Oil Company SAOC, will result in a major upsizing of the Petrochemicals Cluster at SOHAR. In all, three major refinery and petrochemicals based schemes are envisaged for implementation within the cluster with a combined capital investment of around $6.5 billion over the five years. Two of these ventures, comprising the $2.1 billion Sohar Refinery Improvement Project and the $3.6 billion Liwa Plastics Project, will be developed by Orpic.

Oman Oil Company plans to

invest around $800 million in a PTA/PET petrochemicals plant as well. All three schemes, along with the existing projects operating within the cluster, will provide strong new impetus for the growth of a downstream petrochemicals and plastics industry at the adjoining Freezone.

For its part, SOHAR Port and Freezone has already earmarked additional land within the Petrochemicals Cluster for the implementation of these new projects. But given the potential for new industrial ventures to be integrated with these primary projects, new land lease requests will be met through the proposed Majees Reclamation initiative, says Mr. Lammers.

“We have allocated sufficient land for the three new projects in question. However, as we are running out of land in

the port area for new industrial investments, we will be looking to reclaim land from the sea at Majees. That’s primarily because the refinery improvement, plastics, PTA/PET and aromatics projects will make it attractive for investors to downstream.

While the Freezone is ideally suited to host any downstream petrochemicals and plastics factories, larger projects that require a hotlink or pipeline link with these base industries need to be located in close proximity,” the official stated.

Rail connectivity Connecting SOHAR Port and Freezone with the GCC and national rail networks is a top priority for the port management given the obvious benefits associated with railbased freight transportation, according to Mr. Lammers.

Container traffic is to continue as a key ingredient of the success of the Port not least due to the upgrade of Oman International Container Terminal’s (OICT) facilities. The port authority is taking steps develop the required synergies to enhance SOHAR’s appeal as a hub for containerized cargo

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“Rail connectivity will change the logistics landscape because of SOHAR’s advantageous geopolitical location. Imagine a rail line that starts from SOHAR and goes all the way into the Gulf! It will give Oman the opportunity to become the main logistics player in the region, much like how Jebel Ali in Dubai positioned itself for growth at the outset of its development.

It’s imperative that Oman stays on track in the development of the rail project so as not to lose out to other gateways in the region that are seeking to develop their hub potential. It’s equally important that the Pport and Freezone are connected to the rail network.”

need to be a little bit creative in linking locations where rail connectivity is needed the most. At this moment, we are looking at connecting the Future Container Terminal and Vale’s bulk terminal, as well as be able to introduce some sort of railway service centre that would allow for our customers to freight their cargoes in and out by rail.

This service would have to be located in the Freezone, which in turn will benefit the operations of customers due to the rail connectivity Under plans outlined by Oman Rail in the development of a National Railway Network, SOHAR Port and Freezone will be connected to the GCC Rail

With the freight volumes handled at the port continuing to grow leaps and bounds, a new Main Gate complex complete with facilities for Customs, Immigration, Security and other formalities, is on the anvil. The complex will be designed and built to reflect SOHAR’s reputation as a world-class hub, as well as to ensure the speedy, efficient and hassle-free movement of freight and people in and out of the Port.

For its part, the port management has appointed a dedicated team at its Technical Department to chart an effective and optimum plan for rail linkages that will help cargo flows in and out of the Port and Freezone primarily from the standpoint of SOHAR’s gateway concept. A key part of the team’s remit is to identify the best possible alignment for the rail system within the Port and Freezone, and all of the important locations that need to be connected to the network – a move that is fraught with challenges, he points out.

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System in the very first stages of the project’s implementation.

Marine Services The port management is taking steps to jumpstart the development of a marine services industry catering to ships calling at the port’s anchorage area. The move, says Mr. Lammers, will have immensely beneficial implications for the local economy, as well as for the government’s SME development and employment generation objectives.

“Business opportunities within the Port and Freezone are not simply limited to the land area within SIPC’s concession; these could also be harnessed offshore. We have a large anchorage area that can be used

to attract ships requiring all sorts of marine services, including, amongst others, bunkering, ship supplies, crew change and ship handling. As such ships may not have any cargoes to load or discharge at SOHAR, they would prefer to remain at anchorage while availing themselves of certain marine services. Our ultimate goal is to attract enough numbers of ships to make it viable for SMEs and service providers to offer these services at SOHAR.” By capitalizing on its obvious locational advantage, SOHAR has huge opportunities to grow its own marine services industry.

“We are now focused on taking initiatives that will help grow the marine services business at SOHAR. The development of bunker services, ship to ship operations and other services that will help attract a lot of vessels to SOHAR. This will in turn increase the turnover as well as revenues to the Sultanate, which would otherwise go to our neighbours.”

Importantly, a vibrant marine services sector will have major knock-on effect on the wider economy, according to the official. “Take crew exchange services, for example.

A complement of six sailors getting off a ship at anchorage will need to engage taxis in order to get to the airport for the flight home. Hopefully, they will choose our national carrier for the flight out. There is also the possibility that they will stay in a local hotel before they board their flights. So you can imagine the economic spinoffs associated with something as basic as crew change changes.”

He goes on to cite the example of a leading regional shipping line that makes an estimated 1,200 ship calls at a neighbouring Gulf port disembarking around 6,000

crew annually. “All of these

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crewmembers will require the services of local taxis, transport providers, hotels, air carriers, and so on. It all goes to show how important the marine services industry is for a country like Oman. Continued government support is crucial in order to promote an industry that will contribute to the wider economy,” Mr. Lammers added.

Main Gate: With the freight volumes handled at the port continuing to grow leaps and bounds, a new Main Gate complex complete with facilities for Customs, Immigration, Security and other formalities, is on the anvil. The complex will be

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SOHAR’s reputation as a worldclass hub, as well as to ensure the speedy, efficient and hasslefree movement of freight and people in and out of the Port.

“Discussions have been ongoing with ROP Customs and Immigration in terms of identifying a suitable site for the establishment of the Main Gate in terms of delivering smooth and timely services to the Port user community,” said Mr. Lammers.

“As the port authority, we would like to see the smooth and expeditious processing of traffic in and out of the Port, while the ROP would want to be diligent in their inspection and monitoring responsibilities.

The Main Gate will be designed to strike a balance between our objectives and those of the ROP Customs & Immigration.

As a modern facility, it will also feature a dedicated Customs area equipped with all necessary systems to carry out a full and proper check of all cargoes in line with Omani laws and regulations.”

My heartfelt congratulations to the shareholders, management and tenants of SOHAR Port and Freezone on the rebranding of one of Oman’s great economic success stories.

It’s obvious to me that the rebranding marks a new chapter in your efforts to develop and position SOHAR as the preferred gateway for trade and logistics to the wider Gulf region.

I’m heartened to see that Port of Rotterdam, the joint venture partner in SOHAR alongside the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, is playing its full part in seeing this vision of a gateway on the Batinah coast through to fruition. As the principal logistics gateway to Europe, Rotterdam and the Netherlands have much to offer in the way of experience and expertise to cooperate with Oman in achieving this goal. The Dutch are known for innovative solutions, state-of-the-art technology and international entrepreneurship, especially with regard to transport & logistics.

My government wholeheartedly supports the Sultanate’s ambition to emerge as a logistics gateway to the Arabian Peninsula and an important hub for the Indian Ocean basin. This was unequivocally spelt out

by Her Excellency Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, when she visited Oman in April last year.

During her visit, Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen took part in an Omani-Dutch Bilateral Roundtable on Transport and Logistics, organized by the Netherlands Embassy in Muscat.

She co-chaired the roundtable meeting with His Excellency Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Sultanate of Oman.

Stressing the similarities between Oman and the Netherlands, Minister Van Haegen had noted that both countries had sought to leverage

their strategic location to serve as logistics gateways to their respective hinterlands. She also extended an invitation to HE Dr Al Futaisi to visit the Netherlands for a first-hand glimpse of the seamless connectivity that exists between Dutch ports, airport, railway system, and other logistics hubs. This integrated, and increasingly synchronized, approach to logistics – geared towards markets in the hinterland – represents the essence of my country’s successful logistics model. We are looking forward to receiving HE Dr. Al Futaisi in the Netherlands coming month. The Minister and his delegation will then – first hand - experience how the Dutch gateway, Rotterdam being the biggest port in Europe, has been developed into a commercially successful model that creates employment and SME opportunities for many.

While SOHAR Port exemplifies the blossoming economic ties between our two

While SOHAR Port exemplifies the blossoming economic ties between our two friendly countries, we have seen our bilateral relationship develop in other areas as well during the past year.

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A joint Omani – Netherlands eco and SME friendly fishery initiative is now being studied.

Cooperation in higher education and vocational training has also been an integral part of our bilateral relationship. Around 40 Omani students and visitors have had the opportunity to attend a short course program in the Netherlands as part of the Dutch sponsored MENA Scholarship Program or Dutch Visitor Program.

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friendly countries, we have seen our bilateral relationship develop in other areas as well during the past year.

In line with our commitment to supporting Oman’s efforts to nurture the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the Dutch Embassy organized a series of workshops in February last year in cooperation with the Omani Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The workshops were conducted by the reputed Dutch florist Tim van Leipsig who acquainted the participants with the fundaments of running a flower shop.

Earlier, a delegation of Omani SMEs active in the local floral and chocolate markets visited the Netherlands for an exploratory visit. Oman and the Netherlands had signed a MoU on SME cooperation in January 2012 during the state visit of Queen Beatrix.

The Netherlands has also been keen to support Oman in the development of its agriculture and fisheries sectors.

Towards this end, officials of the Embassy met with HE Ishaq Al Ruqaishi, Undersecretary of Agriculture, and HE Dr. Hamed

Said al Aufi, Undersecretary of Fisheries, in September last year.

Discussions focused on avenues for cooperation between the two sides in the fields of agriculture and fisheries. A joint Omani – Netherlands eco and SME friendly fishery initiative is now being studied.

Cooperation in higher education and vocational training has also been an integral part of our bilateral relationship.

Around 40 Omani students and visitors have had the opportunity to attend a short course program in the Netherlands as part of the Dutch sponsored MENA Scholarship Program or Dutch Visitor Program. These initiatives are aimed at strengthening ties in the areas of education, culture and trade. The Netherlands’ government and companies are fully committed to the Omanisation drive and do their utmost to implement and support this important policy objective.

Another highpoint in our relationship was marked when HE Renée Jones-Bos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, visited Oman

in October last year. HE Renée conferred with various important Ministers, a.o. with HE Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, on matters of mutual interest.

HE Renée was very impressed by the Omani ministers and

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dignitaries and she also led the Dutch side at the 21st political bilateral consultation meeting held in Muscat that month.

On my part, I would like to inform you that the ceremony of my accreditation to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said took place just before Christmas. I hope to further deepen and expand the flourishing relationship and profound friendship between our countries.

On behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy in Muscat, we would like to wish SOHAR Port and Freezone our sincerest wishes for a successful year ahead fuelled by an invigorated brand identity and a strong growth strategy.

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Orpic (Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co)

Petrochem powerhouse in the making

Orpic has announced investments in excess of $5 billion in the development of a world-scale integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex at SOHAR Port world that also promise to maximize value addition to the country’s hydrocarbon resources.

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Ending a brief hiatus in investments in mega industrial ventures in the country, Orpic – the Sultanate’s refining and petrochemicals flagship – has kicked off an ambitious strategy to ramp up its anchor development in SOHAR Port.

Owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and

by Oman Oil Company SAOC, the commercial company wholly owned also by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, Orpic is ploughing more than $5 billion in a trio of major projects with strategically important portents for the economy. Much of this investment will be funneled into projects that will transform the industrial port’s petrochemicals cluster into a teeming, valueadding, revenue-generating petrochemical powerhouse.

The most significant of Orpic’s new investments is the Sohar Refinery Improvement Programme (SRIP), a contract for which was signed last November.

The joint venture of to Daelim Industrial Company & Petrofac Engineering & Construction was awarded a contract valued at around $2.1 billion for the engineering-procurementconstruction (EPC) package linked to SRIP. SRIP is a response to the need to upgrade refining capability in order to manage the change in the nature of Omani crude oil, and further maximize the value of the refined petroleum products. At the same time, it will significantly improve environmental performance on the back of the progress made by Orpic’s Environmental Improvement Programme (EIP), which was initiated by the company in 2011. SRIP will help in meeting the increasing demand for petroleum products.

Capacity is also addressed within SRIP as it will allow an increase in the refinery’s overall production levels.

Fuels, propylene and naphtha production will rise by 70%. This increase will provide the answer to the continuing growth of fuel consumption in the country, which has grown by 10% to 15% annually over the past 5 years.

In addition, the increased supply of feedstock flowing from the Sohar Refinery to Orpic’s Polypropylene Plant will enable the latter to reach its full production capacity for the first time. Another first will be the ability to produce bitumen from the Orpic Sohar complex.

Bitumen is used primarily to manufacture asphalt and is increasing demand in the Sultanate for infrastructural projects. The increased supply of naphtha that results from SRIP means that that the amount purchased by Orpic will also reduce from 75% to 25% of its total requirement.

Positive impacts Aside from the immediate commercial benefits that SRIP brings to the business, it will have further positive impacts in other areas; 300 direct, permanent jobs will be created

by SRIP contractors, as well as provision of hundreds Omani contract roles over the project lifetime. Orpic started to implement intensive training and qualification programs for 100 new graduates annually since 2011 with a total of 230 trainees benefiting from the initiative as of December-end 2013.

The programme lasts no more than 18 months, after which trainees join different technical and administrative functions, based on the company’s human resources strategy for the planned development projects.

In addition, SRIP will continue to promote valueadded not only to the local but also now to the national economy. In the past two

years, Orpic has committed 10% of its Oman contracts and procurements to the North Al Batinah Governorate. Now with SRIP, Orpic are looking to channel 15% of the project value directly to drive the in-country value factor. That means around US$375 million directly stimulating the national economy.

The Sohar Refinery Improvement Project is one of three strategic projects that Orpic will implement through to 2018, the other two being the Liwa Plastics Project (LPP) and the Muscat-Sohar Pipeline Project (MSPP).

Liwa Plastics Project is a strategic project that will improve Orpic’s product mix and business model, double its profit and support the development of a downstream plastics industry in Oman. Taking advantage of the growing global market for plastics, it will create new business opportunities and employment in the Oman, and firmly reinforce Orpic as a significant player in the international petrochemicals marketplace. This project will bring new business development opportunities for the Sultanate in the fast growing plastics industry.

Maximising value-add LPP is a steam cracker project which will process light ends produced in Orpic’s Sohar Refinery and its Aromatics plant as well as optimize Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) extracted from currently available natural gas supplies. Its concept lies in rerouting elements of existing production in combination with additional purchased feedstocks to deliver high value polymer products for the local and international marketplaces.

Its primary goal is to further increase the value-added that can be derived from Omani crude oil and natural gas. One

of the first key milestones has already been passed with the Ministry of Oil and Gas’ agreement to the natural gas allocation for the project.

The project has six core components to it: A natural gas extraction plant in Fahud; 300km pipeline between Fahud and SOHAR Port for gas transportation; an 800+kTA Steam Cracker Unit; HDPE Plant; LLDPE Plant; and Polypropylene Plant It will enable Oman, for the first time, to produce polyethylene, the form of plastic that rates highest in terms of global demand, thus enabling Orpic to deepen access in its existing international markets as well as develop new ones.

The project is on schedule for completion during 2018.

Plastics production post-launch is projected to increase by 1 million tonnes, giving Orpic a total of 1.4 million tonnes of polyethylene and polypropylene production by 2018. The company’s revenue will grow further following LPP, and its profits will double.

With the highly integrated complex in Sohar including the refinery, aromatics plant, steam cracker and the downstream polypropylene and polyethylene plants, the operation will be one of the best integrated refinery and petrochemical facility combinations in the world, and will be able to achieve the maximum value-added for Oman’s hydrocarbon molecule.

In terms of employment, the construction phase of LPP will require up to 7,000 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs).

Once the project has been completed, it is anticipated that 350 operators will be required to manage the facilities, as well as 150 technicians. The indirect employment effect is expected to create more than 1,200 jobs in the local area.

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Multi-product link Orpic has also made notable headway in the implementation of its third strategic venture: the Muscat-Sohar Product Pipeline (MSPP). Earlier this year, the company and Spanish firm Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH) have launched a joint venture (JV) company to construct and operate Oman’s first multiproduct pipeline.

Orpic Logistics Co (OLC) has been established with the primary aim of constructing the Muscat-Sohar Product Pipeline (MSPP), which comprises three key elements: A 280km pipeline between Orpic’s Mina al Fahal Refinery and its Sohar complex; a terminal in Jifnain in the Muscat governorate; and a direct pipeline link from Jifnain to the Muscat International Airport.

Mr. Musab Al Mahruqi, CEO of Orpic, commented: “This is a significant project on a number of levels. As a multiproduct pipeline it is a first for Oman, a complex transportation system that will have both business and environmental impact. The Jifnain terminal is a national strategic storage facility capable of responding to emergency situations should it be necessary.

And the direct link to the new airport will mean that aircraft will be refueled through a closed system, rather than having to use fuel tankers. We strongly believe that this project is important for Oman and Orpic.”

The new company, in which CLH and ORPIC will hold a 40% and 60% stake, respectively, will be called Orpic Logistics Company (OLC) and it will be responsible for the construction and management of a storage plant in the vicinity of Muscat, the capital of Oman, and a multi-product pipeline network that will connect the new storage plant to the two 42

refineries existing in the country and with Muscat International Airport.

The new pipeline network will have a total length of 290 kilometres and will make it possible for more than 5.4 million cubic metres to be transported. It will also be reversible, meaning that a highly flexible logistics system will be provided. The development and start-up of the infrastructures will be gradual. The first section of this pipeline network will consist of building the connection between the refinery in Muscat and the international airport, and is expected to become operational during the first half of 2016.

On the other hand, the new storage plant will have an operating capacity of more than 170,000 cubic metres and will be fitted with 18 loading racks for expediting supply to the various distribution companies operating in Oman, and is expected to become operational in the first half of 2017, as is the pipeline for connection with the Sohar refinery.

The building of these new infrastructures, in which CLH’s broad experience in managing these types of logistics systems will be applied, will bring significant benefits to Oman, as it will permit increased security of oil product supplies and will reduce the use of tank trucks for transporting fuels by road. Besides this, it will mean that the costs of oil product transportation and distribution in the country can be optimised.

From the environmental perspective, the project will have significant benefits, particularly in Muscat. Currently, fuels are tankered by road out of Mina al Fahal and through the city.

The new pipeline will reduce traffic on the roads in Muscat and up to Batinah, as well as the potential for accidents involving

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tankers, and the carbon footprint. It is expected that tanker numbers will be reduced by 70 per cent, providing some relief from the capital’s traffic congestion problems.

Sustainability Orpic is committed to encouraging projects related to local value added. The company aims to give priority to local companies in contracting them for procurement and other services. In order to strengthen its partnership with the community on this subject, Orpic initiated a strategy in 2011 that provides local community businesses with many commercial opportunities along with a support mechanism to help implement this objective.

The strategy aimed to provide local markets in North Al Batinah Governorate with the potential to supply 10% of Orpic’s annual purchases, estimated at $300 million.

Orpic has eased the registration procedures for the local contractors and made tender documents readily available.

Since 2012, Orpic has approved three outlets through which to announce its tenders, namely the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Orpic’s community office in Falaj Al Qabail and Al Batinah Portal website, managed by the

OCCI’s branch in Sohar, North Al Batinah.

Orpic’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility has already resulted in many programmes being initiated in the local community, either directly by the company or indirectly through Jusoor, Orpic’s CSR delivery partner.

These include funding a Drug Rehabilitation Hospital under the auspices the Ministry of Health, and Sohar, Majees and Al Salam sports clubs with the aim of developing their services in the interests of society. The projects that the company is supporting have directly contributed to the development of various educational, health and social facilities in the area.

Since the integration of the four plants (refineries at Mina Al Fahal and Sohar, and polypropylene and aromatics plants at Sohar) Orpic has focused on improving the environmental performance of its operations. Recently the company officially marked the decrease of gas flaring by 60% since 2011, and of sulphur dioxide emissions by 80% since 2012. Two other projects, Spent Catalyst Removal and Waste Water Treatment, are both in progress, and already demonstrating positive environmental impacts.

COMMITTED TO QUALITY AND WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCE SIUCI, with production capacity of over 1.3 million tonnes per annum is a leading supplier of high quality Granular Urea serving the Global Fertiliser Market.

The Sohar Fertiliser Project of SIUCI is one of the largest private sector greenfield fertiliser projects in the world and represents one of the largest industrial investments by an individual in the GCC. SIUCI has been accredited with ISO-9001, ISO-14001, OHSAS-18001 Certifications and British Safety Council’s Five Star Rating in Occupational Health & Safety.

Deep Rooted Commitment to the Industrial Growth of the Nation Sohar International Urea & Chemical Industries SAOC P.O. Box 3352, PC 112 Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman Tel : (968) 24562631, Fax : (968) 24562731 E-mail: intlurea@omantel.net.om

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Omani fertilizer plant with world-class credentials SIUCI has established an excellent reputation as a supplier of high quality urea and SIUCI’s urea is recognized by discerning buyers all over the world.

Promoted by Sheikh Suhail Salim Bahwan, the founder Chairman of the Suhail Bahwan Group, one of the largest diversified business groups in Oman (www. suhailbahwangroup.com), SIUCI is one of the largest private sector green-field fertiliser projects in the world and represents the largest industrial investment by an individual within the GCC. Sohar International Urea and Chemical Industries SAOC

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SIUCI has cultivated excellent QHSE culture within the organization and has been awarded ISO-9001, ISO-14001 and OHSAS-18001 certifications and Level-1 System Status for “Bulk In-Ship Fertiliser” by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) for the export of its Granular Urea.

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pulses and vegetables. Urea is also used in the manufacturing of chemicals such as melamine, urea-formaldehyde chemicals, adhesives and resins.

The urea produced at SIUCI is exported globally from a dedicated berth allocated to SIUCI at SOHAR Port. The main markets for SIUCI Urea are the USA, India, Australia, Thailand, Latin America and South Africa.

Utmost care is taken and hygiene practices are adopted to preserve the high quality of urea during storage and conveying, while it is transported to the berth and loaded into the ship’s holds by a remote controlled mechanized ship loader. SIUCI has established an excellent reputation as a supplier of high quality urea and SIUCI’s urea is recognized by discerning buyers all over the world.

SIUCI’s Sohar Fertiliser Project was executed on a lump-sum turnkey basis by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan, one of the largest engineering companies in the world, as the EPC contractor. SIUCI’s own personnel carried out the entire project management from inception to commissioning and are currently carrying out the

operation and maintenance of the plant.

SIUCI has cultivated excellent QHSE culture within the organization and has been awarded ISO-9001, ISO-14001 and OHSAS-18001 certifications and Level-1 System Status for “Bulk In-Ship Fertiliser” by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) for the export of its Granular Urea.

SIUCI has also been awarded Five Star Rating in Occupational Health & Safety by the British Safety Council with a score of 99.6%, one of the highest in the world.

SIUCI’s Sohar Fertiliser Project has brought with it a number of socio-economic benefits to the Sultanate of Oman, the foremost being contribution to the strategic national objective of industrial diversification for reducing the nation’s dependence on oil revenues and generation of employment for nationals.

Right from the beginning, SIUCI has been committed to the development of technical skills of young Omanis. About 120 young technically qualified nationals have been inducted as technical trainees and after

extensive class room and on-thejob training and mentoring, they are contributing significantly in various functions such as, plant operation & maintenance, HSE, quality control laboratory, technical services and materials management departments.

SIUCI has developed its own training facility for

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nationals under the guidance of the Ministry of Manpower and conducts special technical training modules for nationals.

In addition to these technically qualified nationals, over 100 nationals have been recruited in various non-technical functions.

Right from inception SIUCI had considered in its planning the requirements for future expansion. In this regard SIUCI has already acquired additional land, reserved additional seawater extraction capacity and provided cushions in capacity of critical equipments. Upon allocation of natural gas for the expansion, SIUCI is committed to repeat its performance, which will further enhance its position and Oman’s position as a leading supplier of quality urea to the world.

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Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC

Steeled for Growth

Complimenting Jindal Shadeed’s sterling operational performance is an ambitious expansion and diversification strategy that exemplifies the company’s vision to develop a world-class integrated steel complex in Sohar.

In the space of a mere two years, Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel (JSIS) has not only met and surpassed all production milestones but also moved aggressively to expand its facilities at SOHAR Port. A Steel Melt Shop has been coming up into operation, while a rolling mill is gradually taking shape at the complex. Also on the anvil is an iron ore pelletising plant and, gas supply permitting, even a full-fledged steel-based downstream sector is envisioned – investments that promise to position the Sultanate’s first integrated steelmaker as a powerful engine of industrial and economic development across the Greater Sohar region.

That the company is well on course to achieve its ambitious growth objectives is

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demonstrated by its stellar performance since the launch of operations two years ago.

Its centrepiece DRI plant, based on the world-renowned Midrex renowned technology of the United States, has not only been operating at full capacity, but has also performed commendably well too.

As Mr. Naushad A Ansari, Director and Head of Jindal Shadeed, proudly explained: “JSIS produced 1.52 million tons per annum (MTPA) of DRI during fiscal 2012-13, surpassing the nameplate capacity of 1.5 MTPA. Achieving capacity utilization within two years of operations is an unparalleled feat that is unlikely to have been matched by any other DRI furnace supplied by Midrex so soon from start-up. The elimination of operational bottlenecks and

the introduction of innovative solutions also helped contribute to these impressive production results.”

Indeed, this exemplary outcome so early in the project’s launch augurs well for Jindal Shadeed’s long-term vision to develop an integrated steel mill at Sohar. The project, says Mr. Ansari, is already reaping the benefits afforded by Sohar’s advantageous location, as well as the Omani government’s business-friendly policies – factors that promise to underpin Jindal Shadeed’s role as a key player in the country’s economic development.

“We are fortunate to be operating in a country whose government has put in place policies and an enabling environment that promotes business. Also boding well for our project is Sohar’s excellent industrial and port infrastructure, enabling ease of access

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to materials and export markets; a highly strategic location right in the heart of the lucrative and fast growing Middle Eastern markets; and investment opportunities in the construction industry where there is obvious demand for steel. Intra-regional trade agreements as part of the GCC trade bloc also played an important role in our eventual decision to establish our manufacturing base in Oman.”

Set on a 1.2 million sq metre plot within the industrial port, the Jindal-Shadeed ranks among the most modern steels mills of its kind in the Middle East.

The plant was engineered by Kobe Steel of Japan, based on cutting edge Hotlink technology developed by US steelmaker Midrex Technologies. Following its acquisition by Indian industrial conglomerate Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL), the plant was commissioned in December 2010 in the first of several milestones that have since

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characterized the project’s rapid development into a world-class integrated scheme.

In line with its ambitious growth strategy, Jindal Shadeed recently is bringing into operation its new Steel Melt Shop (SMS). Developed with an investment of around USD 400 million, the 2 MTPA capacity melt shop converts DRI into an array of semi-finished long products, such as square billets, blooms and round sections.

Also on the anvil is a Steel Rolling Mill, which is central to the company’s goal of evolving into an integrated steel complex. Italy’s Danieli, one of the world’s largest suppliers of plant equipment for the metals industry, has been awarded a contract to supply a 1.4 MTPA capacity rolling mill that will produce rebars and wire rods.

The mill is expected to come into operation by the middle of 2015, according to Mr. Ansari.

Long-term growth strategy Further, in keeping with its vision to integrate all key components of the steel manufacturing business, Jindal Shadeed has long-term plans to set up a pelletising plant to meet Jindal Shadeed’s current and future requirement.

These investment plans, however, are subject to availability of the required volumes of additional natural gas at competitive rates, he points out. “We remain optimistic that our requirements of additional gas supply will receive favourable consideration.

Once we get positive indications to this effect, we will expand our DRI and steel making facilities, including finished steel, to twice the capacity,” said Mr. Ansari.

The veteran steel industry executive, who is credited with overseeing the startup and launch of a number of steel

ventures in India, expects the planned investments to provide strong impetus to the domestic steel industry, as well as the wider economy.

Mr. Ansari added that “JSIS has been in the forefront in the development of SMEs in a big way. We recently signed some POs for SMEs in presence of Oman Chamber of Commerce.

We have also signed MOU with ONIDCO for JV in the development of Mining activities and possible JVs in our future projects.”

“JSIS is contributing to the growth of the Sultanate of Oman in more ways than one. Our aim is not only to make Oman self-sufficient in meeting its domestic steel needs, but also to position the Sultanate as a reliable supplier of raw material to the pipe Industry and rebars for the construction

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Alongside Jindal Shadeed’s significant contribution to the Omani economy is a strong emphasis on training and localization, as well as knowledge transfer.

Despite the highly technical nature of plant operations, Omanisation levels are well above the stipulated minimum set by the government.

sector in the GCC and the entire Middle East. Semi-finished steel (square and round billets) and finished steel-rebars (8mm to 40mm) are key ingredients for the construction sector, as well as other industries, says the executive. Additionally, these investments will give rise to a gamut of downstream steel industries active in the areas of Cutting & Bending, Rolling Mills, Forging, Pipe-making, and so on. Furthermore, various support activities, in the area of retail sales, maintenance workshops, and transport services, among others, will mushroom,” he adds.

Omanisation gets priority Alongside Jindal Shadeed’s significant contribution to the Omani economy is a strong emphasis on training and localization, as well as knowledge transfer. Despite the highly technical nature of plant operations, Omanisation levels are well above the stipulated minimum set by the

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government. Nevertheless, the management continues to make every effort to boost these levels through an intensive programme of training and skills development.

“We are imparting technical training to Omani employees to enable them to take up key technical positions within the plant. Training is essentially of two types: the first covers locally provided training – on-the-job, in-house or in-classroom within the complex or elsewhere around Oman. In the second type, our Omani staff are sent to train at our group companies in India. These units are typically well-equipped with excellent facilities and amenities to impart high quality training. The candidates are also provided ‘onthe-job’ training to hone their skills,” he explained.

Mr. Ansari is optimistic that the company’s training and Omanization strategy will produce the desired results. “There has been good progress in our endeavour to train the local people. We are

slowly giving them technical responsibilities. This process may take some time but we are confident this strategy will boost Omanization as well as support the professional development of our Omani employees.”

Given the required skill levels necessary for the operation of a modern steel plant, Jindal Shadeed presently has to rely on skilled manpower – experienced engineers and technicians – imported primarily from its operations in India. However, this trend is likely to ease once the Sultanate embraces a strong industrial culture. Coupled with the right kind of training across different technical disciplines, the current dearth of skilled technical Omani manpower can be progressively addressed, he points out.

In fact, Jindal Shadeed is already in discussion with a number of higher learning institutions to explore ways of ensuring that local Omanis get the right technical training.

“Now that we are putting up new plants, the challenges

are becoming bigger in terms of human resources. We are putting up a steel melting shop with large electric arc furnace, Continuous casting machine, a ladle furnace and a Vacuum degassing furnace etc. which requires special knowledge.

Therefore, we are already having discussions with various universities and colleges as to how to get the people with right education.”

This robust and unremitting emphasis on Omanisation and training, says the Director, is mandated by no less than the head of India’s Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) himself.

“Mr. Naveen Jindal, Chairman of JSPL Group, is a young and dynamic leader. He is also a Member of the Indian Parliament and a renowned sportsman, the quality that rarely is seen in business and political leaders.

Under his dynamic leadership, the Group is spearheading the expansion of its business worldwide. He strongly advocates that Omanization must be increased to maximum

possible levels by developing the skill levels of the local people.

Omanization currently stands at an impressive 44 per cent, which is one of our biggest successes given the highly technical and complex nature of plant operations. Nevertheless, the management is committed to progressively lifting Omanization levels through an aggressive, ongoing recruitment and training program that continues to deliver positive results.”

Active CSR programme Furthermore, as a company that seeks to be well-integrated with the local people, Jindal Shadeed continues to pursue an energetic and far-reaching Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme that seeks to deliver benefits across all sections of the community.

In addition to regular blood donation camps, the company organized a series of eye camps as part of its ‘Project Vision’ initiative targeting nearby villages. A total of 125 male and female senior citizens had

their eyes tested and provided with prescription glasses.

Additionally, 105 children from various schools around Liwa and Gadafan were provided with suitable glasses after having their eyes examined.

In fact, community development initiatives make up the bulk of Jindal Shadeed’s CSR-related projects. The beneficial impacts are tangible and substantial, and thus wellreceived by all segments of the local community. Beneficiaries include neighbourhood schools, sports clubs, charity organizations, and the local people.

Thanks to funding support from Jindal Shadeed, Liwa Girls High School recently became the grateful beneficiary of a new multipurpose hall. In the same vein, a children’s park with all amenities is also under construction in Nabar village.

Football grounds, suitably fitted out for the benefit of the football-loving youth of the neighbourhood, have been developed in a number of surrounding villages. The company also bore the cost of constructing a pavement on either side of the road leading to Nabar village from the service road coming from Liwa.

In other initiatives, the company made a donation of electrically operated access activity chairs, wheelchairs, and mobile phones specially designed for the hearing-challenged, to local charities working in aid of the differently-abled. It financed the construction of shaded shelters in schools, and also built a Quran School that helps run Holy Quran instruction classes, among other activities, such as summer coaching classes, English-speaking courses, and adult literacy sessions. During the holy month of Ramadan, Jindal Shadeed donated coolers, carpets and other amenities for

local mosques. Also notable among its many gestures was the construction of a Heritage village in association with Omani Women’s Association in Shinas.

Engine of growth But it is Jindal Shadeed’s contribution to Oman’s socioeconomic development that is a source of much pride to the company, particularly as it embarks on a vigorous phase of growth, says Mr. Ansari.

“With the capacity expansions and upgrades, Jindal Shadeed is set to make a major contribution to the Sultanate’s economy, notably through the development of a robust steel industry. In fact, by expanding and diversifying its steel making facilities, Jindal Shadeed hopes to meet Oman’s steel requirements, with surplus volumes targeted for export to the GCC region. Furthermore, by creating new opportunities for employment growth, the economy of the country will grow considerably. This increases the purchasing power of people which in turn boosts other service sectors and fuels overall growth.”

“We are proud to be part of the growing economy of the Sultanate of Oman,” the Director noted. “The policies of the country and encouragement from the authorities will pave the way for increasing business relations. Oman will definitely be an investment destination of choice for many aspiring investors worldwide.

We pray to the Almighty to shower his blessings on His Majesty Sultan Qaboos. Under his able leadership, Oman’s comprehensive development remains on track on all fronts,” he further added.

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Sohar Aluminium

Smelting giant with community roots

As the largest non-hydrocarbon industrial venture in the Sultanate, Sohar Aluminium (SA) is a positive force for good in the Batinah North region, contributing not only to local employment, small business development and downstream investment, but also to the wellbeing of host communities.

Passion for Excellence, Be the Best • Sohar Aluminium has been created to ensure efficiency, environmental protection and the utmost safety of its workforce.

• Produces 375,000 tonnes of high quality aluminium per year.

• Proud to have achieved 71% Omanisation and an Internationally Recognised Training Centre.

• Strong believer in supporting and promoting local SMEs and downstream businesses.

• Committed partner of the local community and execute a variety of CSR projects.

PO Box 80, PC 327, Sohar Industrial Estate, Sultanate of Oman Tel: +968 26863000, Fax: +968 26863001, E-mail: info@sohar-aluminium.com www.sohar-aluminium.com

Few mega-projects outside of Oman’s mainstay hydrocarbon sector make a contribution to the national economy as significant as that of Sohar Aluminium. Fewer still manage to successfully leverage their investments and operations to make a profound impact on the local community.

Indeed, the Sultanate’s only aluminium smelter continues to be an unsurpassed success story in the way its presence in Sohar unlocks a wealth of benefits – economic, social and environmental – to the wider Batinah North and South regions.

Established in 2004, Sohar Aluminium (SA) brings together three prominent entities in a mutually beneficial strategic partnership that led to the development of the Gulf region’s first green-field aluminium smelter in a quarter of a decade. Participating in the $2.4 billion venture are Oman Oil Company (40 per cent), Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC – TAQA (a

subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority) (40 per cent) and Rio Tinto Alcan, a global leader in aluminium.

Commercial operations began in June 2008, ushering a new era in non-hydrocarbon based heavy industry in Oman that has since inspired investments in other metals based mega projects in the Sultanate.

SA produces 375,000 tonnes of primary aluminium per year in the form of hot metal, ingots and sows from its worldscale 1.2 km potline consisting of 360 pots using state-ofthe-art Aluminium Pechiney technology (AP36). The smelter itself is powered by a 1,000 MW combined-cycle captive power generation facility (CCPP) designed and built by Alstom and owned by Sohar Aluminium.

Raw material for the

plant, chiefly alumina sourced from overseas markets, is shipped in via a dedicated berth at SOHAR Port. Two alumina carriers have been deployed to bring in the feedstock, which is trucked to the smelter located 12 kilometres inland.

Nearly five years on, SA continues to exemplify what large-scale industrial projects can – and indeed should – achieve for the national and local economy. In addition to creating in excess of 1,000 direct jobs, its operations have

contributed to the proliferation of numerous small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that in turn support an estimated 5,000 indirect jobs. Omanisation within the company is on target to reach around 85 per cent by 2015, an impressive feat given the highly complex and technical

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nature of the plant’s operations.

In fact, SA’s economic and social contribution has a positive impact on a number of different fronts, says CEO Mr. Said Mohammed Al Masoudi.

“It directly employs a large number of people in skilled well-paying jobs, which have raised the overall skill base of the Batinah region and the country. The demand for goods and services that SA generates has supported the development

of other industries across the region and the country – and by meeting the standards necessary to supply SA, these companies are able to compete further for other business.

Similarly, the aluminiumbased downstream cluster in Sohar that SA supplies with metal has a ripple effect, creating further skilled jobs and a local supplier base. The import and export of raw materials and finished products has also supported the development of a viable port and logistics infrastructure in Sohar.”

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Benchmarked for success Over the past five years, SA’s operations have served as a benchmark for aluminium smelting operations around the world. The Oman plant’s AP36 technology is globally acclaimed as superior, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient.

And in keeping with its goal to remain at the cutting edge of smelting technology, and optimise energy efficiency

to a new production record level for Sohar Aluminium.

The SA team will also look for avenues to improve the specific energy consumption of aluminium. And, meanwhile, we will continue to look at any opportunity for growth, including assets expansions scenarios.”

Equally importantly, SA shareholders in December 2013 approved an investment of US$28 million to support an

and productivity, SA recently embraced two key decisions.

The first concerns a major revamp of its potline.

The CEO explained: “During 2014, Sohar Aluminium will undertake an upgrade of the pot lining, thereby opening new avenues in term of current efficiency and operating amperage. We will complete the pot change out of our first generation of pots. The full deployment of the potential of these new state-of-the-art pots will be achieved by the end of the year. This will hopefully lead

amperage creep project in order to reach in the coming years an operating level of 400kA and boost production of primary aluminium by an additional 18,000 tonnes, Mr. Al Masoudi added.

Safety is a hallmark of SA’s operations and a key factor underpinning the company’s distinguished global reputation.

“Safety of our workforce is at the heart and is the essence of Sohar Aluminium’s operations.

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset and thus we all strive to ensure the

safety and well-being of each and every individual working at Sohar Aluminium. We want to be recognized as a leader in this area, with the contribution of all of our employees, business partners and stakeholders.”

Zero-harm Safety is also a key component of SA’s ‘zero harm’ policy – a wide-ranging initiative which seeks to ensure that the company’s smelting operations,

and indeed its presence in the Sohar region, has a minimal – if not zero – adverse impact on the local community and the environment. Respect for the environment is a core value for the company, as attested by its track record of adhering rigorously to the stringent health, safety and environmental standards set by various Omani authorities.

In line with this commitment, SA has installed state-of-the-art emission control systems with continuous, real-

time monitoring capabilities.

Efficient fume collection systems installed in the main production centres ensure minimum emissions to the atmosphere.

Opportunities for waste reduction and for improvements in waste handling are continually assessed and implemented.

Further, it its drive to make SA a zero-effluent discharge smelter, an advanced industrial effluent treatment system has been put in place. Treated effluents from

foundation of Sohar Aluminium providing molten aluminium to feed the downstream businesses. In the absence of SA, the economics and logistical challenges of importing liquid or solid aluminium to supply downstream businesses would make it very difficult for these businesses to grow sustainably in the long-term. Sohar Aluminium will continue to support existing downstream projects as they grow, and will look at supporting

Asia, Europe, Australia, North and South America. Aluminium sheets range from 75 micron to 8mm thickness and up to 1900 mm wide. They are used in a wide variety of factories manufacturing everything from food containers and foils, to building and construction materials and heat exchangers.

In addition to providing more than 300 direct job opportunities for the residents of Sohar, OARC also contributes to a

the sewage treatment plant are recycled for reuse to water the green area around the smelter.

But it is its role in the development of aluminium transformation industries that makes SA a pivotal player in Sohar’s burgeoning downstream sector. The company has committed up to 60 per cent of its hot metal output for use by downstream industries in the manufacturer of a variety of aluminium-based products.

“The growth of a strong aluminium-based downstream cluster at Sohar is built on the

other future potential projects if that makes sense,” said Mr. Al Masoudi.

The biggest of the downstream ventures which depend on SA for their hotel metal feedstock is Oman Aluminium Rolling Mill (OARC).

Owned by Takamul Investment Company, which is itself a subsidiary of SA shareholder Oman Oil Company, OARC is designed to produce 140,000 tonnes of multi-purpose aluminium sheets which are to be sold in the local market and exported to the Middle East,

large number of downstream opportunities and a variety of SME investment opportunities to meet the ongoing needs of the plant.

Value-addition is also the objective behind a similar arrangement between SA and Oman Aluminium Processing Industries Limited LLC (OAPIL), which utilises molten metal from the smelter to produce aluminium and alloy rods, as well as overhead transmission line conductors. OAPIL is a joint venture between Oman Cables Industry and Takamul

Investment Company. Output from the plant, which like OARC is located in a downstream aluminium park adjacent to the smelter, is around 48,000 tons per annum of products.

Nurturing community growth Employment generation is perhaps one of SA’s greatest contributions. Of around 1,020 jobs created by the venture across its sprawling complex,

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Growth reinforced Sohar Steel’s expansion and upgrade also achieves an important strategic national objective – making the Sultanate reasonably self-sufficient in domestic rebar production capacity.

Although modest by the standards of the region’s giant steel plans, Sohar Steel has demonstrated an aggressive appetite for growth that belies its size. Starting out as a midscale rebar manufacturing facility in an industrial park not far from the port, the company has made strategic investments upstream and downstream of its operations to evolve into a truly integrated steel mill.

This impressive transformation exemplifies the ambitions of one of Oman’s fastest growing steel mills which, along with its sister venture, Sharq Sohar Steel Rolling Mills LLC (SSSRM), is the dominant producer of reinforcing bars (rebars) for the country’s rapidly expanding construction and infrastructure sectors.

Like cement, rebar is also a strategically important commodity because of its universal use as reinforcement in concrete or asphalt pourings.

Keeping the domestic market well-supplied with this vital product has been a core operational objective of Sohar Steel and its sister firm.

But building on this commitment, the group’s shareholders have since taken the laudable step of expanding the upgrading its manufacturing

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facilities to make Oman self-sufficient in the domestic production of rebars. That important goal is set to material in the latter part of the second quarter of 2014 when the new capacity is brought on stream.

“With the expanded production capacity of steel, the entire domestic requirement of this commodity will be fully met, thereby eliminating the need for imports. Thus, our project will not only contribute to making Oman self-sufficient in rebar manufacturing capacity, but it will also catalyse the growth of various related industries and businesses, as well as open up employment opportunities for Omani nationals,” said Mr. Khalid Tawfiq Jawad Abdul Rasool, Chairman.

Set on a 25-hectare plot within the Port of Sohar, Sohar Steel’s Melt Shop is backward integrated unit with a rolling mill operated by sister firm Sharq Sohar at the nearby Sohar Industrial Estate. All of Sohar Steel’s present output of roughly 300,000 tons per year (tpy) of mild steel billets is consumed

by Sharq Sohar’s rolling mill to produce rebars for the domestic and regional markets.

But with domestic demand for construction steel growing by leaps and bounds, the group has

embarked on a major expansion and upgrade of its facilities. The centerpiece Melt Shop of Sohar Steel at the industrial port is the subject of a major upgrade that will see capacity ramped up from the present 300,000 MT/year to an impressive 700,000 MT/year.

The new capacity is slated to be brought into operation towards the end of the first quarter of 2014, subject to the receipt of final environmental clearances from the relevant authorities, said Mr. G.N. Khadse, CEO, Sohar Steel.

At the same time, a newly acquired rolling mill set up in the UAE emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is being refurbished and relocated to Sohar Steel’s complex. Boasting a capacity of 500,000 MT/year

of rolled products, the plant is a continuous rolling mill-type facility with slitting technology and online TMT process features.

At the heart of the facility is a highly fuel efficient walking beam type billet heating furnace supplied by Bendotti of Italy.

“The steel mill owned by RAK Steel is quite brand new with technology and production capacity matching with the requirement of Sohar Steel.

Given these characteristics, it was eminently feasible and costeffective for us to shift, upgrade, commission, and ultimately bring this mill to commercialization in a timely and efficient manner, rather than go in for a new mill altogether based on equipment from a different supplier,” Mr. Khadse stated.

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Sohar Steel Adding Strength of Steel to the Sultanate

REBARS “With the exponential industrial growth of Oman, Sohar Steel LLC is committed to adhering to strict environmental norms applicable to its operations in Sohar.

In support of this commitment, we will also embrace Best Available Techniques (BAT) designed to keep our surroundings clean and green.”

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Output from the upgraded Melt Shop will serve as feedstock for the existing rolling mill of Sharq Sohar Steel Rolling Mills, as well as the new rolling mill nearing completion at the industrial port. According to the CEO, the additional output will enable the manufacture of different billet sizes, while the group will also be able to exercise better control in the size distribution of rebars at either rolling mill.

As a result of the upgrade and expansion, the group’s combined production will be more than doubled to a remarkable 700,000 MT/year.

This upgrade, together with planned investments in a new DRI plant, promise to transform Sohar Steel into an integrated steel rolling mill, the CEO noted.

Aside from the strategic and commercial significance of the upgrade to Sohar Steel’s business growth, it also has an important socioeconomic spinoff. Around 50 young Omanis will be gainfully employed when the new facilities come on stream,

boosting the size of the Omani workforce within the group to around 175. The new recruits are being trained in a variety of technical disciplines that will place them on the frontline of the company’s operations.

Sustainability and environmental safety are key values underlying Sohar Steel’s operations and growth objectives, says the CEO. “With the exponential industrial growth of Oman, Sohar Steel LLC is committed to adhering to strict environmental norms applicable to its operations in Sohar. In support of this commitment, we will also embrace Best Available Techniques (BAT) designed to keep our surroundings clean and green.”

Significantly, the expansion and upgrade are in line with the long-term strategy of Sohar Steel and its parent organization, Middle East Traders Oman (METO), to emerge as a dominant player in the steel and rebar industry in Oman the wider region.

Starting out with a capacity

of less than 80,000 MT/year of rolled steel by SSSRM in 1995, the Group’s combined output is poised to grow 10-fold to 800,000 MT/year by the end of this year, while steel production is set to double to 700,000 MT/ year. This impressive growth leap exemplifies the ambitious vision of a Group that began life as a humble building materials trader four decades ago.

METO has since diversified its manufacturing portfolio with the establishment of Middle East Conversion Industry in 2002. The company’s Epoxy Coating Plant, which provides fusion bonded epoxy coating services for deformed steel bars, came on stream in 2003. It is the only fusion bonded epoxy coating facility of its kind in the Sultanate. A Weld Mesh Plant was added in 2007 producing welded wire meshes of different sizes in line with international standards and customer specifications. All three units cater to the local industry’s requirements of high quality steel products.

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Sohar Steel LLC SIPC, Plot no 11 PB No 452, PC 322, Majees, Oman Tel: +968 26850205, Fax : +968 26850204 Email: info@soharsteelsms.com

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L&T Modular Fabrication Yard LLC

Birthing behemoths A sizzling three-fold jump in the output of manufactured modules from its Sohar yard has effectively catapulted Larsen & Toubro MFY into the ranks of the world’s offshore fabrication heavyweights The offshore fabrication capabilities of Larsen & Toubro’s Modular Fabrication Yard at SOHAR Port can best be summed up in one word – gargantuan – judging by the immensity of the structures that are loaded out from its jetty en route to customers around the world.

Take, for example, the jack-up rig Sagar Uday that sailed out in April 2013 after an extensive upgrade at Sohar. Soaring to a height of 120 metres, the mammoth independent leg cantilever-style drilling rig, weighing in excess of 10,000 MT, had many at the busy Sohar waterfront gazing in awe as it sailed for the hydrocarbon-rich Mumbai High region off India’s West coast. Other equally colossal structures have sailed out to destinations as far afield as the Far East, the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East. Their sheer size and complexity attest to the formidable technological capabilities of Oman’s only modular fabrication yard.

L&T Modular Fabrication Yard LLC is a joint venture of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a USD 14 billion technology, engineering, construction and manufacturing major headquartered in India, and The Zubair Group, a prominent and well-diversified Omani business house. The JV 64

set up the yard in Sohar with the aim of developing a regional manufacturing hub to cater to the growing needs of Oil & Gas industries in the Gulf and beyond.

Launching operations in 2007, the yard has already established a record of sorts in the successful delivery of a number of huge and technologically impressive structures, including offshore jackets, wellhead decks, bridges, flare towers, and offshore jack up rigs.

The 2012-2013 timeframe has been an especially momentous period for the company, characterised by the successful execution of an array of very large projects. The most prestigious was a contract from the Thai state-owned oil & gas major PTTEP for the fabrication of three jackets, each weighing around 8,000 MT and three wellhead topsides of around 1,500 MT each. Equally notable was a contract from ADMAOPCO, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for the fabrication of five wellhead platforms with combined finished tonnage of around 17,000 MT. Indian major Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) followed suit with an order for the refurbishment of its jack-up drilling rig, Sagar Uday, a contract won in a fiercely

contested international tender.

The succession of contracts has seen the yard operating at well above peak capacity during the past two years.

Annual output has averaged 66,000 MT of modular finished goods during 2012 and 2013, representing a three-fold increase over the average yearly production of previous years.

This dramatic growth in output has helped draw international attention to the yard’s fabrication capabilities, as well as the strength of its engineering prowess. Spread over an area of 500,000 square metres, the facility’s fabrication capabilities span the full spectrum of offshore structures required by the oil and gas industry. They include wellhead and process platform topsides (Decks), Jackets, Jack-up Rigs, Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) systems, Pipe Rack Modules, Process Modules, and so on. Annual production capacity is around 50,000 MT of finished modules. A dedicated 300-metre-long quay wall allows for the load-out of ultra-large offshore modules of up to 20,000 MT. Not surprising, L&T MFY was adjudged the ‘Best Offshore Construction Yard’ in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region at the Marine International Maritime awards 65

ceremony in 2011. It also won the prestigious HSE Excellence Award from the American Society of Safety Engineers in 2012, as well as a much-coveted award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

L&T MFY was very recently awarded the coveted five-star rating by British Safety Council for its robust Health & Safety Management System.

From the outset, the Sohar yard has been playing a significant role in supporting the country’s economic development through an emphasis on value creation and export promotion.

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Asia, Europe and Africa, thereby generating foreign exchange for the country. Furthermore, the company continues to leverage its proximity to the major oil producing countries of the Middle East and North African region to attract new business to Sohar.

In developing its business at Sohar, L&T MFY is guided by a core philosophy that seeks, on the one hand, to generate healthy and longterm financial returns for all stakeholders, but also on the other, create shared values and attract growth opportunities for the local community. The overriding focus is on achieving sustainable growth in harmony with the environment and the surrounding community.

Omanisation fits squarely with the company’s higher objective of participative growth.

The emphasis is not on numbers

alone, but on qualitative improvement of the skills of our Omani employees through training and the upgrade of their competency levels to world standards.

Continuous training and skills development are intrinsic to L&T’s operations across the globe. Sohar too has benefitted from this traditional L&T commitment. A dedicated training centre at Sohar imparts a high level of welding skills.

It equips local youth with the capabilities that will place them at par with the best in the industry. Training and skills development enhance the employees’ earning capacity and contribute to improvements in their overall standard of living.

In line with these goals, the recruitment of Omani nationals has been consistent at multiple levels. Omanis are recruited and employed in all

areas of L&T’s Sohar operations, including engineering, design, manufacturing, quality control, project planning, finance and accounts, IT, materials

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management, personnel and administration, and safety and security. Indeed, the execution of large prestigious international projects for export from L&T Modular Fabrication Yard has enabled the transfer of specialised fabrication technologies to the Sultanate of Oman.

Besides providing jobs to around 650 Omani employees, the contracts have also facilitated the growth of ancillary units that provide a range of support services to the yard, thus contributing to the overall industrial development of Sohar and Oman.

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L&T Heavy Engineering LLC

Single source metallurgical solutions With a swelling order book that includes contracts secured from renowned international companies, L&T Heavy Engineering LLC is well-positioned to claim the top spot among the region’s providers of high performance, custom-engineered metallurgical solutions.

Building on five years of sustained business growth, L&T Heavy Engineering LLC – Oman’s only workshop that offers custom-engineered metallurgical solutions to a wide range of industries – wrapped up 2013 on a robust note. Thanks to a healthy order book, revenues were up a vigorous 25 per cent over the previous year, while the company was on track to posting an operating profit for the first time since it commenced operations five years ago.

A joint venture between Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro Limited and The Zubair Corporation of Oman, L&T Heavy Engineering LLC operates the Sultanate’s only workshop designed and equipped to offer bespoke custom-engineered metallurgical solutions to a wide range of industries.

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fabrication shop fitted out with an extensive array of high-tech systems and tools suitable for the manufacture of precision engineering critical systems for core sector industries, such as Refineries, Petrochemical and Fertiliser projects, and other process industries and Power plants in the region. Its location at the industrial port, adjoining the equally modern plant of its sister firm, L&T Modular Fabrication Yard LLC, gives the Heavy Engineering unit an unbeatable advantage in meeting the increasingly complex metallurgical engineering demands of regional and international clients.

Already the company has amassed a sizable portfolio of contracts that promise to keep the state-of-the-art facility humming with activity well into 2014. “We have healthy order backlog for 2014 on account of major orders from Alstom Power (Germany) for the manufacture

of critical gasification equipment for the expansion project of Reliance Jamnagar (India), as well as critical HDS reactors for a refinery in Mexico involving new generation Cr-Mo-V material,” said Mr. Pallav Chattopadhyay, Head – L&T Heavy Engineering LLC (Sohar Works).

“The company is aggressively bidding for major orders from internationally reputed EPC players involving over-dimensional and super heavy equipment, while also targeting business opportunities within the domestic Oil & Gas sector in Oman as well as other GCC countries. The bulk of these orders are planned to be executed in the large open yard adjacent to the covered shops. Furthermore, we are expecting to undertake many specialized modification / revamp and failure analysis jobs for the domestic process industries.

All of these opportunities put together, coupled with the

current growth of the global oil and gas industry, will contribute to a healthy growth in order booking across all our product lines,” he added.

Impressive client roster L&T HE continues to attract a growing array of reputable EPC contractors as well as international players in the energy, refining and petrochemical industries to its Sohar yard. The list includes Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Foster Wheeler (USA), Alstom Power (Germany), Tupras (Turkey), Ecopetrol (Columbia), Petrofac (UAE), Enerflex (Canada), Cobra (Mexico), Pall Corporation (UAE), Equate (Kuwait), OMPL (India) and Matix (India).

The yard’s impressive success, very early on in its operation, is attributable to a number of factors, says Mr. Chattopadhyay.

“Foremost is our track record for on-time delivery of orders

and to the quality standards expected by the client. In fact, safety and quality are part of our core value system. We have embraced world-class systems and procedures developed by sister units back in India at every level of our operations. Together with a high level of automation, and the continuous training and development of our workforce, we strive to position ourselves on the cutting edge of the heavy engineering industry.”

The executive cites a number of examples that he says showcases the unrivalled prowess and capabilities of L&T HE in the field of heavy engineering. In one complex order executed last year, the company fabricated and supplied 16 high thickness steam accumulators, each weighing 160 metric tons, to Abenesia (Spain) for installation at a South Africa solar power plant. In all, equipment involving around 5,000 MT of high strength

quenched and tempered steel was built and supplied in less than eight months, he said.

Another prestigious order being executed by the company pertains to the supply of 10 sets of highly critical HTHR equipment to be installed in an upcoming gasification plant in India. Awarded by Alstom Power (Germany), the order will be completed by mid-2015.

But demonstrating its superior capabilities was an order received from faraway Mexico for the supply of two high thickness reactors made from new generation Cr-Mo-V steel. “This breakthrough order has effectively placed L&T HE in a select list of not more than a dozen countries worldwide that have the requisite technology and know-how for the handling of this critical material,” the yard’s Head commented.

Closer home, the company took up the challenge of manufacturing a replacement

Wet Gas Scrubber Assembly for the Sohar refinery of Orpic that was damaged in a fire incident.

“The order was accepted with a pledge to deliver in a record-breaking 62 days against a typical delivery period of over five months for a piece of equipment of this type.

Ultimately, the equipment was delivered in 55 days, creating a new benchmark and thereby helping Orpic expedite the restart of its plant.”

Experience and expertise Contracts from prominent players from Oman’s energy sector have also been contributing to the yard’s order-book. For Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the Sultanate’s top oil and gas producer, L&T HE successfully executed eight critical pressure vessels for the oil firm’s Lekhwair project. A further eight vessels are under construction for PDO’s Saih Rawl facility.

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Sophisticated technology complements specialist skills in the delivery of complex metallurgical orders. “The Sohar yard is capable of handling all kinds of complex metallurgy used in the fabrication industry.

Our capabilities in this regard include new generation CrMoV creep resistant material, low alloy steel 2.25Cr-1Mo and 1.25Cr-0.5Mo grades, austenitic stainless steels – SS 321/347, SS 316L, SS 304L, duplex stainless Steel, Ni based sncoloy 625 / 825, quenched & tempered steel, and ferritic stainless steel SS 410S. Equally, our metallurgists and welding technologists are among the best in world. Between them, they offer more than 75 years of combined expertise in the handling of critical metallurgies,” Mr. Chattopadhyay explained.

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of a number of new heavy duty welding manipulators of up to 500 MT capacity. Several new heat treatment furnaces have been added as well.

Besides, part of the open yard has been developed as well to withstand heavier loads, thereby allowing expansion of capacity outside the covered shops. Yard development activity will continue during the current year, according to the executive.

Further, in line with its commitment to grow with the evolving requirements of the heavy engineering fabrication industry, L&T HE will embark on a major expansion of its capabilities. The existing covered shop will be fitted out with an array of high-tech equipment, such as new generation automatic welding stations, Post Weld Heat Treatment furnaces, heavy duty welding manipulators, milling machines, and lathes. In addition, heavy duty gantry cranes will be installed in the yard to enable

the manufacture of extra-large diameter columns and vessels weighing up to 3000 MT.

Ongoing upgrades Importantly, the goal of operating a truly world-class yard at Sohar goes hand in hand with L&T HE’s ongoing commitment to developing local talent and preparing young Omanis for highly technical jobs at the facility. Towards this end, the company has partnered with the Ministry of Manpower and the Vocational Training Centre – Shinas to offer a specialized 3-year training programme that covers extensive theory and practical training as well. A new batch of 40 trainees will begin a new round of training in the first quarter of 2014.

Prospective Omani trainees are also sent to India to undergo advance training for durations ranging from 3 to 12 weeks.

Fresh recruits are enrolled in the company’s acclaimed ‘Tanveer’ knowledge sharing programme.

Conducted every week, it provides new employees with an effective platform to develop their presentation skills, as well as their self-confidence.

Looking ahead, Mr. Chattopadhyay is upbeat about the future growth prospects of L&T HE. “Having already invested more than US$55 million in the development of this high-tech facility, we look forward to accelerated growth in the coming years. At the same time, we remain steadfast in our commitment to training and developing local talent with the goal of reducing our dependence on foreign workers.

In this regard, we hope to work with various government bodies, SOHAR Port and Freezone management, and other local institutes in the implementation of an effective In-Country Value strategy. Our ultimate goal is to develop a workshop that is not only the best in the Middle East and Asia but across the globe.”

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C. Steinweg Oman

Terminal boost C. Steinweg Oman is ramping up the cargo handling and yard capacity of its break­bulk terminal at SOHAR Port in anticipation of a significant spurt in freight volumes in the lead up to the closure of Muscat’s Port Sultan Qaboos later this year.

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installations, hardware and

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around July this year. The biggest growth is expected to be seen in the terminal’s RO-RO business with dealers of motor cars and other automotive vehicles and equipment choosing SOHAR Port to ship in increasing volumes of vehicles for the domestic and regional markets.

RO-RO volumes are projected to rise significantly in the lead up to the closure of Muscat’s Port Sultan Qaboos, as well as in conjunction with plans by the automotive distributors to establish large logistics hubs at Sohar’s expansive free zone.

After several years of sustained year-on-year growth, general cargo volumes handled at the Steinweg terminal somewhat leveled off in 2013 in line with wider economic trends. However, the dry bulk segment remained buoyant throughout last year, fuelled

by Sohar’s energetic industrial sector. A significant chunk of the feedstock, raw materials and finished goods associated with the region’s burgeoning manufacturing sector is channeled via Steinweg Oman’s terminal.

Superior capabilities Although project cargo volumes have eased from the peaks of 2009 – 2012

when industrial investment was at record highs, Sohar continues to be gateway of choice for contractors behind some of the mega projects under implementation in the northern half of the country.

Take the multibillion dollar Muscat International Airport modernization project, for example. Contractors undertaking this massive venture shipped more than 100,000 FRT of structures via Sohar to the project site some 250km away. Their choice of Sohar over Muscat’s Port Sultan Qaboos, which is barely 30km from the project site, was a testament to Steinweg’s superior capabilities.

A sharp spike in project cargo volumes is anticipated over the next three years as a slew of big-ticket petrochemical schemes materialize in and around SOHAR Port. Notable is the Sohar Refinery Improvement Programme (SRIP) of ORPIC, the country’s refining and petrochemicals flagship. The SRIP venture, coupled with ORPIC’s equally mammoth Liwa Plastics Project, will see massive quantities of project cargo and equipment being shipped via the Steinweg terminal. Also expected to contribute to these volumes is a major PTA/PET project announced by Oman Oil

Company and its downstream subsidiary Takamul.

Interestingly, the terminal is also witnessing a vigorous uptick in imports and exports of goods by the string of industrial fabrication workshops operating in and around the port. Wellestablished players such as INCO, L&T Heavy Engineering and L&T Modular Fabrication Yard have been taking increasing advantage of the terminal to bring in the required hardware for the execution of orders and to ship out finished goods to markets in the region.

Also auguring well for Steinweg Oman’s business growth is the free zone’s growing appeal to local, regional

and international investment.

Several ferrochrome smelters, currently in various stages of development and operation at the free zone, will be shipping their raw material and feedstock requirements through Steinweg’s facilities. Other free zone-related investments too are expected to have a positive impact on Steinweg’s operations.

In fact, the upcoming closure of Muscat’s Port Sultan Qaboos to cargo vessels is expected to lead to a sharp spike in general cargo volumes being handled at Steinweg Oman. This encompasses not only RO-RO shipments, but also timber, plywood, rebars, and some project cargo too.

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Oman International Container Terminal

Terminal upsizing Along with its migration to a spacious new terminal further up the quay wall, OICT is ramping up its capabilities to cater for a projected uptrend in container throughput at SOHAR.

Mariners making the final approach into SOHAR will have, of late, found the oncefamiliar skyline over the port dramatically altered. Three new massive post-Panamax shipto-shore gantry cranes now dominate the waterfront where Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) is developing its new

Established in 2004, C. Steinweg Oman terminal handles industrial project cargoes, including heavy lifts, a variety of break-bulk cargoes including aluminum ingots and sows; steel billets, coils, pipes, tubes and plates; and dry-bulk cargoes.

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The resulting economies of scale promise to enhance SOHAR’s competitiveness and consequently drive further growth.

Safety credentials Reinforcing its commitment to providing shippers with a world-class brand of services, Steinweg Oman was once again conferred with the coveted International Ship and Port Facility Security Code Certificate (ISPS Code). Certification highlights the terminal’s security credentials and outlines measures in place that enhance the security of ships and port facilities. Shipping lines operating from SOHAR Port can now rest assured that they are operating in conditions of maximum security and safety.

Implemented through the

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the ISPS is designed to detect security threats and implement relevant security measures.

The protocols establish roles and responsibilities in matters of maritime security for Governments, local administrations, and ship and port industries at both national and international levels. Further, they collate and distribute security-related information, and provide a methodology for security assessments so that plans and procedures can be put in place to react to changing security levels.

Established in 2004, C. Steinweg Oman terminal handles industrial project cargoes, including heavy lifts, a variety of break-bulk cargoes including aluminum ingots and

sows; steel billets, coils, pipes, tubes and plates; and drybulk cargoes. Furthermore, C. Steinweg Oman has established a Container Freight Station service and is taking care of all stuffing and stripping requirements inside the SOHAR

home at Terminal C. The imposing hardware, visible for miles out at sea, is part of a multimillion dollar investment that the subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings, a giant among international container terminal operators, is making in building a world-class facility in SOHAR. Distance-wise, the migration from its existing premises at Terminal B to its new location at

Terminal C – amounting to a few hundred metres – may seem modest. But combined with a simultaneous equipment upgrade, it will produce a qualitative and quantitative leap in OICT’s container handling capabilities, effectively positioning SOHAR for robust growth over the coming years.

“We truly believe that our expansion and the opportunities offered by SOHAR’s location will stimulate a further increase in activities at this emerging hub,” commented Mr. Rashid Jamil Syed , Chief Executive Officer, OICT. “It will not only make SOHAR

more attractive to bring more transhipment cargo, but it will also offer an excellent opportunity to bring back the Omani cargoes which are currently being served by neighbouring country ports.

This volume is estimated to be around 100,000 TEU per annum, approximately 20 per cent of the total Omani domestic market. This will also enhance the possibilities for the trade to increase their logistics activities in Oman itself and will open up more local job opportunities,” he added.

When fully

Port area.

C. Steinweg Oman is backed

by C. Steinweg-Handelsveem, the Dutch-based international stevedoring firm with unrivalled expertise in terminal operation spanning the entire logistics chain. In addition to stevedoring, the company also specialises in warehousing, shore-transfers of different types of cargoes, freight forwarding, and chartering services. The group has a worldwide presence with terminals spanning four continents.

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OICT Advert Accentuating SOHAR’s appeal is its -18metre deep draft, which allows for the largest container vessels to be comfortably handled at OICT. The deep draft enables shipping lines to call directly with their mother vessels, affording the Oman trade significant economies of scale in the process.

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operational, Terminal C will represent a gigantic leap over OICT’s existing facility at Terminal B. The quay length alone will nearly double to around one kilometre, from the present 520 metres. Yard space, which includes a customs bonded facility, will soar from 28 hectares to a sizable 68 hectares. The consolidated terminal will boast 7 post-panamax quay cranes on berthside and 14 rubber-tyred gantry cranes, boosting the facility’s annual handling capacity to 1.5 million TEU per year.

OICT is investing in the expansion and modernisation of its facilities at SOHAR. Work on Terminal C commenced around mid-year in 2013 with the company slated to complete its migration from its current site

and consolidate its operations at the new terminal during the second quarter of 2014.

Well-known engineering contractor China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been busy at work installing the permanent quay rail along Terminal C, as well as paving the yard and access road, erecting the container beams, and laying the foundations for the buildings and gatehouse, among other works.

Formidable capabilities Significantly, the migration to Terminal C coincides with another important development – that of the imminent closure of Port Sultan Qaboos (Muscat) to container operations, among other commercial cargoes.

Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has set 31st August 2014 as the deadline for the transfer of all container cargo operations to SOHAR – a move that effectively confers upon OICT the distinction of being the only Omani container terminal on the Sea of Oman coast.

OICT hopes to capitalise on this landmark development, as well as its own formidable capabilities as a world-class terminal operator, to grow its business at SOHAR. Already proving advantageous for the operator is SOHAR’s strategic geographical location outside the Strait of Hormuz, its first-class infrastructure, strong growth potential, and competitive energy and utility 79

Accentuating SOHAR’s appeal is its -18metre deep draft, which allows for the largest container vessels to be comfortably handled at OICT. The deep draft enables shipping lines to call directly with their mother vessels, affording the Oman trade significant economies of scale in the process.

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tariffs. Accentuating SOHAR’s appeal is its -18metre deep draft, which allows for the largest container vessels to be comfortably handled at OICT. The deep draft enables shipping lines to call directly with their mother vessels, affording the Oman trade significant economies of scale in the process.

Importantly, the new terminal will not only enable OICT to accommodate volumes migrating from Muscat, but also cater for organic growth in the future. A significant jump in vessel calls is projected as well, up from the average of 25 ships that come visiting every month.

“The very purpose of building the larger new Terminal C facility is to cater for the diversion of commercial containerized cargo from Muscat to SOHAR. Additionally, our existing operations will also merge with Terminal C, thus creating the synergy and consolidated operations to serve the Oman trade in general and

the Batinah region in particular,” Mr. Rashid Jamil Syed explained.

Terminal C, with its rampedup capabilities, is expected to broaden SOHAR’s appeal to regional and international shipping. Already, a growing number of major shipping lines have been operating out of SOHAR. The list includes APL, Maersk Line, UASC, CMA-CGM, Hanjin Shipping, MOL, OOCL, CSCL, and Balaji Shipping, which operate vessels or serve SOHAR through slots on feeder operators. Common feeder operators calling SOHAR are Oman Shipping Lines, Simatech, and X-Press Feeders.

From its vantage location outside the Gulf, SOHAR continues to provide wide direct coverage of major markets and trade-lanes encompassing the Far-East, Asia, Indian Sub-Continent, Arabian Gulf, Red Sea and East Africa.

Furthermore, the manufacturing sector importing or exporting any type or category of material gets a direct advantage from this

international direct coverage.

But there is more to SOHAR than just a state-of-the-art container terminal, the Chief Executive Officer points out.

“Sohar is the second largest city in the Sultanate of Oman where all facilities are available.

The city is growing and the Port is an inherent part of this growth. Its strategic location outside the Strait of Hormuz serves our business well, and the hinterland connections to the markets in Oman and the UAE are well connected through a first-class network of highways.

Sohar also boasts of a growing expatriate community, and foreign investments have been continually flowing into the area, making it one of the fastest expanding cities of the Arabian Gulf.”

In particular, OICT sees its growing transhipment business taking off in a major way once Terminal C is fully operational.

OICT already handles both import and export cargoes, as well as transhipment volumes

destined for third-country destinations. The new terminal, with its ability to handle postpanamax size vessels and deep draft coupled with this strategic location, is expected to pull in additional transhipment traffic in the future.

Systems upgrade Also in conjunction with the upgrade of its facilities, OICT is undertaking a major revamp of its IT systems, aimed at ensuring the delivery of speedy, efficient and hassle-free services to customers. A superior version of the Terminal Operating System (TOS), known as nGen, is being deployed. Besides enabling the planning of all terminal activities (vessel, yard, gate etc), it will allow for the paperless flow of information to and from shipping lines through the EDI exchange.

Furthermore, OICT is phasing in a new HRMS System for managing the company’s ever growing human resources, particularly in light of the Terminal C development,

which will necessitate the recruitment of new staff.

Another system called MAXIMO has been procured to manage the inventory, warehousing supplies, and spare-parts for the maintenance of terminal machinery and equipment.

Likewise, the billing system nBis, is in the process of being deployed.

“OICT will further invest in IT to improve terminal performance / productivity by investing in a more automated inspection system of containers and monitoring of reefers. We will continue to investigate further improvements of the terminal performance by making use of IT investments,” Mr. Rashid Jamil Syed stated.

With the commissioning of phase 1 of Terminal C, during Q2 2014, OICT embarks on a new chapter in its endeavour to emerge as a world-scale container terminal that underpins the growth of SOHAR as a hub. Supporting OICT in its mission are its reputable

shareholders, notably Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, Steinweg of Netherlands, and a number of other wellestablished Omani Investors.

Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL), is the world’s leading port investor,

With the commissioning of phase 1 of Terminal C, during Q2 2014, OICT embarks on a new chapter in its endeavour to emerge as a world-scale container terminal that underpins the growth of SOHAR as a hub.

developer and operator. The HPH network of port operations comprises 319 berths in 52 ports, spanning 26 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia. Over the years, HPH has expanded internationally into other logistics, transportation-related and hotel businesses. These include cruise ship terminals, airport and hotel operations, distribution centres, rail services, and ship repair facilities. In 2012, the HPH port network handled a combined throughput of 76.8 million TEU worldwide.

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Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals Co LLC

Operational excellence in bulk liquids A host of mega petrochemical schemes under various stages of design and development at SOHAR augurs well for Oiltanking Odfjell Terminal Oman’s (OOTO) ambitions for growth, says Mr. Ronald Okker, CEO.

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Back-to-back additions to the tank farm capacity of Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals Co LLC (OOTO) at SOHAR Port have led to the creation of one of the largest independent bulk liquids storage terminals in the Middle East. It’s a testament to the world-class standing of the joint venture company’s principal partners Oiltanking and Odfjell who, along with their Omani shareholders, Oman Oil, have successfully added a strong liquids component to SOHAR’s multi-cargo logistics capabilities.

OOTO’s tank farm capacity has grown by leaps and bounds over the past several years, rising to a current level of 1,300,000 cubic metres (cbm). In the 84

latest Phase 6 of the expansion programme, around 27,300 cbm of chemical storage capacity was added to the facility, underscoring SOHAR’s robust appeal to international majors trading in Clean Petroleum Products and fine chemicals.

“The growth we have experienced has exceeded our expectations,” commented Mr. Ronald Okker, Chief Executive Officer. “We anticipate more moderate growth over the coming years, and to cater to new demand, we have options to lease new land within the port. This possible expansion will be met on the basis of long-term contracts and in line with the products portfolio we currently

handle.”Commercial uptake of tank capacity at OOTO’s facilities has remained at healthy levels over the last several years, the result of strong, longterm relationships established with a portfolio of prestigious international clients. Coupled with this is a prudent analysis of market trends and an excellent 24x7, all-year-round operational performance.

A greater part of OOTO’s terminal is dedicated to the handling of a wide range of petroleum products, notably gasoline, gasoil and naphtha. The facility is also well-equipped to offer value-added services such as blending and additivation –

services that help customers stay ahead of the game in an increasingly competitive trading environment. Pipeline connections to a tank-truck facility also allow for the handling and distribution of smaller chemicals cargoes.

Growth opportunities The CEO sees significant business opportunities arising out of the Omani government’s plans to invest several billions of dollars in the expansion and development of the petrochemicals cluster at SOHAR. Orpic, the Sultanate’s refining and petrochemicals flagship, is expanding and modernizing its refinery at Sohar,

while Oman Oil Company, the strategic investment arm of the government, is pursuing the development of a PTA/PET plant within the industrial port.

“We do see opportunities to focus on specific segments of certain petro(chemical) markets where SOHAR Port, and OOTO of course, can offer their unique location, environment of stability and professional strength , experience and first-class tanks, jetties and infrastructure,” said Mr. Okker. ”Furthermore, we are in constant dialogue with our captive customers like Orpic, OMC and others to look for opportunities to expand and intensify our cooperation, depending on their growth and expansion plans.”

Any new capacity expansion will necessarily have to be implemented on land proposed to be reclaimed from the sea bordering OOTO’s tank farm.

The Majees Reclamation Project, as it is called, will result in the development of a prime tract of waterfront real estate that is seen as ideal for OOTO’s future expansion initiatives.

Nevertheless, any investment in new jetties will happen only once the company secures firm capacity usage commitments from new customers, said the CEO. “The addition of new jetties to our existing 6 deepwater berths is an extremely capital intensive project and will only be justified by a significant long-term increase in volumes handled in the years to come. At this moment, we are carefully studying the viability of such a project together with our business partners and customers.”

Success factors According to the veteran executive, SOHAR’s advantageous location and other attributes have been key factors underpinning OOTO’s ongoing

success as an independent bulk liquids storage terminal.

“An excellent draft, an active and committed port authority, a unique location outside Hormuz, a stable political climate and a quality workforce, are true assets to offer, in addition to all available port-related activities, not to mention a world-class storage terminal like OOTO, of course,” he noted.

Adding to this appeal are the outstanding technical capabilities of the operations team and the company’s superior customer service and safety standards.

“OOTO continues to invest considerable amounts in the latest technology for operational, safety and environmental purposes. Our HSSE policy is to adhere to local and national legislation as a minimum and to be in the lead in industry standards. In addition to this, all our staff are constantly trained to improve safety awareness and behaviour,” Mr. Okker said.

This commitment is also evident from the company’s unblemished safety track record, as well as the excellent working relationship it has established with the authorities and the local community. “Our customer profile which includes top brands in the global petrochem industry furthers our claim to being a quality service provider,” the CEO noted.

Importantly, Omanisation, mentored training and career development are underlying objectives behind the company’s HR strategy, which itself takes its inspiration from government guidelines with regard to the creation of employment opportunities for Omani nationals. Not surprisingly, Omanisation now stands at 77 per cent, which is exceptional for companies whose operations are of a complex technical nature. In recognition of OOTO’s outstanding achievement on this

score, the Ministry of Manpower recently presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the company.

“We are proud to have a highly motivated, enthusiastic and young workforce that is always open to improve and learn. Constant training is provided to all staff, in-house and abroad, and our employees are encouraged to pursue training and traineeships in other terminals of the group.”

Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals & Co LLC is a joint venture of Oiltanking Odfjell Oman BV (70 per cent), the state-owned energy and strategic investment vehicle Oman Oil Company (25 per cent), and a private investment company (5 per cent).

Oiltanking Odfjell Oman is itself a partnership of two of the world’s biggest names in the bulk liquid transportation and terminaling industry. A subsidiary of Marquard & Bahls AG, Germany, a leading privatelyowned petroleum company, Oiltanking is one of the world’s leading independent storage partners for oils, chemicals, gases and dry bulk. Oiltanking owns and operates 75 terminals in 23 countries with a total storage capacity of more than 23.1 million cubic metres.

Odfjell is a leading company in the global market for transportation and storage of bulk liquid chemicals, acids, edible oils and other special products. Originally set up in 1914, the Company pioneered the development of the chemical tanker trades in the middle/ late 1950s and the tank storage business in the late 1960s.

Odfjell owns and operates chemical tankers in global and regional trades as well as a network of tank terminals.

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Food CLUSTER

Oman Sugar Refinery Co LLC

White Gold

SOHAR Port will play host to Oman’s first sugar refinery project – an estimated US$250 million venture that will also underpin the establishment of a new Food Cluster at the industrial port.

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The vision of a multicommodity hub at SOHAR, anchored not only by petrochemical and industrial projects but agro-related ventures as well, is set to become a reality when construction begins later this year on a major sugar refinery complex.

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the project is unique from several standpoints: Firstly, it is the Sultanate’s first sugar mill, an initiative that will help reduce the country’s dependence on imports of this staple; Secondly, as the source of an important food commodity that falls within the ambit of the government’s food security strategy, the project help contribute to the establishment of strategic sugar

stockpiles; Thirdly, refined sugar and other byproducts from the mill will help catalyse the growth of value-added processing and packaging industries in the free zone adjoining the industrial port.

“This will be the first sugar refinery to be established in the Sultanate of Oman and will create employment for Omani citizens, diversify the economy of the country, create many downstream opportunities and above all, enhance food security in the country,” said the project’s director, Mr. Ashwin D. Rana, summing up the enormous socioeconomic benefits associated with the venture.

OSRC’s project will be set up on an 180,000 sq metre waterfront site being vacated by Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) as its moves to a larger site further up the quay wall. A lease agreement

to this effect was signed in April 2013 between SOHAR Port and Mr. Nasser Ali Saif al Hosni, Chairman and Managing Director of Oman Sugar Refinery Company LLC (OSRC). Mr. Al Hosni, the project’s main promoter, is a Tanzania-based Omani businessman with diverse interests in sugar manufacturing, sugar farms, as well as logistics.

State-of-the-art Oman’s maiden sugar refinery project will be truly world-class, says Mr. Rana. “It will be a modern, state of the art facility that will use the latest proven production technology to produce the highest quality refined sugar. Output is initially envisaged at 700,000 tons in the first phase, and ramped up to 1 million tons within three years thereafter.”

As with all the industrial and petrochemical investments that

have since started operations at SOHAR Port, ORSC’s venture also aims to take advantage of the excellent facilities provided by the strategically located maritime hub which include a deepwater port and adjacent container terminal, with an agro-bulk terminal planned for development as well.

Further, in line with its goal to develop a truly outstanding project, OSRC has roped in technology leader Tate and Lyle Process Technology of London, and project management specialists Bosch Projects of South Africa as partners in the venture. Both are formidable players in their respective areas of specialisation.

Tate & Lyle Process Technology (TLPT) is globally experienced in designing and operating cane sugar factory processes and thermal distribution systems. These

capabilities provide Tate & Lyle Process Technology’s business partners with high yield investment opportunities from increased production volumes, improved product quality, increased sugar recovery and energy efficiencies.

TLPT is a member of Florida-based ASR Group, which also owns Tate & Lyle Sugars, the renowned London based business well regarded globally as experts in international raw sugar procurement. Tate & Lyle Sugars is responsible for supplying raw sugar to nine port sugar refineries run by ASR in five countries, and will be also meeting OSRC’s raw sugar requirements.

Bosch Holdings, on the other hand, has a long and successful history in the sugar industry with a global client base stretching from Africa to the Americas and as far as the Pacific Rim. The

South Africa-based engineering and consultancy services group specialises in the delivery of world-class, innovative packaged solutions to the sugar refining industry, as well a host of other sectors, spanning energy, pulp and paper manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and ports and terminals.

Catalysing growth Significantly, OSRC’s investment will have hugely beneficial ramifications for the wider Omani economy, according to Mr. Rana. “The investment in Oman of private equity in cane sugar refining will simultaneously diversify the country’s industrial capability and contribute to reducing its economic dependence on oil. It will also provide direct employment and training opportunities to generations of Omani nationals and provide indirect

employment opportunities to other businesses, including the refinery’s supply chain and food processing businesses that use sugar in value-adding food processing.”

As a dynamic and efficient industry, sugar refinery can make a significant impact on the local and national economy, the industry executive explains.

For one, it will contribute significantly to the development of a vibrant value-added food processing sector, leading to the potential employment of hundreds more through both the supply chain and in sugardependant food industries.

A free zone taking shape adjoining the port is the ideal location for the development of such additional industries, says Mr. Rana. “The building of the refinery will therefore provide the nucleus for the development of a host of these other 91

industries in the free zone area, thus adding considerable value to the free zone.”

Secondly, molasses – a by-product of the sugar refining process – can be further utilised to feed the cattle industry in the country, as well as provide the feedstock for a future renewable energy such as ethanol. Furthermore, the project has the potential to contribute to the growth of the packaging industry in Oman to serve the new refinery as well as

other similar businesses in the Sultanate.

Additionally, the Project Director sees the refinery enhancing the shipping business at the port due to considerably increased freight volumes, mainly utilising imported containers that would otherwise return empty to countries of origin.

A major socioeconomic spinoff will be employment generation. “OSRC will provide direct employment and training

opportunities to numerous Omani nationals at the refinery.

Through our association with Tate & Lyle Process Technology and ASR Group, we are looking to recruit a number of young Omani graduates during the construction phase, and sending many to the ASR and Tate & Lyle Refineries for training,” Mr. Rana further stated.

Commercial operations are scheduled to commence in 2016.

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Saluting a visionary Leader!

AL SIRAJ LOGISTICS LLC (FZC)

Al Siraj Logistics LLC (FZC)

Ready-to-occupy units for warehousing and light manufacturing The new facility developed by Al Siraj Investment Holding LLC will attract more industries and trading houses to Sohar Freezone

First of its kind ready-to-occupy light industrial units and warehouses within Sohar Freezone, Sultanate of Oman

• Standard units of 750M² • Flexible design to provide units of 200M² to 5,250M² • Raised floors, 10 meter clean internal height, forklift ramps.

• With all incentives of Freezone

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(A subsidiary of Al Siraj Investment Holding LLC) Post Box: 72, Postal Code 130, Sultanate of Oman, Tel: +968 24 603 301/24 603 310, Fax: +968 24 600 208 Email: babu@alsirajinv.com; Web. www.asliraj-holding.com

Oman is witnessing impressive growth in its economic development with more focus on diversification as envisaged in the Vision 2020 charter for its long-term prosperity. The strategic location outside the Strait of Hormuz provides an excellent platform for Sohar to create a hub serving the GCC, Indian Sub-continent, Africa, Europe and Americas.

The city has excellent road connections to regional business centres and enjoys proximity to regional and global shipping lanes through a world-class deep sea port.

Surrounded by countries with ever growing GDPs and populations, SOHAR and the free zone in particular, offer a perfect platform and gateway for national, regional and international markets.

SOHAR has also started getting more attention as the port here has been earmarked as the hub for commercial shipping activities following the government’s decision to convert Muscat’s existing Port Sultan Qaboos into a tourism hub.

Freezone Sohar is one of the largest free zone developments in Oman and offers several incentives to investors, such as flexible Omanisation levels, long term tax exemptions, 100% foreign ownership and import/export duty exemptions.

The Freezone operates on a landlord model by offering all basic infrastructure and utilities, such as roads, power/water supply and telecommunications network. It is up to the tenants to come and develop their own custom-built facilities.

Al Siraj Logistics LLC (FZC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Siraj Investment Holdings LLC, is developing a first-of-its-kind ready-to-occupy warehousing and light industrial units project in the Freezone to meet the demand for such spaces, specifically from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that do not wish to lock away their long-term capital in buildings and structures.

Al Siraj commissioned a market research about similar facilities in free zones in other parts of the GCC and identified the need for such facilities in Sohar’s Freezone. The market research also showed a strong requirement for warehousing/ light industrial units to provide a ready-to-start platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and as starter units for larger operators looking to test the market before making larger scale commitments.

Al Siraj has completed the first phase of its development and it is now open to the market for leasing. The first phase of 10,500 M² leasable area was

built on a plot of 25,000 M².

The facility has been designed with flexibility so that unit sizes can be flexible to accommodate tenant requirements.

The standard unit is of 750 M² which comes with three rolling shutters, two loading/ unloading bays and one forklift ramp, dedicated shaded area of 60 M² for storage/car parking, reserved additional car parking within the compound, joint less steel reinforced load bearing industrial flooring raised to 1.30M, one pantry and one toilet with provisions to add second toilet, separate road for trucks and passenger cars, electricity and water supply, telecommunication lines, CCTV, security fencing and full time security guard.

Within the first phase, there are 14 standard units with flexible design to cater to requirements of unit sizes of 200M², 550M², 750M² and larger units of 5,250M² depending on customer demand.

Al Siraj has retained Chartered Surveyors and real estate consultants Cluttons as the marketing and leasing agent for the first phase. Since the launch of the marketing campaign, several international logistics operators who see SOHAR as a potential hub for their operations have expressed

strong interest in its facilities.

The trading and light manufacturing sectors are also attracted by its features, as well as the advantages offered by the Freezone. Several trading entities engaged in businesses like foodstuff, industrial tools, oilfield supplies, furniture manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, electrical tools and motors, building materials, and so on, have also shown strong interest in the units developed by Al Siraj. The ready-to-occupy facility of Al Siraj will also be attractive to Oman-based exporters as they can take advantage of the benefits of the various incentives offered by the Freezone. Discussions are at an advanced stage with five to eight international companies who are seriously looking at the Freezone for their business expansion.

Al Siraj intends to start development of the second phase by the second half of 2014. The design and scope of the second phase will be decided taking into account the strength of interest and market feedback received for the first phase. The second phase will include temperature controlled units as well. Al Siraj can also develop and deliver custom built facilities to meet specific requirements of the parties. The company has drawn up long 95

Al-Tamman Indsil Ferrochrome LLC

Value-add is the new paradigm The launch of Oman’s first ferrochrome smelter project bodes well for the growth of a ferroalloy cluster that promises to add value to the country’s prodigious mineral wealth.

term plans to replicate the model commensurate with the growth of the Freezone by offering high quality facilities to potential tenants. Future phases will be implemented depending upon demand.

By committing to this firstof-its-kind facility within the Freezone, Al Siraj has taken a calculated risk and believes that the efforts of the government in creating world class infrastructure and a conducive business environment will ensure the success of the free zone in the near future.

Founded by the business visionary, the late Mohamed Rashid Abdullah Al Fannah Al Araimi in 1979, Al Siraj Investment Holding LLC is today one of Oman’s leading business corporations made up of an array of subsidiaries and affiliated businesses spread across the globe. Al Siraj represents a robust history 96

exceeding three decades of creating, nurturing and establishing more than 45 successful business entities in the Sultanate of Oman and other GCC countries and believes in ethical business standards.

Al Siraj has a strong presence in diverse disciplines including construction, financial services, investments, oil drilling, higher education, manufacturing, travel & tourism, food & beverages, trading, car rentals, equipment rentals, transportation, real estate, and the service industry. The success of Al Siraj has been closely aligned with the economic and social development of the Sultanate over the past 35 years. Al Siraj always played a crucial leadership role in establishing entities capable of playing a very significant role in the socio-economic progress of the Sultanate, be it in infrastructure development

and construction, medical and engineering education, tourism, manufacturing, oil drilling, financial services and banking.

Al Siraj was created with a mission to invest in and nurture entrepreneurial aspirations through the establishment of successful businesses. Al Siraj aspires to prominence as the most efficient investment house in the Sultanate with sustainable growth and a quality portfolio of diversified assets. It has identified a number of business lines to expand and has drawn up ambitious plans to achieve its vision progressively.

Al Siraj is committed to keeping the vision of its founder alive through the pursuit of excellence and a determination to succeed. Its current activities are led by his enterprising young generation.

A new era in ferrochrome smelting has dawned in the Sultanate, potentially opening up a new industrial sector with enormous downstream and value-add potential.

Al Tamman Indsil Ferrochrome LLC fired up its modern smelter project in Freezone Sohar last year in the first such industrial venture of its kind in the Sultanate.

For the company, as well as the free zone authority, the project’s successful start-up was a historic moment, not least because it helped realise a longstanding aspiration of the Omani government to see the country’s abundant mineral resources, specifically chromite ore in this context, processed into higher value commodities.

“The ferrochrome project is a vivid example of value addition to Oman’s mineral resources. We do believe that this first step is a significant step for further investments in the area of minerals and metals,” commented Mr. Anindya Das, Financial Controller.

Al-Tamman Indsil Ferrochrome Company is a 50-50 partnership of Al Tamman Trading Establishment LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the prominent Omani business house Muscat Overseas Group, and the Indsil Group of India.

The joint venture’s state-

of-the-art plant is designed to produce 72,000 tons per year (tpy) of high carbon ferrochrome, which is a key ingredient in stainless steel production. Plant capacity is proposed to be doubled to 150,000 tpy in the second phase of the project’s development.

At the heart of the project is a pair of submerged arc furnaces with a capacity of 24 MVA each. The first furnace was commissioned in July 2013, followed closely by the commissioning of its twin in that year. For want of adequate supplies of locally mined Omani chromite ore, only one of the two furnaces is presently in operation. Output will be ramped up to the plant’s full capacity of 72,000 tpy when the current shortfall in feedstock is suitably addressed.

Importantly, the Al-Tamman Indsil JV plans to leverage Sohar’s location, given its proximity to a world-class industrial port and access to competitive energy resources, to position Oman as a leading supplier of ferrochrome for international markets. Oman accounts for around a tenth of the world’s total production of chromite, which is primarily used in the manufacture of ferrochrome for the stainless steel industry. Small volumes of chromite are also processed for use in non-metallurgical

applications, such as the refractory industry.

Chrome ore for the project is primarily sourced from the mines of Al Tamman Trading Establishment, which presently ranks among the largest producers and exporters of chromite ore in the Sultanate.

The company produces significant quantities of chrome ore from its concessions in the Sharqiya and Batinah regions of the country. However, as Oman’s chrome ore is primarily low and medium grade in nature, local ore is blended with small amounts of imported ore.

The Al-Tamman Indsil JV is the first of around half a dozen ferrochrome smelters that are in various stages of planning, design and development within a dedicated ferrochrome cluster at the free zone. When operational over the next several years, they will help position Oman as a leading supplier of ferrochrome for international markets. Proximity to a world-class port and access to competitive energy resources promise to facilitate this goal.

An abundance of raw material is also key factor in the cluster’s long-term success. Oman accounts for around a tenth of the world’s total production of chromite, which is primarily used in the manufacture of ferrochrome

for the stainless steel industry.

Small volumes of chromite are also processed for use in nonmetallurgical applications, such as the refractory industry.

Longer term, Al Tamman Indsil Ferrochrome Company envisions significant opportunity for investment further downstream of ferrochrome production. The JV sees potential for investment in stainless steel manufacturing facilities with an eye on markets in Europe and the West.

Both venture partners Al Tamman Trading and Indsil Group are committed to bringing their respective corporate strengths to bear on the performance and success of the project. Muscat Overseas Group is a well-diversified enterprise with interests in trading, contracting, oil and gas services, industry and manufacturing, real estate, agriculture, travel and tourism, among other areas.

The Indsil Group, based in southern India, has business interests in the manufacture of specialty alloys and the power generation sector as well. The Group operates across three locations in India that produce Low Carbon Silico Manganese.

The Group also operates a hydroelectric power plant and a thermal power plant as part of its captive power base.

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P.O. Box: 592, Al Hamriya, Postal CodeL 131, Sultanate of Oman, Tel.: +968 24703844, Fax: +968 24793071, E-mail:admin@atifoman.com

Strategic & Precious Metals Processing LLC (SPMP)

Heralding the renaissance of clean roasting London-based integrated antimony development company Tri-Star Resources announced last October that it had entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oman Investment Fund (OIF) and Castell Investments Ltd, which is part of Dubai Transport Company, to establish a joint venture company to construct and operate an antimony roasting facility in Freezone Sohar.

The joint venture company, to be called Strategic & Precious Metals Processing LLC (SPMP), plans to set up a 20,000 tonne per annum nameplate capacity antimony metal and tri-oxide manufacturing facility with a total estimated cost of US$60 million. SPMP is expected to enter into a land lease over a 22 hectare plot in the free zone.

Under the MoU, the Joint Venture Parties will own and control SPMP in the ratio 40%

by Tri-Star Resources, 40%

by OIF and 20% by Castell.

Greenstone Equity Partners, a Dubai based investment and advisory firm, has advised Tri-Star Resources on the establishment of the joint venture and is advising the Joint Venture Parties on the debt financing for SPMP. The first full year of operation is expected to be 2016.

The Roaster is the first phase of the Company’s proposed metal processing activities. The Joint Venture Parties anticipate the extension of their partnership

to a second phase processing facility, which envisages using Tri-Star Resources’ clean roasting technology to treat refractory gold sulfide concentrates. The Phase 2 project also expected to be located in Freezone Sohar.

Having completed a preliminary engineering design plant layout and general site assembly, the Company is negotiating an option to lease a further 76 hectare site adjoining the Roaster site.

Commenting on the signing of the MoU, Mr. Emin Eyi, Managing Director of Tri-Star Resources, said: “We welcome our partners to the project in Freezone Sohar.

Oman Investment Fund is a leading Sovereign Fund in the Gulf and Castell Investments Ltd is part of a diversified regional conglomerate based in Dubai. Both parties provide valuable skills and contributions to the Roaster project, which provides Tri-Star Resources with confidence on the deliverability of this and future projects in the GCC region.

“We are impressed with the progress made by Freezone Sohar in becoming a metals and minerals processing hub in the Middle East. Our proposed projects, both Phase 1 in antimony tri-oxide processing and Phase 2 in refractory gold processing, are well suited to the future

strategy of Freezone Sohar. Once fully operational they will be significant contributors to local employment and the economic development of the metals processing sector in Oman. The free zone offers exceptional logistics and infrastructure nodes, delivers low energy costs and brings experience in minerals handling together with valuable fiscal incentives.

“The Joint Venture Parties recognise the importance of developing a strategic and precious metal focused, EU environmentally compliant processing facility to provide flame retardant ingredients to the global plastics and chemicals industry. Antimony tri-oxide is a critical additive for many vital manufacturing processes in Europe, USA and Japan.

Hence, we believe that the plant in Freezone Sohar will be of strategic importance and a uniquely important project for Oman.

“Phase 2 is a natural

progression of the key processing technology developed by our team in roasting other high value sulfide concentrates. Many antimony deposits around the world contain significant gold and many gold deposits are refractory in nature due to the inclusion of sulfide minerals. We believe that our technology will provide an environmentally compliant means of reintroducing clean roasting as an alternative to other technologies deployed for refractory gold processing, such as; pressure oxidation, bacteria leaching or fine grinding.

Geological estimates suggest that between 30% and 50% of the remaining gold resources in the world are refractory in nature to some degree.

“We strongly believe that a ‘renaissance of clean roasting’ for gold and other strategic minerals is now timely both technically and economically.”

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Attracted by the value proposition offered by Freezone Sohar, a number of local, regional and international investors have already set up operations in one of the region’s most promising special economic zones. Several others have signed agreements for the lease of plots within Phase 1 of the development. Its proximity to the deep draft of SOHAR Port, as well as linkages with the region’s modern highways plus air and rail services in the near future, underpins the regional ‘gateway’ philosophy of SOHAR’s strategic appeal.

Here’s a sampling of some of the projects in various stages of development and operation at Freezone Sohar:

Al Ma Cabrol LLC When it launched operations early in 2013, Al Ma Cabrol LLC became the first manufacturing facility at Freezone Sohar to formally come on stream.

Part of India-based Shah Fabricators Pvt. Ltd., the company operates an engineering fabrication facility that specialises in the construction of factory building sheds, manufacture of steel cable drums, and the fabrication of a host of other such projectrelated structures. An expansive shed spread over an area of 100

4,000 sq metres, as well as an open storage yard of 6,000 sq metres, allows for the company to undertake multiple jobs.

SOHAR’s strategic location at the crosswords of sea lanes serving the eastern and western markets makes it ideal for investors looking to tap these huge consumer markets, said Mr. Amit Shah, Director, Al Ma Cabrol LLC, in a statement marking the despatch of its first consignment of steel cable reels for a well-known Omani cable manufacturer.

“As a foreign investor, we are glad we decided to go ahead and invest in Freezone Sohar.

Along this journey, everyone has met with our expectations: banks, regulatory authorities, contractors, and others. We also welcome the fact that all of the commitments made by the authorities here were fulfilled in time, thereby enabling us to achieve this milestone within a short span of time,” he stated.

Container Solutions LLC Reputed as one of the largest container trading, conversion specialists and container depot operators in the Middle East, Containers Solutions has further strengthened its position in the region with the establishment

of a state of the art depot at Freezone Sohar. Spread over 30,000 sq metres, the facility is equipped to store around 5,000 TEUs of containers and also boasts a repair capacity of 1,500 TEUs per month.

Phase 1 of the yard, covering an area of around 12,000 sq metres, has since been brought into operation. It features a covered warehouse of 400 sq metres, a workshop of around 800 sq metres and an open yard for the storage of 2,000 TEUs of containers. As the only facility of its kind in north Oman, this yard is ideally suited for the storage, repair and handling of empties for shipping lines and leasing companies.

Besides trading in all types and sizes of new and used containers, Container Solutions also specializes in container conversions into, for example, enclosures that are suitable for onshore and offshore use as tool rooms, mobile workshops, generator enclosures, water treatment enclosures, electrical panel enclosures, accommodation units, and so on. The company also had depots in the UAE and Qatar.

the art ferrochrome smelter of a capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) comprising two furnaces of 16500 kva each.

Established in 2005, Gulf Mining Materials Co (GMM) is a 100 per cent Omani company owned by prominent businessman Abdulla Ahmad Sulaiman al Hadi and his children. GMM has since evolved into the largest chrome ore mining and exporting company in Oman. The company predominantly mines, extracts and processes chrome, marble and laterite along with other materials. Besides mining chrome ore, GMM has set up the first-ever chrome beneficiation (up-gradation) plant in the Wilayat of Samayil with a monthly processing capacity of 15,000 metric tonnes (MT). The plant offers chrome ore concentrates of more than 38 per cent purity.

Gulf Mining will also be looking to double the capacity of its smelter to between 110,000 – 120,000 mtpa tentatively by the year 2015. Opportunities for value addition through the manufacture of ferroalloys will be explored as well.

Gulf Mining Minerals Co

Metkore Alloys Overseas LLC (FZC)

Gulf Mining Minerals Co (GMM) is investing in a state of

Metkore Alloys Overseas LLC, a joint venture of Takamul

Investment Company (51 per cent) of Oman and India’s Metkore Alloys and Industries Ltd (49 per cent), is developing a 108 MVA chrome smelter at Freezone Sohar. An agreement covering the lease of a 22-hectare plot was signed with SOHAR Port and Freezone in June 2012. The facility will have a capacity of around 165,000 tonnes per annum. Chrome ore for the project will be primarily mined locally and beneficiated before being blended with small amounts of high grade imported ore as feedstock.

Metkore, formerly known as Cronimet Alloys India, is a leading player in India’s ferroalloy industry. The group currently operates a pair of ferroalloy plants of capacities 15 MVA and 28 MVA in India. Takamul, which acquired a 51 per cent stake in the company last August, is the downstream investment subsidiary of Oman Oil Company SAOC, the government-owned energy and strategic investment vehicle.

Oman Fasteners A tenancy agreement signed last December has paved the way for the transfer of the operations of Oman Fasteners from its current location in the United Arab Emirates to Freezone Sohar.

The move home is a result of more favourable business conditions in the Sultanate, especially better tax incentives and lower electricity prices in SOHAR, which will allow the company to become more competitive regionally and globally.

Oman Fasteners will also benefit from an existing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, which will further contribute to the ongoing sustainability of the organisation.

This latest SOHAR-based project will support the local community through the creation of jobs, due to the company’s significant labour requirements, and will add additional impetus to Oman’s booming and increasingly diversified economy.

Harsco Minerals Harsco Minerals Arabia LLC, part the diversified global industrial company Harsco Corporation, signed a tenancy agreement governing the lease of a plot within SOHAR’s fast expanding free zone.

Representing the company at the signing was Mr. Mauro Curi of Harsco Minerals Arabia LLC. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of SOHAR Port and Freezone, H.E. Sultan bin Salim Al Habsi, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning, presided over the event, which took place recently (February 2014).

Headquartered in Pennsylvania, USA, Harsco’s worldwide operations serve industries fundamental to

global economic progress and infrastructure development.

Its three divisions – Harsco Metals & Minerals, Harsco Rail and Harsco Industrial – work alongside customers in steel mills, railroads, major industrial plants and natural gas fields.

The core of Harsco project in Sohar is to take by-products from steelmaking industries in Sohar Port and Freezone and the region and process them to produce valuable environmentally friendly raw materials for other industries.

Harsco does this globally in 37 countries and over 160 sites and has more than 80 years of experience as the industry leader. Their offering is an environmental solution to industrial by-products.

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International Maritime College Oman

Sparking a sea-change in maritime academics

With the most advanced simulative technology, highly-specialised courses and a team of international experts, IMCO is increasingly sought after as a leading higher education institution in the GCC and the world For nearly a decade now the International Maritime College Oman (IMCO) has been an example of a world class maritime academic services institution, setting a precedent and global standard for education, training and cuttingedge teaching technology in the maritime industry. Ever since its inception in 2005 as a joint venture between the Government of Oman (70 per cent) and the STC Group of the Netherlands (30 per cent), IMCO has set Oman on a course of restoring its regal maritime history through the development and creation of innovative learning programmes.

Its mission status thus far registers a strong leaning toward success going by the increasing enrollments for its diploma and degree courses.

IMCO’s student intake has seen a steady growth of 200 students each year. The college’s current enrollment stands at 1,400 outstripping expectations for the year 2012/2013. At present, the college can expand to 104

accommodate 2,000 students at full capacity. IMCO’s student profile cuts across borders to include candidates from Oman, Bangladesh, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, India, Nigeria and Cameroon – underscoring its international appeal as a college of stellar repute.

A beacon in maritime studies The International Maritime College Oman was born out of a vision to create a learning institution in the fields of maritime, logistics and process operations. Over its near tenyear run though, the college has also become a beacon in the choppy waters of an increasingly challenging and changing maritime industry. It epitomises the rewarding industry potential of Oman’s rich seafaring heritage and has earned reputation as a college offering unparalleled excellence in training and innovative teaching technology.

Since inception the International Maritime College

Oman has attached a few firsts to its name. Foremost of these is that IMCO is the only education and training institution in the GCC that offers both Diploma and Degree courses as well as short courses for Maritime, Shipping, Port, Transport and Petro-Chemical Process Industries for both men and women. It also offers courses in Nautical Studies, and Marine Engineering, as well as Process Operations Technology.

There are short courses in operations engineering, shipping and marine transportation management, as well as marine navigation.

IMCO’s unique academic methods are prefaced by creating a very hands-on learning environment deploying tools and techniques from a pool of international expertise.

Here it draws on the Rotterdambased STC’s legendary 30-year experience in training, exposing students to some of the world greatest experts in Maritime Studies and Port Shipping and Transport.

The combination of classroom study and practical orientation guarantee training that meets the highest educational standards worldwide. Further bolstering this impressive professional environment at IMCO is the new campus at Sohar. The expansive new premises comprises a series of integrated complexes that house modern classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories, workshops, simulator rooms, a library, gymnasium and other highly advanced student facilities.

IMCO prides itself on providing practical orientation for its students to make them job ready and employable right from the minute they set foot on campus. Its most innovative practical exercise is imparting training for the berthing of Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs) at Sohar Port’s deep water jetty.

IMCO conducts the exercise through a modern bridge simulator and a team of tug masters.

The college also boasts

innovative infrastructure that meets the requirements and standards of a modern maritime industry. A full mission bridge simulator, for instance, simulates harbour conditions of all the major ports around the world. In addition, there is a Full Mission Engine Room Simulator, comprising a fully equipped Technical Control Room where procedures can be trained either standalone or in cooperation with the Bridge Simulators. The college also boasts a unique transport chain simulator developed by partners, STC, to impart practical training to students of Ports Operations, Logistics and Transportation.

Superb location One of the main factors contributing to IMCO’s success as a leading maritime education institution is its location. Many will recall the college’s campus relocation in 2010 to its current premises adjoining the port of Sohar. This sprawling 8.5 hectare campus rimmed by the opalescent Sea of Oman speaks world class calibre at every level. From the rising columns of its beachfront façade to the college’s impressive arsenal of highly specialised courses, teaching tools and academic maritime technology and even right down to its plush, welcoming interiors – everything at IMCO is tailored to international standards.

More importantly, its new strategic location is a vantage point for practical training and student placement within the multi-billion dollar petrochemicals industry of the neighbouring Sohar Industrial Estate.

Its proximity assumes greater significance in the context of the practical experience required for students of the college’s Port, Shipping and Transport (PST) and Process Operations Technology

(POT) courses. Students are able to gain the benefit of industrial work experience as part of their academic tasks, which are monitored by IMCO and the companies involved in the training process. Significantly, IMCO has collaborated with a number of companies within the Sohar Industrial Estate to ensure its students receive the industry orientation they need to make them ready for the job market.

The college’s success as a premier institution is further buoyed by the Sultanate’s

strategic location that grants access to major ports in the region and around the world. So, with every batch of graduates released into the economy, IMCO is helping Oman navigate and discover the limitless potential of its noble naval history.

Partners for success One of the biggest advantages of IMCO as a world class maritime college is receiving the backing of its partner,

Rotterdam-based STC. With over 30 years’ experience in providing expertise for the shipping, port, transport and logistics chain as well as port-based oil, gas and chemical sectors, the STC group is a strategic combination of worldwide expertise. It specialises in education, training, research, consultancy and the implementation of service providers for the entire shipping, port, transport and logistics industries. As a shareholder at IMCO, STC serves as the college’s wellspring for 105

training specialists and training technologies.

IMCO’s endeavours also receive unwavering support from its government partner represented by Oman’s Ministry of Manpower, which functions as a supervisory authority. Also aiding IMCO is the Ministry of Transport and Communications, taking care of licence authorisations and Certificate of Competence (COC) tests.

In 2011 IMCO signed an MoU with Oman Shipping Company (OSC) to secure one hundred training slots of IMCO students on OSC vessels. This forms part of the college’s apprenticeship programme where its maritime students are assigned to work on board Omani ships, primarily those owned by OSC.

Full steam ahead In the next five years, IMCO is looking to develop more

training facilities and extend its campus to accommodate more than 3,000 students.

Right now, though, its focus is on consolidating its resources and enhancing the quality of its curricula. Also on the anvil is a strengthening of ties with local industry to facilitate more handson training for its students.

The next few years will also see massive investment in new facilities as the college expands to serve an evolving maritime industry.

These investments will go towards the setting up of a safety platform, ECDIS: training simulation an AFF training centre, a sports complex, ramped-up hostel capacities and a railroad simulator. For IMCO, these expansions will also mean

Middle East Shipping, Transport & Trading Company LLC

The one-stop logistics solutions provider

Middle East Shipping, Trading and Transport Company LLC provides complete logistics solutions while maintaining highest standards of safety, says the management of the company.

that it continues to raise Oman’s profile as a premier destination for maritime studies in the region and the world.

P.O Box 169, Muscat - 100. Sultanate of Oman. Tel: +968 24592723/ 844 / 797 / 566 / 088. Fax: +968 24592838. e-mail: mestgmst@omantel.net.om | www.suhailbahwangroup.com

Middle East Shipping, Trading & Transport Company (MESTT) is a leading logistics company offering one-stop logistics solutions to customers.

With transportation being its core sector, MESTT specializes in providing all-round logistics services to PDO and many other oil field companies complying with their stringent safety norms. MESTT has also won the reputation of being a specialist in on-shore project logistics, and a host of international EPC contractors constitute its satisfied list of customers.

As agents of Panalpina, MESTT offers unrivalled freight forwarding services. Panalpina is a global leader in freight forwarding. MESTT is also one of the leaders in customs clearance in Oman with its outlets at almost every entry point to Oman including Muscat International airport, Sohar Port and Port Sultan Qaboos. They are in the process of establishing one outlet in Duqm Port which is the budding port of Oman, expected to be the centre of activities for

cargo destined to the interior oil fields of Oman MESTT operates over 90 heavy vehicles of various sizes to move all types of cargo all over Oman and GCC countries. They vastly articulate their capability by sourcing any type of equipment from the market as per the needs of their clients. The Company meets all PDO stipulations and conditions and follows PDO safety standards everywhere. Safety is MESTT’s passion and is the single most important factor in its operation.

Being a leader in Oman in logistics business for over 25 years is a testimony to this.

True to its expertise in and professionalism in Project Logistics, MESTT has been providing on-shore logistics services to almost all major industries in Sohar. Some of the major clients include ORPIC, Sohar Aluminium, Sohar Fertilizer, Independent Water and Power Project, Qalhat LNG, Oman LNG, Jindal Shadeed, Dodsal Engineering, Galfar Group, Al Hassan Engineering etc.

Oilfield clients serviced by MESTT include Occidental, BP Exploration, BG Oman (since moved out of Oman), Oman Oil, Petronas, Hawasina, Weatherford and many more contractors of PDO. Our international EPC clientele includes reputed names like Bechtel, Alstom, JGC, Chiyoda-Foster Wheeler, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, GS Engineering & Construction, Doosan Heavy Industries etc.

MESTT provides training to all its drivers in the PDO-nominated training centres and they also undergo certain mandatory/ accepted safety courses. High

quality training is provided to other staff also as required.

Their work is monitored by HSE managers and corrective action is provided and lateral learning insisted then and there. The Company uses oracle software for billing and accounting purposes and has installed In Vehicle Monitoring System (IVMS) for tracking vehicles.

MESTT, as an Omani company, is proud of having large number of Omanis on its roll and is always striving to achieve the Omanisation targets set by the Government for the industry.

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National Marine Services

Delivering excellence underwater

The integrity of vital submerged installations at SOHAR Port is in the secure hands of a local Omani firm whose specialist diving and marine services are being increasingly sought-after by a growing number of organisations operating along the Sultanate’s coast.

That National Marine Services (NMS) is the commercial diving services provider of choice is evident from its prestigious client base, which includes, among others, the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, Ministry of Transport & Communications, Sohar Industrial Port Company, Oman-India Fertiliser Company, ACWA Power Barka, SMN Barka Power and Desalination Co, Al Ghubrah Power and Desalination Co, Majis Industrial Services (SAOC), Veolia Water Solutions, Port Services Corporation (SAOG), National Ferries Company (SAOG), L&T Modular Fabrication Yard, Oman Dry-dock Company, Oman Shipping Company and various national and international shipping agents. It’s a testament to the superior capabilities and qualitydriven ethos of a company that now finds itself at the forefront of Oman’s marine and underwater services industry.

Set up in 2005, NMS is a wholly Omani owned and operated company founded by Mr. Khalifa Al Kiyumi, a former specialised diving officer of the Royal Navy of Oman. With its operational base at SOHAR Port, the company has since seen its 108

footprint expand along much of the Sultanate’s coastline in line with the rapid growth of the domestic port and maritime industry.

NMS specialises in the provision of underwater inspections and surveys, welding and cutting, maintenance and cleaning, marine construction support services, scientific diving, and hull cleaning and propeller shining, among a host of related underwater marine engineering services.

Specialist capabilities The company’s diverse, specialist capabilities are showcased at SOHAR Port where it plays a key role in ensuring the integrity and continued performance of a range of submerged installations that are vital to the smooth operation of the port’s many industries and utilities.

“We have been operating at SOHAR Port since 2009, delivering a full spectrum of marine services as part of the maintenance of various installations that are below the water surface. They include facilities that are part of Vale’s

deepwater bulk jetty, the seawater intake and outfall systems, quay walls and breakwaters, environmental buoys and markers, and so on,” said Mr. Al Kiyumi.

In 2012, the port authority renewed its contract with NMS in what was essentially a robust vote of confidence in its exceptional standards. Under the arrangement with SOHAR Port, NMS not only caters to all of the underwater marine service requirements of the port and its waterfront tenants, but also to shipping traffic. Local port and international maritime regulations require that all vessels are regularly surveyed, inspected, classified and maintained below the waterline. Those services are being provided by NMS and now account for a significant chunk of the company’s business, given the rising numbers of vessels visiting SOHAR Port as well as other commercial ports in Oman.

Hull cleaning is one of the company’s fortes, thanks to the superior equipment and experienced staff at its disposal.

“We are the only company in Oman to possess a complete set of hydraulic tools necessary to clean ships underwater,

DELIVERING EXCELLENCE UNDERWATER! National Marine Services, a wholly Omani owned and operated company, founded by Mr. Khalifa Al Kiyumi, delivers a full spectrum of marine services including, but not limited to : • Commercial Diving Services using Surface Supply Diving Equipment • Under Water Inspections & Surveys • Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) • Underwater Welding & Cutting • Underwater Maintenance & Cleaning • Support of Marine Construction Projects • Scientific Diving • Decompression Chamber – Hyperbaric Treatments • Hull Cleaning & Propeller Shining of Ships & Marine Installations.

• Submersible Hydrainer Pump Having superior equipment along with experienced staff at its disposal, NMS is also the only company in Oman to possess a complete set of hydraulic tools necessary to clean ships underwater, regardless of size.

The company also boasts a remote operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with colour camera capabilities that can be used to film underwater facilities at depths of up to 500 feet.

P.O.Box.1356 Postal Code. 130, Azaiba Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. E - mail : info@nmsoman.com www.nmsoman.com

GAC Oman

Capitalising on opportunities for growth

What differentiates NMS from other players is its steadfast commitment to delivering services to international standards. The high calibre of the company’s complement of commercial and engineer divers, coupled with the deployment of the most advanced underwater hardware, ensure the delivery of consistently superior services accredited, of late, by international certification agencies.

regardless of size. At the moment, we are certified to handle ships falling in three different classes, but our goal is to build our capabilities to eventually cater to vessels of all classes,” said Mr. Al Kiyumi.

Underpinning NMS’ capabilities is its sizable inventory of advanced equipment and tools. Modern underwater video monitoring systems allow for clients to see for themselves the condition of their submerged assets in real time. The company also boasts a remote operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with colour camera capabilities that can be used to film underwater facilities at depths of up to 500 feet. Other equipment that form part of NMS’s formidable gear include the latest underwater welding and cutting tools, maintenance and cleaning hardware, submersible hydrainer pump, and a sophisticated decompression chamber.

Growing client base Significantly, a growing number of organisations with coastal installations have been contracting NMS for its specialist services. Clients include Majis Industrial Services, which operates a major seawater cooling system at SOHAR Port, 110

Al Ghubrah Power & Water Desalination Company, and Azaliya Water Services. More recently, Salalah Methanol Company, which operates a major petrochemicals plant at Salalah Free Zone, awarded a contract to NMS for the provision of marine-related services.

What differentiates NMS from other players is its steadfast commitment to delivering services to international standards. The high calibre of the company’s complement of commercial and engineer divers, coupled with the deployment of the most advanced underwater hardware, ensure the delivery of consistently superior services accredited, of late, by international certification agencies.

In 2013, the company was conferred with the coveted International Register of Shipping (ISB) certification for In-Water Surveys in Oman and the Arabian Gulf, as well as the Class NK certification from Japan. “We have now initiated the process for acquiring ABS, DNV and Lloyd’s certifications, as well as membership of the prestigious International Maritime Contractors Association (IMCA). Securing membership is not only an endorsement of our offshore diving capabilities,

but will also reflect well on our clients, notably SOHAR Port, for choosing a well-qualified local company and thereby staying true to its sustainability goals,” Mr. Al Kiyumi said.

In fact, sustainability is integral to NMS’ growth objectives and long-term success, as is evident from its priority focus on Omanisation and training. “We are fully supportive of the government’s Omanisation policies. In line with this commitment, NMS has trained Omanis in the Sohar area as divers who now form an integral part of our diving operations team. They are an asset to our company. NMS is proud of this achievement and will continue to support the training of Omanis in line with our growth objectives. In fact, we are working hard to introduce young Omanis to this challenging, but promising, industry. We are also working with the relevant government agencies to support the regulation of this industry from the safety and strategic standpoints in order to attract more Omanis to this field. On my part, NMS is committed to supporting the training and development of our nationals in this industry,” he stated.

GAC Oman is gearing up to strengthen its presence in Sohar, following the government’s decision to convert Port Sultan Qaboos into a tourism port and for the transfer of most commercial cargo to SOHAR Port. Mr. Daniel Nordberg, General Manager, GAC Oman, sees good opportunities for the company to grow its business in Sohar, and mobilisation of staff and resources is already underway. “Sohar is one of eight business units that together make up GAC’s overall business in Oman. We already have a team of 12 people in Sohar, who are in close touch with our head office in Muscat office. Our plan is to move a number of people there to support our operations in Sohar once Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat is closed to most commercial traffic,” he says.

The company currently handles a successful network of operations for some of the biggest industries at the Sohar. Its impeccable track record of being able to provide a comprehensive suite of shipping and cargo handling services has won it an impressive list of clients. Says <r/ Nordberg, “GAC provides all kinds of services to our clients in Sohar. As a shipping agency, we handle different types of vessels at the terminals of C Steinweg Oman, Vale, SIUCI, Jindal Shadeed and Oiltanking

Odfjell. We also handle the logistics for certain prestigious clients. For example, we were the freight forwarders for Vale Oman and Orpic for the past two and half years and recently received a two year extension. We also provided some services to some of the contractors and service providers contracted by Sohar based industries like L&T, Jindal Shadeed and several others. We are agents for vessels of Shell.”

The company, he adds, also played an important role in the early stages of Sohar Port’s development and transition into a major hub. One example of this is when Vale Oman was under construction. “We handled the shipping of its entire project cargo. GAC also handled the first set of gantry cranes of OICT when their terminal was developed,” Nordberg points out.

The company’s expansion and growth at Sohar underscores its positioning as a global leader in services relating to shipping, freight, logistics, cargo handling and more. Having started off in 1971 as a shipping agent for vessels at Port Sultan Qaboos, GAC Oman is today a leading shipping and forwarding agent with solid representation in all parts of the Sultanate and over the world. A wide network of offices in all of Oman’s major cities, including Muscat, Sohar, Salalah and Sur, guarantee clients

a complete range of services.

“As a service provider, we build long-term relationships with our customers,” says Nordberg.

He cites the example of the company’s relationship with one of its major clients that goes back half a century.

“GAC is also about competent people who know the business. Our assets are not represented by our balance sheet, but our staff. Our people are committed, willing to go the extra mile. As our new tagline says, ‘We Are Delivering Your Strategy’, we are committed to delivering the strategy of our customers. Our commitment is to smooth the way for our clients, get things done; solve their problems,” he emphasises.

The company’s vast and varied portfolio continues to expand, he adds. “As vessel agents, we handle all of the documentation for specialised vessels involved in seismic surveys and other offshore activities. For example, we are agents for the submarine cable laying vessel that will shortly start laying a cable for Omantel’s cable laying project. Our portfolio of services is diverse.”

Today, after garnering nearly 40 years of local experience, GAC Oman casts its net wider with its Sohar operations.

Nordberg is optimistic of the region’s upcoming business opportunities in view of the

Sohar port’s potential to attract more ships and spur transshipment opportunities.

“There are good opportunities for Sohar to grow its business, attract more ships, and possibly even develop transshipment opportunities at the port. The development of the free zone with its warehousing capacity will also contribute to business growth. For our part, we are exploring the possibility of investing in modest-sized warehousing capacity in Sohar. GAC does not have that capability in Sohar at the moment,” he points out.

According to him, a definitive outcome of the imminent relocation of operations from Port Sultan Qaboos Muscat to Sohar is that the latter is equipped to handle mainline ships. “At the moment, only feeder ships come to Sohar. But with the prospect of enhanced cargo volumes at Sohar, mainline ships can be attracted to the port,” he says.

GAC Oman, he adds, is also looking to expand its engagements with Orpic (Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company) as the nation’s flagship refiner embarks on a massive programme of investment at the industrial port.

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As the sole provider of towage services at the Port of Sohar, Svitzer Sohar continues to play an indispensable part in the ongoing success of the nation’s biggest maritime gateway. It’s a role that the world’s leading marine services provider is now eager to replicate elsewhere along the Sultanate’s coast, in support of the nation’s maritime and economic development, says Mr. Willem De Vries, Country Manager – Svitzer Sohar.

Svitzer’s association with the Port of Sohar dates back to February 2005, when under an exclusive Marine Services Contract, the company began providing berthing, unberthing and pilotage of all ships calling

the industrial port. In fact, Svitzer’s powerful azimuth stern drive (ASD) tugs were on hand when the first commercial ships began calling the port at the outset of operations in 2004.

Shipping traffic has ballooned since 2004, when the company handled a mere 44 vessels. In 2012, the company’s fleet of modern tugs provided safe, efficient and unrivalled pilotage services to an estimated 2,000 vessels that called Sohar.

“Our tugs operate virtually round the clock at Sohar Port, providing marine services with the seamanship and professionalism expected of the world’s undisputed leader in this field. Traffic into the port has

been steadily rising in the wake of the government’s decision to convert Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat into a tourism and heritage port. For our part, Svitzer is gearing up to meet the strong uptrend projected in traffic growth at Oman’s busiest port,” Mr. de Vries commented.

A fifth tug is expected to be added soon to Svitzer’s fleet of four tugs currently in operation at Sohar Port. In addition, more crews are being added to cater for the upturn in maritime traffic at the industrial hub – a move that will contribute to the training and development of young Omanis for jobs in the country’s burgeoning marine services industry.

Omanisation and local engagement are key objectives of Svitzer’s long-term vision for growth in Oman, according to the Country Manager. “We are committed to opening up new possibilities for Omanis in our current and future operations.

And as part of our goal to create a sustainable pool of trained and qualified Omani crew for our operations, we have recently recruited 16 fresh graduates from the International Maritime College Oman (IMCO). Svitzer Sohar is investing in their training and development to eventually serve as Tug Masters and Chief Engineers. Our existing crews, who have acquired the experience and professional skills, but lack formal academic qualifications, will be extended the same opportunities as well,” added Mr. de Vries.

Crucial for Svitzer is that all crew are in the possession of internationally recognised

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Crowne Plaza Sohar

Oasis of luxury

Despite a proliferation of hotels in this bustling industrial hub, Crowne Plaza Sohar remains the numero uno hospitality destination – a testament to the robust appeal of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and its distinctive service standards.

certificates, allowing them to operate vessels under all circumstances. Svitzer is also investing in the continuous upgrade and maintenance of the knowledge levels of both crew and on-site management staff through the in-house Training Department of Svitzer Oman.

The Country Manager credits Svitzer Sohar’s successful run in the Sultanate to the formidable resources and unrivalled expertise of its parent group, Svitzer.

“Svitzer’s Oman operations are backed by a global enterprise that operates in excess of 500 tugs in more than 40 countries worldwide, coupled with skills in seamanship and marine support services amassed over 175 years.

Our unmatched expertise in this field is also underpinned by our association with the global shipping giant, AP Moller Maersk, In fact, it is this superior prowess in pilotage and towage services that was strongly in evidence when Svitzer’s tugs helped safely and flawlessly berth 114

the iron-ore laden behemoths of Vale Oman when they began calling Sohar Port for the first time in 2011.

“It was ‘all hands on deck’ when the first 400,000-ton ore carrier of Vale visited Sohar during its landmark sailing to Oman in early 2011,” recalls Mr. de Vries. “Our crews were suitably trained for all of the scenarios involving the handling of this giant vessel. In the end, the massive ore carrier was safely berthed in a precise operation that won us the appreciation of the ship’s master and the port management.”

Significantly, Svitzer’s operations in the Sultanate of Oman predates Sohar Port’s launch as an industrial hub.

In 1998, the group’s local subsidiary, Oman Terminal & Towage Company (OTTC) was signed up by the government to provide pilotage and towage services at Oman LNG’s shipping terminal at Qalhat in Sur. A fleet of four tugs currently provides

a complete range of marine services to vessels calling at the gas liquefaction terminal.

Now, into the 15th year of successful operations in the Sultanate, Svitzer sees abundant opportunities to grow its business in trend with the development of Oman’s maritime industry.

“We have identified a number of opportunities to develop and expand our business in Oman over the coming years. Our goal is to maintain our leadership position as the premier provider of marine services in the Sultanate. Towards this end, we are training and developing young Omanis for the pilotage and towage business in Oman, and thereby investing in the nation’s maritime future. Our vision is to achieve a 100 per cent increase in our business over the next two years in order to sustain Oman’s growth ambitions in the shipping and maritime sector,” the Country Manager added.

Like its mainstay industrial sector, Sohar has been a magnet for investment in hospitality projects as well, judging by the profusion of hotels and motels mushrooming all around this port city. But it has done little to dislodge the Crowne Plaza Sohar from its preeminent position as the industrial hub’s – and indeed the wider Batinah coastal region’s – first and only luxury 5-star property.

Part of the renowned Intercontinental hotel chain, Crowne Plaza Sohar remains in a class of its own, epitomized by elegance, superb facilities, and courteous service. This splendid establishment is a fine choice for business visitors and travelers who crave subtle luxury, immaculate service, and excellent choices of cuisine, combined with the opportunity to simply kick back and chill out on weekends.

Not surprisingly, the property remains an enduring favourite with all manner of discriminating guests, ranging from corporate bigwigs and high-level government officials to travelling executives, tourists and even honeymooning couples.

Inevitably, as the only upscale property in the Batinah North and South governorates, Crowne Plaza Sohar often plays host to visiting heads of state, reigning

monarchs, assorted royalty, and other distinguished personalities during their official or private engagements in this teeming city. So it’s not uncommon for guests to run into celebrities from the world of business or entertainment during their stay at the hotel.

Now into its sixth year, Crowne Plaza Sohar continues to hold true to its reputation as the embodiment of hospitality and luxury in this burgeoning industrial city. Set on an area of 20,000 sq metres, this handsome property celebrated its grand launch in March 2009 after a yearlong soft opening that saw 5-star luxury making a maiden presence in Oman’s populous Batinah belt.

Distinctive brand Crowne Plaza Sohar is owned by Samco Hotels and Resorts, a division of Samco Trading and Contracting LLC, Muscat and managed by InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s largest and most prestigious hotel groups.

A landmark in its own right, this delightful property is located on the all-important SoharBuraimi motorway, a short drive from Falaj Al Qabail roundabout in the heart of Sohar Wilayat.

The imposing façade, striking

blend of modern and traditional architectural themes, and manicured gardens, exude a mix of sophistication and tranquility.

Inside, the lobby area is upscale and expansive, centring abound a marble-lined atrium that soars four-stories to reveal a splendid dome.

All 126 rooms, which include six luxury Executive Suites, are spacious and superbly furnished with subtle good taste. Amenities are modern and geared to both the business and leisure guest.

Offered as standard are facilities such as complimentary coffee and tea-making stations, stocked mini-fridge, flat-panel television, wired and wireless Internet capability, spacious writing desk, iron and ironing board, individual air-conditioning controls, in-room safe, and 24-hour in-room dining, among a host of other features.

Given these high standards and superior features, Crowne Plaza Sohar remains the automatic choice for discriminating guests while on official, business or leisure visits to the region. Occupancy levels have risen over the years in line with the influx of investments into the city – a trend that’s expected to climb in the coming years as several mega industrial and infrastructure schemes get off the ground.

“2013 has been a

very successful year with occupancy levels surpassing all expectations,” said the property’s amiable and energetic Director of Sales, Mr. Youssef Alonzo, attributing this performance to a busy first half. “We hosted several large groups of mainly technical personnel who were associated with projects that were either under execution or commissioning in the Sohar area.

Many of them were long-staying guests.

We also envision a similar spurt in volume during the second half this year when developmental work commences or progresses on a host of infrastructure projects, notably the Sohar-Buraimi segment of the national railway, the Batinah Expressway project, and Sohar Airport.”

While corporate and business guests constitute a significant chunk of its clientele, the property has also begun to attract growing numbers of leisure customers too, the Director points out. “While we are essentially a favourite of business travelers, the hotel is geared towards all segments of the hospitality market, including leisure guests. We’re seeing growing numbers arriving from Muscat or the wider Batinah area, and increasingly from the UAE and other Gulf countries. Roughly 60 per

cent of our clientele is made up of international visitors and expatriates, while the rest comprises a mix of Omanis and GCC nationals. So our clientele is pretty diverse.”

Part of Crowne Plaza Sohar’s appeal stems from its advantageous location within easy distance of all of Sohar’s principal industrial, commercial and infrastructure landmarks, notably SOHAR Port and Freezone, Sohar Industrial Estate, and Sohar City. Equally importantly, the new Sohar Airport is under construction virtually on the property’s doorstep, making it possible for customers to check into the region’s premier hotel within minutes of their arrival in the city.

Choice hospitality destination But it’s not luxury settings alone that draw guests time and again to Sohar’s favourite address, says Alonzo. “There are other indulgences as well, not least the property’s delightful array of dining and beverage options. The big attraction is ‘The Restaurant’ which, despite its rather innocuous name, is hugely popular with both in-house guests and walk-in customers.

Specialising in international and continental cuisine, the diner also features an outdoor terraced area that overlooks the hotel’s swimming pool.”

For gourmands, there is ‘The Mediterranean’, the city’s only fine dining restaurant known for its stylish décor and delectable menu. Also well-patronised is the Sports Bar, one of two popular hangouts for hotel guests or visitors looking to chill after a long day’s work or over weekends.

Furthermore, in keeping with its billing as Sohar’s top destination for recreation and leisure, the hotel boasts an extensive array of facilities, including a temperature controlled swimming pool, kids’

pool, world class gym, massage rooms, and steam and sauna rooms. For the energetic at heart, there are two floodlit tennis courts and a sandy pit volleyball court.

Of late, the hotel has also emerged as the venue of choice for organizers of workshops, conferences, board meetings and so on. “Crowne Plaza Sohar is fully geared to cater for all manner of corporate events, including product launches and business get-togethers. The 430 sq metre Sohar Ballroom, which features state-of-the-art audio visual equipment, can seat up to 300 guests, while the Liwa and Shinas Boardrooms are designed for small, intimate groups. For larger gatherings, there is the 800 sq metre outdoor lawn set around the swimming pool area, which is also ideal for social gatherings, such as weddings, anniversaries, and assorted private receptions.”

In striving for a high degree of performance, Crowne Plaza Sohar relies on customer feedback to ensure that its steadfast guests enjoy a distinctive Intercontinental hospitality experience while staying at the property or using its services. This feedback is generated through the brand’s innovative ‘Heartbeat’ initiative that encourages customers to review their personal experiences as guests.

“We continue to capitalize on our ‘Heartbeats’ results to understand the needs and tastes of our clientele and to provide them with a richer experience, be it through improvements in room standards, our F&B menu, choice of entertainment, or personalized services. I’m delighted to reveal that we have always remained number one in the eyes of our guests, judging by their heartening and positive reviews,”

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Customised solutions from a global operator

Through its network of over 200 owned offices in over 52 countries, Inchcape Shipping Services provides its customers with an unparalleled global resource delivered locally and tailored to each customer’s individual needs. nchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is committed to delivering a range of quality-assured marine and cargo services to its clients across the industry.

These services are tailored to the individual needs of the client – whether a fully integrated global package, the handling of a local port call or the ad-hoc delivery of a single spare part.

Over the past year, ISS has seen business volumes and market share grow at Sohar on the back of a dramatic increase

in activity at the industrial port.

“The growth of SOHAR Port since its inception has been testimony to the commitment of the Omani Government, the Port Management team and the local Omani population,” says Robert Walker, General Manager of Inchcape Shipping Services Oman.

“Initial growth was built on domestic supply and demand, linked largely to the refinery, Sohar Aluminium and spin-off

industries, but we are now seeing increasingly independent gateway activity with projects such as Oiltanking and Vale offering a re-export market and using Sohar as a regional distribution and storage hub.”

“We were instrumental in providing agency services to Saipem/Afcons when they built the Vale Jetty, and we have remained a strong presence in the port ever since, with the subsequent operation of the ORPIC coastal distribution

requirement. We moved into our new offices close to the Port Entrance in 2009 and now host a team of 10 fully qualified Omani Port Operations employees who offer roundthe-clock ship agency services.

Inchcape are particularly excited about the opportunities that the Freezone in Sohar will bring to our commercial capability, as well as the imminent relocation of cargo operations from Port Sultan Qaboos that will further drive activity in the Port.”

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Doing the heavy-lifting for Sohar’s industries

Inchcape provides business critical solutions to ship-owners, charterers and ship managers, with the full integration of our ShipNet product based on a comprehensive ERP software platform that ties together all departments within a maritime enterprise to shore. Our software solutions cover all the business processes of financial and commercial management, technical fleet management and procurement, at 260 customer sites globally.

“For sure, the next opportunities for Inchcape in Port Agency will be based on speedy, real-time communications, both in updating Maritime Principals and in harnessing the mobile devices now currently available in the marketplace, as well as providing data on ship calls which enable a ‘mineable’ bank of information to be provided to owners, charterers and ship managers on a voyage and/or port call basis.”

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clients require freight forwarding, customs clearance, local transportation or full purchase order management ISS can tailormake a solution for the customer utilizing a number of global partners as well as its own global network.

“We offer a targeted value-for-money proposition to a select group of companies in the market”, Robert added. “We understand our clients’ logistics requirements and have plans to expand across the Sultanate as the country continues to grow its industrial base from its Oil and Gas foundations.”

But key to ISS’s growing success at Sohar is the professionalism of its staff. “To reach the highest standards, we depend on our people and their welfare, training and expertise. We foster strong ethical values and a team spirit that rewards commitment and initiative. By committing to excellence, accountability and transparency, ISS can serve its customers efficiently and competitively. We have an Omani employee base that come from as far as Shinas and

Liwa to as close as Saham and Sohar itself. Their dedication and integrity is testimony to the quality of people we find in the Sohar area, and our Sohar office is fully 100% Omani.”

Inchcape Shipping Services is active in all Oman’s ports and terminals, regularly handling calls at Muscat (PSQ and MAF), Qalhat (Sur) LNG Terminal, OMIFCO (Sur), Salalah, Khasab and Duqm as well as SOHAR Port. “We think that the strategic development of Oman’s transport Infrastructure will cement the Sultanate’s future as a key Indian Ocean Hub, with various maritime solutions along the Omani coast, from Sohar’s Industrial Base to Muscat’s picturesque Cruise Harbour through to the ship repair facilities at Duqm. Inchcape has products and services geared to every requirement and we think that the future for Sohar, and the Sultanate, is very bright indeed”, added Robert.

Our marine department provides specialised husbandry services at all of Oman’s ports and anchorages for all vessel types: crude/product tankers;

LPG/LNG carriers, wet and dry bulk; containerized and general cargoes; offshore support vessels; naval ships and cruise vessels and yachts. We also operate our own launch out of Port Sultan Qaboos to support operations at Mina Al Fahal and Muscat anchorage.

ISS Oman is part of a truly global operation. Through its network of over 200 owned offices in over 52 countries, Inchcape Shipping Services provides its customers with an unparalleled global resource delivered locally and tailored to each customer’s individual needs. Its diversified customer base includes clients across the oil, cruise, container, and bulk commodity sectors as well as serving naval, government and inter-governmental clients.

You can find us at www. iss-shipping.com – come and visit our world of local expertise and find out how we can assist you with your operations in Sohar.

In the meantime we wish the management team at Sohar Port and Freezone every good wish from all of us at Inchcape – your success drives ours.

Mobilift and Partners LLC began operations in 2005 with just three staff and four pieces of equipment. Today, those numbers stand at 105 employees and an equipment tally of 180.

These statistics, apart from pointing to the rise of rapid infrastructural and economic development in Oman also testify to the company’s pioneering role in the area of heavy equipment rentals in Oman. Having emerged as a leader in the field, Mobilift and Partners LLC enjoys the privilege of being the sole provider of logistics machine rentals across the entire length and breadth of industry.

“We are the only equipment rental company who has cranes, forklifts and manlifts on rental basis in Oman.

Further we have our own technical department which provides 24-hour service to the equipment all over Oman,” says Herman Kiers, General Manager. In Sohar, the company commands a widely recognised and highly-valued obligation to the myriad industries that the region’s developmental boom has resulted in. Suffice to say that Mobilift’s emergence as a front runner in equipment rentals is intrinsically intertwined with Sohar’s rising economic

credentials in the region.

Says Kiers, “We have been in operation since the setting up of the Sohar Industrial Estate (SIE) and SOHAR Port. We rented out equipment first to the construction companies during the construction of SIE and SOHAR Port. After completion of the construction phase we rent out equipment for the companies’ operation and maintenance thereof.”

Mobilift started operation at the C. Steinweg Oman Terminal in 2005 and in 2006 it was established as a cranes, forklifts and man-lifts rental company. In addition, it serves clients such as Vale, ORPIC, Sohar Aluminium, Jindal Shadeed, Sohar Steel, Oman Methanol, SIUCI and others.

Ever since its inception in 2005, Mobilift and Partners LLC has been the single referral point for short and long-term equipment rentals, lease and purchase. Strategically headquartered in Sohar, the company operates from the SIE and SOHAR Port, establishing itself as a one-stop shop for a range of heavy machinery requirement in Oman.

Underpinned by a robust demand for the flourishing industries at Sohar, Mobilift has

grown to become the go-to solution for horizontal and vertical transport in Oman.

The company’s concentration of its capacities not only allows it to compete flexibly across different fields, but central coordination also makes its operations more manageable for its clients.

Kiers sees immense potential in Sohar. “Sohar’s Industry is growing. Since companies’ investments are mainly used for their core business, Mobilift provides equipment to facilitate their operation. Thus, we provide supporting (logistic) equipment so companies don’t face the need to invest in supporting equipment and can concentrate on their core activities instead.”

With heavy industries and infrastructure dominating development in Sohar, Kiers envisages business potential at every stage of a company’s operation. “Each new company needs equipment on a rental base - first during construction of the company itself, following that for their operation, the maintenance, repair or expansion of the company,” he says.

Amidst its growing preference as a reliable logistics rental provider, safety remains one of Mobilift’s strongest

suits. The company abides by a strict and uncompromising

health, safety and environment (HSE) code across off levels of its operations. Governed by a strong moral discipline that its employees represent the best of human ‘capital’, and therefore its most efficient ‘tool’ the company take nothing for granted when it comes to the health and safety of its staff.

With a set of recurring objectives that stipulate prevention of accidents with zero lost time and zero injury to staff, Mobilift has implemented a slew of initiatives. These include hiring competent personnel; conducting rigorous training; regular and stringent workplace inspections; identification and reduction of environmental risks; company healthcare to mention a few.

Going forward Kiers pegs the company to continue its forward momentum against Oman’s ongoing industrial boom.

Outlining Mobilift’s plan for the year, he says, “We consolidate as much as we can in 2014. Our growth will depend on the arrival of new companies and the needs of the existing companies.”

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Nature Group / Al Ahlia Environmental Services JV

From greenfield to green port With the implementation of modern maritime waste collection, processing and disposal facilities, SOHAR Port will be in full compliance with the MARPOL convention.

Cranes 25 T to 500 T Forklift/ Tele handlers Manlifts/Scissorlifts Spiderlifts/Truck Mounted Established in 2005, Mobilift & Partners LLC has been the company to refer to for the right kind of Cranes, Forklifts or Aerial Platforms, for short-term or long term hire, full operational lease or purchase.

Vision

"Finding solutions at the right level Becoming the best one - stop shop for horizontal and vertical transport in Oman"

Mission

Mobilift & Partners LLC operates from Sohar Industrial estate, Port of Sohar & Muscat. Mobilift has become a one-stop shop offering perfect solutions for your needs anywhere in the Sultanate of Oman. Mobilift has been well known in the market of horizontal and vertical transport in Oman.

Be it Cranes, forklifts or Aerial Platforms, for short term or long term hire, full operational lease or purchase, Mobilift is the one to talk to.

We operate independently across the Sultanate of Oman and serve every specific Market.

With dedicated, experienced and well trained staff, Mobilift provides the perfect solution for the clients' situation, and a durable level of high service

The concentration of capacity within Mobilift not only allows us to compete flexibly across many different fields the central coordination also makes things more mamageable for our clients.

A single point of contact for all your internal transport matters certainly improves your efficiency and we are only too happy to help.

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The breathtaking growth of SOHAR Port, coupled with the buildup of a large petrochemicals cluster, has contributed to the need for a ship waste reception facility that not only complies with national and international regulations but also excels in the delivery of services to the maritime industry.

Nature Group, the market leader in handling MARPOL and offshore waste, has been awarded an exclusive license to build and operate the service at SOHAR Port. Together with the local waste management company, Al Ahlia Environmental Services LLC, Nature has formed a 50/50 joint venture that will build and operate a waste processing plant, and service the vessels in the port by collecting their waste.

With the implementation of this project, centring on the establishment of one of the most modern maritime waste collection, processing and disposal facilities in the world, SOHAR Port will be in full compliance with the MARPOL convention. The waste will be collected with a dedicated tanker vessel, servicing visiting ships so they can discharge their waste according to the rules of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The joint venture aims to have a collection service in place by the middle of 2014, while the facility will be up and running by the end of the first quarter of 2015 latest.

The agreement, coupled with the maritime gateway’s Green Award label, underscores SOHAR Port’s efforts to distinguish itself

as a world-class port offering top quality operations.

Nature Group is a global operator of port waste reception facilities, while Al Ahlia is a local waste management company that already has a presence in Oman. Both partners are known for applying the best available and most environmental friendly technologies in their projects and are convinced that SOHAR Port is adding a lot of value to its maritime services cluster with the facility and service implemented.

In addition, the commencement of MARPOL services at SOHAR will add a new milestone to the continuous success of the port in environment protection and the provision of full flag services to the vessels calling Sohar.

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Sohar Industry Port Group

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Terminals

Phone

Fax

Email / Website

Sohar Office P.O.Box 9, PC 327, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 26852700

(+968) 26852701

www.portofsohar.com

C. Steinweg Oman LLC P.O.Box : 338, PC 325, Liwa, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 26850421 (+968) 26850420

(+968) 26850426

info@om.steinweg.com www.steinwegoman.com

(+968) 24 697830

(+968) 24697831

info@portofsohar.com

(+968) 26700301 (+968) 26700300

ootsohar@oiltanking.com www.oiltanking.com

(+968) 24697830

(+968) 26865601 (+968)26865612

(+968) 26865607 (+968)26865602

www.oict.com

Sohar Free Zone LLC P.O.Box : 777, PC 116, Mina Al-Fahal, Sultanate of Oman

Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals Company LLC P.O.Box 369, PC 322, Falaj Al-Qabail, Sultanate of Oman Oman International Container Terminal LLC P.O.Box 82, PC 327, Sohar Industrial Area, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 26700306

Muscat Office P.O.Box 777, PC 116, Mina Al-Fahal, Sultanate of Oman

Service Providers

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Air Liquide Sohar Industrial Gases LLC P.O.Box 66, PC 327, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Al-Batina Int’l Engineering & Services, LLC P. O. Box : 105, PC 322, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman LBH Marketing Oman

(+968) 26850200

(+968) 26850203

www.airliquide.com

(+968) 26751112 (+968) 26753161

(+968) 26750504

saleem@albatina.com

(+968) 26753163

(+968) 26753167

(+968) 26840138 (+968) 24573300

(+968) 26841438 (+968) 24573320

info@lbhoman.com samantha.rietdijk@ lbhmarketing.com aalhadabi@majanco.com www.majanco.com

(+968) 26850536 (+968) 24597227

(+968) 26850552 (+968) 24498703

enqui@miscoman.com www.miscoman.com

(+968) 22002200

(+968)22002299

www.nawras.om

(+968) 24573221 (+968) 24573200

(+968) 24573242

www.omangrid.com

(+968) 24681616 (+968) 99261138

(+968) 24681632

omangasc@omantel.net.om www.oman-gas.com.om

(+968) 24242424

(+968) 24484094

www.omantel.net.om

(+968) 26751272 (+968)24155100

(+968)24449095 (+968)26751307

sohar@peie.com www.peie.om

(+968)24574100 (+968) 26847345

(+968)24561628 (+968) 26847664

www.oomm.com

(+968)24570301

(+968)24570359

Said.alrawahi@shell.com www.shelloman.com

(+968) 24562695

anthony.green@svitzer.com www.svitzer.com

Industries

(+968) 24697831

oss@portsohar.com

Phone

Fax

Email / Website

(+968) 26853900 (+968) 26853800

(+968) 26850296

www.orpic.om info@orpic.om

Oman petrochemical industries Company LLC (+968) 26853800 (ORPIC) P.O.Box 261, PC118, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 26850296

VALE International SA P. O. BOX : 9, PC. 327, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 24402800 (+968) 26759600

(+968) 26759525 (+968)24605193

recuiment.oman@vale.com www.vale.com

Larsen&Toubro Modular Fabrication Yard LLC P.O.Box 236, PC 322, Falaj Al-Qabail, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 26847054 (+968) 26704671

(+968) 26847054

skm@lntmfy.com

Larsen & Toubro Heavy Engineering LLC P.O.Box 281, PC 325, Liwa, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 26762390

(+968) 26762395

sanjay.sharma@hed.ltindia.com www.larsentoubro.com

Oman Formaldehyde Chemical Company LLC P.O.Box 879, PC 100, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 24713311 (+968) 26850260

(+968) 24715442 (+968) 26850271

www.omanformaldehyde.com

Oman Methanol Company LLC P.O.Box 474, PC 322, Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Oman PolyPropylene LLC P.O.Box 277, PC 322, Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Oman Refinery & Petrochemical Companies LLC P.O.Box 282, PC 322, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC P.O.Box 312, PC 321, Al Tareef, Sultante of Oman Sharq Sohar Steel Rolling Mills LLC P.O.Box 12, PC 327, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Sohar Aluminium SA P.O.Box 80, PC327, Sohar Industrial Estate, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Sohar International Urea & Chemical Industries S.A.O.C P.O.Box 3352, PC 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman Sohar Power Company S.A.O.G P.O.Box 147, PC 134, Jawharat A’Shatti, Sultanate of Oman

(+968)26865800

(+968) 92898010 (+968) 26850540

methanol@omanmethanol.com www.omanmethanol.com

(+968) 26865100 (+968) 26853000

(+968) 26865029 (+968) 26759525

www.orpic.om info@orpic.om

(+968) 26851000 (+968) 26853800

(+968) 26851123 (+968) 26759525

info@src.co.om www.src.co.om

(+968) 26850459

(+968) 26850438

www.jindalshadeed.com

(+968) 26850205

(+968) 26850204

sssrm@omantel.net.om www.soharsteel.com

(+968) 26863000

(+968) 26863001

info@sohar-aluminium.com www.sohar-aluminium.com

(+968) 26704000 (+968) 24562631

(+968) 26704110 (+968) 24562731

intlurea@omantel.net.om

(+968) 24698498 (+968) 26850513

(+968) 24698496 (+968) 26850501

trapower@omantel.net.om

Aromatics Oman LLC P.O.Box 336, PC 322, Falaj Al-Qabael, Sultanate of Oman

www.orpic.om info@orpic.om

Majan Electricity Company S.A.O.C P.O.Box 701, PC 116, Mina Al-Fahal, Sultanate of Oman Majis Industrial Services Company S.A.O.C P.O.Box 1803, PC 130, Al-Athaibah, Sultanate of Oman Omani Qatari Telecommunication Company (Nawras)S.A.O.C P.O. Box : 874, PC 111, Central Post Office, Sultanate of Oman Oman Electricity Transmission Company S.A.O.C. P. O. Box : 1224, PC 131 Hamriya, Sultanate of Oman Oman Gas Company S.A.O.C P.O.Box 799, PC 133, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) S.A.O.C P.O.Box 789, PC 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman Public Establishment for Industrial Estates PEIE P.O.Box 1, PC 327, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Oman Oil Marketing Company S.A.O.C P.O.Box, 92, P.C.116, Mina Al-Fahal, Sultanate of Oman Shell Oman Marketing S.A.O.G P.O.Box, 38, P.C,116, Mina Al-Fahal, Sultanate of Oman Al-Batina Power Company S.A.O.G P.O.Box, 139,P.C. 103, Bareeq Al-Shatti, Sultanate of Oman Svitzer Sohar LLC P.O.Box 1671, PC 130, Azaiba, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman 1

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(+968)24391969

(+968) 24562695

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service directory service directory Tristar Transport Company LLC P.O.Box, 93, P.C,117 Sultanate of Oman SPT Middle East Company LLC P.O.Box, 5405, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Fendercare Marine limited Fisher House, P.O. Box 4, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1HR.

(+968)24590133 (+968)99236815

(+968)24830324

www.tristar-transport.com

(+971)92282161 (+971)505648239

(+971)92282151

Paul.Algate@sptmts.com/ ops.uk@sptmts.com/ www.sptmta.com www.fendercaremarine.com sts@fendercare.com

(+0044)1508482666 (0044)1508482710 M 7917525275

Emergency Numbers

Phone

I. SIP Area Emergency Number (ROP) II. Ambulance Liwa Hospital P.O.Box 101, PC 325, Sultanate of Oman Shinas Hospital P.O.Box 6, PC 324, Sultanate of Oman Sohar Hospital P.O.Box 49, PC 311, Sultanate of Oman III. Fire Civil Defence SIP Area Sohar Civil Defense P.O.Box 2, PC 311, Sultanate of Oman Civil Defence SIP Area

9991

Saham Civil Defense P.O.Box 256, PC 112, Sultanate of Oman IV. Police Shinas Coast Guard P.O.Box 2, PC 311, Sultanate of Oman Sohar Operation P.O.Box 2, PC 300, Widash Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 26762055

(+968) 26762285

-

(+968) 26747514

(+968) 26747387

-

(+968) 26844423

(+968) 26840077

(+968) 26840399

(+968) 26842502

(+968) 26750320 9991

(+968) 26750321

(+968) 26854144

(+968) 26854190

Ministry of Information P.O.Box 600, PC 113 Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Manpower P.O.Box 413, PC 113, Sultanate of Oman Ministry of National Economy P.O.Box 881, PC 113, Sultanate of Oman Oman Chamber of commerce and Industry P.O.Box, 1400,P.C,112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Commerce and Industry P.O.Box, 550, P.C.113, Muscat Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Transport and Communication P.O.Box 684, PC 113, Sultanate of Oman

-

-

(+968) 26747141

-

(+968) 26859499

(+968) 26842501

-

Government Ministries

Phone

Fax

Email / Website

Ministry of Education P.O.Box 3, PC 113, Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Health P.O.Box 393, PC 113, Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Higher Education P.O.Box 82, PC 112, Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Housing P.O.Box 173, PC 113, Sultanate of Oman Public Authority for Electricity and Water P.O.Box 1889, PC 130, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 24773000

(+968)23571190

www.moe.gov.om

(+968) 24602177

-

www.moh.gov.om

(+968) 24755999

-

www.mohe.gov.om

(+968) 24693333

(+968)24699185

www.housing.gov.om

(+968) 24611101 (+968)24611100

(+968)24611133

www.paew.gov.om

www.omanet.om

(+968) 24839000

-

www.manpower.gov.om

(+968) 24698900

-

www.moneoman.gov.om

(+968)24707674

(+968)24708496

www.chamberoman.com occi@chamberoman.com

(+968)24813500 (+968)24828102

(+968)24816101

www.mocioman.gov.om malkhusabi@business.gov.om

(+968) 24685000

-

www.motc.gov.om

Shipping Agents

Phone

Fax

Email / Website

Al-Fayha Shipping Agencies LLC P.O.Box 68, PC : 327, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Arabian Shipping & Trading LLC P.O. Box : 600, PC : 116, Mina Al Fahal, Sultanate of Oman Arabian Martime & Navigation Aids LLC P.O.Box:8, P.C:111-CPO Seeb

(+968) 24814144 (+968) 26752017

(+968) 24814704 (+968) 26752018

alfayha@omantel.net.om www.alfayhashipping.com

(+968) 24799006

(+968) 24799008

astallc@omantel.net.om

(+968)99316625 (+968)24510283

(+968)24521239

navcert@amnas-oman.com proc@amnas-oman.com

(+968) 24811825

(+968) 24815820

jathapk@omantel.net.om ascshpng@omantel.net.om

(+968) 24798186

(+968) 24798566

bsaoman@omantel.net.om www.badar-shipping.com

(+968) 24714221 (+968) 26752500

(+968) 24711114 (+968) 26752505

ops@bhacker.com sohar@bhacker.com

(+968) 26840309

(+968) 26843206

rm.vijayakumar@kr.om

(+968) 26752552

(+968) 26752662

operations@bluewaveship.com www.bluewaveship.com

(+968) 24781106

(+968) 24781105

clarion@omantel.net.om www.clarionshipping.com

(+968) 24495417

(+968) 24495380

sales.muscat@ceva.com

(+968)24470300

(+968)24480830

Reshna.Sajith@dhl.com www.dh.com

(+968)24495417

(+968)24495380

sales.muscat@eaglegl.com

(+968) 24477800 (+968) 26751104

(+968) 24477891 (+968) 26751876

sohar@gacworld.com www.gacworld.com

Blue Eagle Shipping & Insurance Agencies LLC P.O.Box : 19, PC : 311, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Blue Wave Shipping Agency Ltd P.O.Box 37, PC 327, Sohar Industrial Estate, Sultanate of Oman Clarion Shipping Services LLC P.O.Box : 393, PC : 322, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman CEVA Logistics LLC P.O.Box 77, PC 111, CPO, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman DHL Global Forwarding LLC P.O.Box: 730, P.C:133 Al-Khuwair, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Eagle Global Logistics LLC P.O.Box: 77, P.C:111 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Gulf Agency Company LLC P.O.Box 81, PC : 327, Sohar Industrial Estate, Sultanate of Oman 3

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Associated Shipping Services LLC P.O.Box 2846, PC 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman Badar Shipping Agencies LLC P.O.Box 662, PC 117, Wadi Kabir, Sultanate of Oman Bhacker Haji Abdullatiff Fazul LLC P.O.Box 1068, PC 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

-

(+968) 26747699

(+968) 24603222

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service directory Green Oasis Hotel P.O.Box 24, PC 311, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Sohar Beach Hotel P.O.Box 122, PC 321, Al-Tareef, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Crowne Plaza Hotel - Sohar P.O.Box 478, PC 322, Falaj Al-Qabail, Sultanate of Oman

Shopping Centres Safeer Centre (Sohar) P.O.Box 871, PC 130, Al-Athaibah, Sultanate of Oman Safeer Mall (Sohar) P.O.Box 871, PC 130, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman

(+968) 26846077

(+968) 2684 1111

(+968) 26850716

Phone

(+968) 26846441

(+968) 2684 3766

(+968) 26850800

Fax

alwahah@omantel.net.om www.geocities.com soharhtl@omantel.net.om www.soharbeach.com

www.bankmuscat.com

)+968( 26841786 )+968( 24785572

)+968( 26841785 )+968( 24768888

‫بنك مسقط ش م ع ع‬ ،‫ روي‬،112 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 134 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

info@gibbah.com

)+973( 17522495

)+973( 17522649

‫بنك الخليج الدولي‬ ‫ مملكة البحرين‬،‫ المنامة‬،1017 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬

www.oman.hsbc.com

)+968( 26847330 )+968( 24736043

)+968( 26846146 )+968( 24799920

‫بنك اتش اس بي سي الشرق األوسط ش م م‬ ،‫ روي‬،112 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 240 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

ask@nbo.co.om

)+968( 24707781

)+968( 24778000

‫البنك الوطني العماني ش م ع ع‬ ،‫ روي‬،112 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 751 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

oablink@omantel.net.om )+968( 24797736

)+968( 24706265

‫بنك عمان العربي ش م ع م‬ ،‫ روي‬،112 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 2010 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

)+968( 26840323 )+968( 24481736

)+968( 26840231 )+968( 24682500

‫بنك عمان الدولي ش م ع ع‬ ، ‫ السيب‬،111 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 1727 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫الفنادق‬

peter.ezzat@millenniumhotels.com www.millenniumhotels.com

)+968( 26871695

)+968( 26871555

‫منتجع ميليتيوم‬ ،‫ المصنعة‬،300 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 82 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

gmalwadi@omanhotels.com www.omanhotels.com

)+968( 26841997

)+968( 26840058

‫فندق الوادي‬ ، ‫ صحار‬، 311 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 459 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

alwahah@omantel.net.om www.geocities.com

)+968( 26846441

)+968( 26846077

‫فندق الواحة الخضراء‬ ، ‫ صحار‬، 311 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 24 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

soharhtl@omantel.net.om www.soharbeach.com

)+968( 26843766

)+968( 26842111

‫فندق شاطئ صحار‬ ،‫ صحار‬، ‫ الطريف‬،321 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 122 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

cpsohar@cpsohar.com www.cpsohar.com

)+968( 26850800

)+968( 26850850

‫ صحار‬-‫فندق كراون بالزا‬ ، ‫ فلج القبائل‬،322 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 478 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫المراكز التجارية‬

safiromn@omantel.net.om www.safeergroup.com

)+968( 26845142 )+968( 24583450

)+968( 26845164 )+968( 24583434

)‫مركز سفير (صحار‬ ، ‫ العذيبة‬،130 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 871 :‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

safiromn@omantel.net.om www.safeerproperties.com

)+968( 26858932

)+968( 26858931

)‫سفير مول (صحار‬ ، ‫صحار‬، 130 ‫ الرمز البريدي‬، 871:‫ب‬.‫ص‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

cpsohar@cpsohar.com www.cpsohar.com

Email / Website

(+968) 26845164 (+968) 24583434

(+968) 26845142 (+968) 24583450

safiromn@omantel.net.om www.safeergroup.com

(+968) 26858931

(+968) 26858932

safiromn@omantel.net.om www.safeergroupoman.com

www.oiboman.com

‫ الموقع‬/ ‫البريد االلكتروني‬

‫ الموقع‬/ ‫البريد االلكتروني‬

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‫إل بي إتش الزواوي للشحن والتموين ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 556 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ، 322‬فلج القبائل‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24647800‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26753167‬‬

‫‪info@1bhoman.com‬‬

‫خدمات البحار للشحن والتجارة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،1147 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،114 :‬مسقط‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 99428932‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24781885‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24781884‬‬

‫‪ops@seatradeoman.com‬‬

‫كيمجي رامداس (مجموعة المشاريع والمواد اللوجستية) ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 19 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،113‬مسقط‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24786123‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 268443206‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24796545‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26843206‬‬

‫‪krshipso@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.khimji.com‬‬

‫دي إتش العالمية للشحن ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،730 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،133 :‬الخوير‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24470300‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24480830‬‬

‫‪Reshna.Sajith@dhl.com‬‬ ‫‪www.dh.com‬‬

‫ميرشانت للخدمات المالحية‬

‫‪)+968( 24702550‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24781755‬‬

‫‪ops@merchantoman.com‬‬

‫ميرسك للخدمات المالحية وشركاه ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 344 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،322‬فلج القبائل ‪ ،‬صحار ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24788500‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26751139‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24781704‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26751914‬‬

‫‪omnlinmng@maersk.com‬‬ ‫‪www.maerskline.com‬‬

‫سي تريد للخدمات الشحن‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،1147 .‬المز البريدي‪ 114 :‬مسقط‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26751227‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26751477‬‬

‫‪ops@seatradeoman.com‬‬

‫شركة عمان للقاطرات البحريه ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،8:‬المز البريدي‪ ،114 :‬مطرح‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24607293‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24602639‬‬

‫‪Oman Terminal Towage co‬‬

‫شركة شمس الظهيرة للشحن والتجارة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 57 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،327‬منطقة صحار الصناعية ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26750319‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24792237‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26750340‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24787793‬‬

‫‪mership@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪apr@mership.com‬‬

‫بنتاجون لخدمات الشحن عمان ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،386:‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،130 :‬مسقط‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24596624‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24596606‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24596614‬‬

‫‪pravin@pfsoman.com‬‬

‫شركة الشرق األوسط للشحن والنقل ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 169 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،100‬روي ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24790024‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24786429‬‬

‫‪mestgmst@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.suhailbahwangroup.com/‬‬ ‫‪ship.htm‬‬

‫شركة إيجل جلوب لوجيستكس ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،111 ،77:‬مسقط‪ ،‬سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24495417‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24495380‬‬

‫‪sales.muscat@eaglegl.com‬‬

‫وكالة مطرح للتجارة والمالحة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 1984 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،112‬روي ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24477900‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24477891‬‬

‫‪mutrashp@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.mutrahshipping.com‬‬

‫سي ما ستر للمالحة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪ .‬ب‪ ،749 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ 322 :‬فلج القبائل‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 246753119‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26753120‬‬

‫‪agency.sohar@seamastermaritime.com‬‬

‫سيفيتزر صحار ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،82 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،114 :‬مطرح‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 92961001‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24562695‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24495288‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24562695‬‬

‫ترانزورد للشحن والخدمات اللوجستية والتجارة‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،749 :‬الرمز البريدي‪144 :‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24792237‬‬

‫(‪ops1.twmct@transworld.co 24787793 )968 +‬‬

‫شركة تاول وبارويل ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 471 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،321‬الطريف ‪ ،‬صحار ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26845093‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24819100‬‬

‫‪wss.sohar@wilhelmsen.com )+968( 26842353‬‬ ‫‪www.barwilunitor.com )+968( 24794367‬‬

‫نجم الشمال للخدمات المالحية ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،442:‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،321 :‬صحار‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 95344592‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 95444554‬‬

‫شركة يوسف بن أحمد كانو وشركاؤه ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 310 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،114‬جبروه‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)968+( 24712065 )+968( 4/24712253‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26714065 )+968( 26750463‬‬

‫وكالت صحار للمالحة والنقل والتجارة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،284:‬الرمز البريدي‪114 :‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫الجامعات والكليات‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫‪)+968( 99320065‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 95230499‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24714478‬‬

‫‪soharmct@soharshiping.com‬‬

‫‪sohar.pilots@savitzerwijsmuller.com‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26822426‬‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫‪ops.sohar@northstar-shipping.com‬‬

‫‪kanoo@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪kanoosoh@omantel.net.om‬‬

‫البريد االلكتروني ‪ /‬الموقع‬

‫كلية عمان البحرية الدولية‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 532:‬الرمز البريدي ‪،322‬فلج القبائل‪ ،‬صحار‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26827711‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26827722‬‬

‫‪info@imcoman.net‬‬ ‫‪www.imcoman.net‬‬

‫شركة صاللة للخدمات المالحية والبحرية ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 82 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،211‬صاللة‪ ،‬سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 23299223‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24711788‬‬

‫‪)+968( 23298299‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24712904‬‬

‫‪salship@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.salalahshipping.com‬‬

‫شرف للخدمات المالحية وشركاه ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 1179 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،114‬جبروه‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫كلية العلوم التطبيقية بصحار‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 135:‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،311‬صحار‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26721120‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26720160‬‬

‫‪dean.soh@cas.edu.om‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24781744‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26751277‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24783888‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26751477‬‬

‫‪sharafsh@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.sharafshipping.com‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26720101‬‬

‫الترابط السريع ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 2843 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،112‬روي‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫جامعة صحار‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 44 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،311‬صحار‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24837713‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24832001‬‬

‫‪swift@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.swiftoman.com‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26852800‬‬

‫حقول النفط لخدمات التخزين ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،278 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،322 :‬فلج القبائل‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫الكلية التقنية بشناص‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب ‪ ،77 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،324‬شناص‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 98805917‬‬

‫خدمات الشحن العالمي ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،1093 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،114 :‬مطرح‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 99331205‬‬

‫‪director@ows.net.in‬‬ ‫‪www.ows.net.in‬‬

‫‪Sandeep.k@khmjiramdas.com )+968( 968702959‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26720102‬‬

‫‪soharuni@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.soharuni.edu.om‬‬

‫‪www.ctshinas.edu.om )+968( 26747426‬‬

‫البنوك التجارية‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫بنك ظفار ش م ع ع‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 1507 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،112‬روي‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24790466‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24704016‬‬

‫البريد االلكتروني ‪ /‬الموقع‬ ‫‪info@bankdhofar.com‬‬

‫‪130‬‬

‫‪sssssss‬‬

‫‪sssssss‬‬ ‫‪service directory‬‬

‫مستشفى شناص‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 6 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،324‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26747514‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26747387‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫وزارة التجارة والصناعة‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ 550 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،113 :‬مسقط‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24813500‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24828102‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24816101‬‬

‫‪malkhusabi@business.gov.om‬‬ ‫‪www.mocioman.gov.om‬‬

‫مستشفى صحار‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 49 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،311‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26844423‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26840399‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫غرفة تجارة وصناعة عمان‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،1400 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،122 :‬روي‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24707674‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24708496‬‬

‫‪www.chamberoman.com‬‬

‫وزارة النقل واإلتصاالت‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 684 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،113‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24685000‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫‪www.motc.gov.om‬‬

‫ج‪ .‬اإلطفاء‬ ‫‪-‬‬

‫د‪ .‬الدفاع المدني بميناء صحار الصناعي‬ ‫الدفاع المدني صحار‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 2 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،311‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26840077‬‬ ‫‪9991‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26842502‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫الدفاع المدني صحم‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 256 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،112‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26854144‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26854190‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫وكالء الخدمات المالحية‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫وكاالت الفيحاء للمالحة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 395 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،114‬جبروه‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24814144‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26752017‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24814704‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26752018‬‬

‫‪alfayha@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.alfayhashipping.com‬‬

‫العربية للنقل البحرى و التمثيل التجلرى ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 600 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،116‬ميناء الفحل ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24799006‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24799008‬‬

‫‪astallc@omantel.net.om‬‬

‫خفر السواحل شناص‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 2 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،311‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26747699‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26747141‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫العربية للخدمات البحريه والمساعدات المالحية ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،8 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،111 :‬السيب‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 99316625‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24510283‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24521239‬‬

‫عمليات شرطة الباطنة‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 2 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،300‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26859499‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26842501‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫الوزارات الحكومية‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫هـ‪ .‬شرطة الباطنة‬

‫‪133‬‬

‫البريد االلكتروني ‪ /‬الموقع‬

‫‪navcert@amnas-oman.com‬‬ ‫‪proc@amnas-oman.com‬‬

‫التضامن للخدمات المالحية ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 2846 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،112‬روي‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24811825‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24815820‬‬

‫‪jathapk@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪ascshpng@omantel.net.om‬‬

‫وزارة التربية والتعليم‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 3 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،113‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫وكاالت بدر للمالحة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 662 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،117‬الوادي الكبير‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24798186‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24798566‬‬

‫‪bsaoman@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.badar-shipping.com‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24773000‬‬

‫‪)+968( 23571190‬‬

‫‪www.moe.gov.om‬‬

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‫وزارة الصحة‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 393 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،113‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫شركة باقر الحاج عبداللطيف فاضل ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 1068 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،112‬روي‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24602177‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫‪www.moh.gov.om‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26752552‬‬

‫وزارة التعليم العالي‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 82 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،112‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫وكالة النسر االزرق للشحن والتأمين‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 19 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،311‬صحار ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24755999‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫‪www.mohe.gov.om‬‬

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‫وزارة اإلسكان‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 173 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،113‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫وكالة الموج األزرق المالحية المحدودة‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 37 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،327‬منطقة صحار الصناعية ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24693333‬‬

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‫‪www.housing.gov.om‬‬

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‫الهيئة العامة للكهرباء والمياه‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 1889 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،130‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫البوق لخدمات الشحن ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 393 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،322‬صحار ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24611101‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24611100‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24611133‬‬

‫‪www.paew.gov.om‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24495417‬‬

‫وزارة اإلعالم‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 600 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،113‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫شركة سي إي في ايه لوجيستكس ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 77 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،111‬مسقط‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24603222‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫‪www.omanet.om‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24477800‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26751104‬‬

‫وزارة القوى العاملة‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 413 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،113‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫شركة وكاالت الخليج ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 81 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،327‬منطقة صحار الصناعية ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24839000‬‬

‫‪-‬‬

‫‪www.manpower.gov.om‬‬

‫انشكيب شيبنج سيرفس وشركاه ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 36 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،112‬روي‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24701291‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26750377‬‬

‫البريد االلكتروني ‪ /‬الموقع‬

‫‪)+968( 24711114‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26752505‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26752662‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24781105‬‬

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‫‪ops@bhacker.com‬‬ ‫‪sohar@bhacker.com‬‬

‫‪rm.vijayakumar@kr.om‬‬

‫‪operations@bluewaveship.com‬‬ ‫‪www.bluewaveship.com‬‬ ‫‪clarion@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.clarionshipping.com‬‬

‫‪sales.muscat@ceval.com‬‬

‫‪sohar@gacworld.com‬‬ ‫‪www.gacworld.com‬‬ ‫‪marine.oman@iss-shipping.com‬‬ ‫‪www.iss-shipping.com‬‬

‫‪132‬‬

‫‪sssssss‬‬ ‫‪service directory‬‬

‫‪sssssss‬‬ ‫صحار لأللمنيوم‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 80 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ، 327‬منطقة صحار الصناعية ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26863000‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26863001‬‬

‫‪info@sohar-aluminium.com‬‬ ‫‪www.sohar-aluminium.com‬‬

‫الشركة العمانية لنقل الكهرباء ش م ع م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 1224 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،131‬الحمرية ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24573221‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24573200‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24573242‬‬

‫‪www.omangrid.com‬‬

‫صحار العالمية لصناعة اليوريا والكيماويات ش م ع م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 3352 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،112‬روي‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26704000‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24562631‬‬

‫‪)+968( 26704110‬‬ ‫‪1)+968( 2456273‬‬

‫‪intlurea@omantel.net.om‬‬

‫شركة الغاز العمانية ش م ع م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 799 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،133‬مسقط‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24681616‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 99261138‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24681632‬‬

‫‪info@-gas.com.om‬‬ ‫‪www.oman-gas.com.om‬‬

‫ص‪.‬ب‪)+968( 24698498 147 :‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26850513‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24698496‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26850501‬‬

‫‪trapower@omantel.net.om‬‬ ‫‪www.soharpower.com‬‬

‫الشركة العمانية لالتصاالت المتنقلة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 694 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،130‬العذيبة‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24474000‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24474808‬‬

‫‪www.omanmobile.om‬‬

‫الشركة العمانية لالتصاالت (عمانتل) ش م ع م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 789 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،112‬روي‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24242424‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24484094‬‬

‫‪www.omantel.net.om‬‬

‫المؤسسة العامة للمناطق الصناعية‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 2 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،124‬الرسيل‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24446080‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24155100‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24449095‬‬

‫‪info@peie.com‬‬ ‫‪www.peie.com‬‬

‫الشركة العمانية لتسويق النفط ش م ع ع‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،92 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،116 :‬ميناء الفحل ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24574100‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26847345‬‬

‫‪)+968( 24561628‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26847664‬‬

‫‪www.oomco.com‬‬

‫شركة شل العمانية للتسويق ش م ع ع‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،38 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،116 :‬ميناء الفحل‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24570301‬‬

‫شركة الباطنة للطاقة ش م ع ع‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،139 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،103 :‬بريق الشاطئ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24391979‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 24393300‬‬

‫سفيتزر صحار ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 1671 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،130‬العذيبة ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 24562695‬‬

‫شركة صحار للطاقة ش م م ع‬ ‫‪ ،‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،134‬جوهرة الشاطئ‪ ،‬سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪135‬‬

‫المشاعل ماركمور ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 2513 :‬الرمز البريدي‪،112‬‬ ‫روي سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪)+973( 24491808‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 17500277‬‬

‫محطات المناولة‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫سي ستاينويخ عمان ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 338 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ، 325‬والية لوى ‪ ،‬سلطنة عمان‬

‫‪)+968( 26850421‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 26850420‬‬

‫‪info@om.steinweg@.om‬‬ ‫‪)+968( 268504276‬‬ ‫‪www.steinwegoman.com‬‬

‫البريد االلكتروني ‪ /‬الموقع‬

‫شركة أويل تانكينج أودفجيل تيرمينالز ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 369 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،322‬فلج القبائل ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪ootsohar@oiltanking.com‬‬ ‫‪www.oiltanking.com‬‬

‫الشركة العمانية لمحطة الحاويات العالمية ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 82 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،327‬منطقة صحار الصناعية ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪www.oict.com‬‬

‫المؤسسات الموفرة للخدمات األساسية‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫البريد االلكتروني ‪ /‬الموقع‬

‫اير ليكويد صحار للغازات الصناعية ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 66 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،327‬صحار ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪www.airliquide.com‬‬

‫الباطنة الدولية للهندسة والخدمات ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 105 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ، 322‬صحار ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪saleem@albatina.com‬‬

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‫‪peter.rigby@lamor.com‬‬

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‫‪aalhadabi@majanco.com‬‬ ‫‪www.majanco.com‬‬

‫شركة مجيس للخدمات الصناعية ش م ع م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 1803 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،130‬العذيبة ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪enqui@miscoman.com www.‬‬ ‫‪miscoman.com‬‬

‫الشركة العمانية القطرية لألتصاالت (النورس) ش م ع م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 874 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،111‬مكتب البريد المركزي ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪www.nawras.om‬‬

‫شركة ترايستار للنقل ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 93 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،117‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬ ‫شركة آس بي تي الشرق األوسط ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،5405 :‬الشارقة‪،‬‬ ‫االمارات العربية المتحدة‬ ‫شركة فندر كير المحدودة‬ ‫فيشر هاوس ص ب‪ 4:‬بارو‪-‬أن‪-‬فرنيس‪،‬‬ ‫كومبريا‪1HR LA14 ،‬‬

‫هواتف الطوارئ‬ ‫أ‪ .‬الطوارئ بميناء صحار الصناعي‬

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‫‪Said.alrawahi@shell.com‬‬ ‫‪www.shelloman.com‬‬

‫‪anthony.green@svitzer.com‬‬ ‫‪www.svitzer.com‬‬

‫‪www.tristar-transport.com‬‬

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‫‪Paul.Algate@sptmts.com‬‬ ‫‪ops.uk@sptmts.com‬‬ ‫‪www.sptmta.com‬‬

‫‪)0044( 1508482710‬‬

‫‪www.fendercaremarine.com‬‬ ‫‪sts@fendercare.com‬‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫البريد االلكتروني ‪ /‬الموقع‬

‫‪9991‬‬

‫ب‪ .‬اإلسعاف‬ ‫مستشفى لوى‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 101 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،325‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪-‬‬

‫‪134‬‬

‫‪sssssss‬‬ ‫‪service directory‬‬ ‫مجموعة ميناء صحار الصناعي‬ ‫مكتب صحار‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 9 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪،327‬صحا ر ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪www.portofsohar.com‬‬

‫مكتب مسقط‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 777 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،116‬ميناء الفحل‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫منطقة صحار الحرة ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،777 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،116‬ميناء الفحل‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫‪oss@portsohar.com‬‬

‫المؤسسات الصناعية‬

‫الهاتف‬

‫الفاكس‬

‫العمانية للعطريات البتروكيماوية ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 336 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،322‬فلج القبائل ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫شركة النفط العمانيه للمصافي والصناعات البترولية ( اوربك) ش م ع م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 261:‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ، 118‬مسقط ‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫شركة (‪ )VALE‬إنترناشونال‪SA ،‬‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،9 :‬الرمز البريدي‪ ،327:‬مطرح‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عُ مان‬

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‫‪recuiment.oman@vale.com‬‬ ‫‪www.vale.com‬‬

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‫‪skm@lntmfy.om‬‬

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‫‪www.omanformaldehyde.com‬‬

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‫‪www.orpic.om‬‬ ‫‪info@orpic.om‬‬

‫الشركة العمانية للمصافي والبتروكيماويات ش م م‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ، 282 :‬الرمز البريدي ‪ ،322‬صحار‪،‬‬ ‫سلطنة عمان‬

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‫البريد االلكتروني ‪ /‬الموقع‬

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