The shipping platform

Location: Al Duqm (Al Duqum) is on the Gulf of Masirah, on the SE coast of Oman, 500km S of Muscat and 475 km. NE of Salalah. General overview: The Port of Duqm has a total area of 188 square kilometres (73 square miles), and includes land for industry, an oil storage terminal, commercial and government berths, a dry dock, and associated logistical lands. It is protected by a main breakwater and a secondary one; the height of the main breakwater is 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level and more than 22 metres (72 feet) on average to the sea floor, and is 4.1 kilometres (3 miles) in length. The length of the secondary breakwater is 4.6 kilometres (3 miles). Its commercial berth has four stations, including two container terminals with a length of about 1,600 metres (5,249 feet) and an annual capacity to handle about 3.5 million standard containers, a terminal for dry bulk materials with an annual capacity of about 5,500,000 tonnes (5,511,557 tons), and a multi-use terminal with an annual capacity of about 800,000 tonnes (881,849 tons) and a Ro-Ro capacity of 200,000 cars per annum. The port of Duqm has 3 continuous quays for multipurpose cargo handling. However, the other quays are dual-end and operate with the double island design. The facility’s drydocking services provide more than 150 vessel docks within a year. It is also unique in its class facility within the region, with handling capacities up to 400 MT. At present, the range of operation extends over 2.2 km. Meanwhile, the waters in this area range 18 to 19 meters for the alongside depth. The drydock facilities are also available for the repairs of the military vessels of strategic partners. This also includes the naval dockyard for local and international usage. The dry dock complex, originally known as Oman Drydock Company, now known as Asyad Drydock, includes ship repair and maintenance facilities. It was opened a year before the main port in 2011. In 2021, the yard completed the build of its first ship, an Omani-owned logistics support ship. Traffic figures: Approx. 6,300,000 tons of cargo, 3,500,000 containers and 200,000 cars are handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Breakbulk: Depth 18.0 m. Containers: Depth 18.0 m. Ro-Ro: Depth 10.0 m. Bulk: Depth 18.0 m. Tankers: Depth 18.0 m. The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 360 m, draught: 12.9 m, deadweight: 400,314 t.