Port Sultan Qaboos (previously known as Mina Qaboos)
is the largest port in
Muscat
Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was ...
,
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
. Developed initially as a part of a plan for a "Greater
Muttrah
Muttrah, ( ar, مطرح) administratively a wilayah (province), is located in the Muscat Governorate of Oman. Before the discovery of oil in Oman, Muttrah was the center of commerce in Oman (Muscat). It is still a center of commerce as one of ...
" by
Qaboos bin Said al Said
Qaboos bin Said Al Said ( ar, قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, ; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Sai ...
's predecessor,
Said bin Taimur, the port's construction was completed in the 1970s.
The port is operated and managed by Port Services Corporation S.A.O.G.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced that , the port would cease commercial operations, preceding its transformation into a cruise ship port.
Cargo operations are shifting to
Sohar Industrial Port
SOHAR Port and Freezone is a deep-sea port and adjacent free zone in the Middle East, located in Sohar, Sultanate of Oman, midway between Dubai and Muscat. With current investments exceeding $26 billion, it is one of the world's fastest growing ...
in
Sohar
Sohar ( ar, صُحَار, also Romanized as Suḥār) is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town, Suhar has also been credited ...
.
The government has cited congested road traffic in Muscat as a reason for the move.
Port Sultan Qaboos is the home port of the
Oman Royal Yacht Squadron.
See also
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Old Muscat
References
External links
Port Sultan Qaboos on World Port Source website
1974 establishments in Oman
Geography of Muscat, Oman
Economy of Muscat, Oman
Transport in Muscat, Oman
Ports and harbours of Oman
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