Oman MUST act now to capture our competitive advantage

Tangible supply chain advantages

Destination Min. time from competing ports

Transit time from Salalah

T. Time reduction

via SLL

Rotterdam 23 days 17 days -26 %

Antwerp 25 days 18 days -28 %

Felixstowe 23 days 17 days -26 %

Hamburg 25 days 19 days -24 %

USEC (New York)

21 days 17 days -19 %

Mombasa 12 days 5 days -60 %

• Significantly shorter Supply Chain

• Reduction in “On Water inventory” of up to 7 days

• Terminal handling charges about 34 % cheaper than competing ports.

• Significant reduction in haulage cost and time to and from port.

Salalah Works….

Multiple benefits in a single location:

• Upto 28 % faster transit time as compared to other major hubs like Jebel Ali and Khorfakkan.

• Upto 34 % cheaper handling rates as compared to other competing ports in the region.

• Increased reliability, shorter supply chains due to direct connectivity to major markets

• Tangible and sustainable financial benefits

• Global Top 30 port – Managed by APM Terminals

• Free Zone economic incentives

• US FTA benefits

Companies leveraging the Salalah advantage

location

connectivity

incentivesinfrastructure

1999• 510k TEU• 1m Tonnes• 870 Jobs• US$ 27M p.a.

contribution to local economy

2004• 2.25m TEU• 1.6m Tonnes• 1,311 Jobs• US$ 47M p.a.

contribution to local economy

2008• 3.1m TEU• 3.5m Tonnes• 2,336 Jobs• US$ 69M p.a.

contribution to local economy

2012 • 3.6m TEU• 7.2m Tonnes• 2,223 Jobs• US$ 70M p.a.

contribution to local economy

Salalah’s growth trajectory

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