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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