MUSCAT: Engineer Abdul Rahman bin Salem Al Hatmi, CEO of Asyad Group, confirmed that Duqm Port is as a translation of the Sultanate’s vision to push the wheel of economic diversification and advance this sector in accordance with the pillars of the national logistics strategy, and to confirm the position and competitiveness of the Sultanate as a logistics centre.

In his speech, he pointed out that Port Duqm succeeded during the past three years in attracting 2242 ships, activating the movement of handling various goods, and moving to making profits in the early stages of operating the port, and that the port’s readiness will contribute to attracting foreign investments.

Luc Vandenblick, CEO of Belgium’s Demi Group emphasised that the Sultanate of Oman in general and Duqm Special Economic Zone in particular is a good place to do business for foreign investors in partnership with a strong Omani business network.

In his speech, he said that the process of attracting a strong container terminal operator to the port is progressing in full swing by following a global approach, taking advantage of the network of Port Duqm shareholders, looking forward to green energy developments around Duqm and the business it will establish for the port.