Agreement will see the development and operation of a new aggregate terminal at SOHAR Port
Highlighting the rapid growth in Oman’s aggregate market, Marafi SOHAR has joined hands with SOHAR Port and Freezone to develop and operate a new high-capacity mineral aggregate terminal at the port.
The two-stage Sub-Usufruct Agreement (SUA) was recently sealed between SOHAR and Marafi in Muscat. SOHAR CEO, Mark Geilenkirchen, and Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al Abri, representing Marafi SOHAR, jointly signed the agreement.
“SOHAR is equipped to develop high-capacity aggregate facilities and most of the quarries producing mineral aggregate are in close proximity to the port,” commented Geilenkirchen.
The key proposal will utilise the Bulk Terminal No. 25 at SOHAR Port and will have one stockpile yard giving a total area of around 200,000 sqm. This phase will take around 20 months to develop.
The hybrid solution will be located on Terminal 2D with total area around 100,000 sqm and will see the installation of two mobile ship loaders with a capacity of 750 MT/hour and a third one as a spare unit.
The expected time frame to start barge loading will be eight weeks from the signing agreement for phase-1; and about 16 weeks for phase-2, which will involve both Vessel and barge loading. In total, our loading capacity will be approximately eight million tons per year.
