Duqm, the largest development project of .

CREATING A HUB The Duqm Project is the mere reflection of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos’ vision to accelerate the Sultanates economic development. At the same time it aims to reduce its dependency on oil FOR THE FUTURE revenues while making full utilization of Oman’s prime location in the Middle East region and in the world as a whole. The project is the biggest Special Economic Zone in the Middle East fully integrating residential, industrial, touristic and infrastructural developments under one um- brella. As such, the Duqm Project has truly be- Sohar come the flagship of the Sultanate’s 2020 Vision which has been announced originally in the mid 90’s and is now gradually taking its place in the global trade while being fully support- Sur ed by a world class deep draft Port.

Oman’s new center of trade.

DUQM

A strategic location in a strategic environment Oman facts & figures Kuwait Strategic

Capital Muscat geo-political Bahrain Qatar location Population (2014) Muscat 4.2 Mn Outside of the Centrally located UAE away connecting East KSA from Strait of and West Oman Hormuz Languages Doorstep away Arabic & Proximity to major from major English Duqm shipping lanes markets

Total area Oman is member of the Gulf 309,500 km2 Cooperation Council (GCC)

PORT OF DUQM Port of Duqm

Coastline 1700 Km

Currency Omani Rial = USD 2.58

The Special Economic Zone GDP (2014) at Duqm USD 81.14 bn Oman? Yes! Oman! Natural resources

Oman has a long history in the facilitation of trade between the Middle East, Asia and East Africa. As part of its 2020 vision, the Sultanate is doing tremendous efforts oil, natural gas, to prepare for a post-oil economy copper, fish, minerals The Sultanate of Oman is locat- Gulf of Oman forming Musan- Ocean. Over time, Oman’s ed in the southeastern coast of dam’s coastal boundaries. economy has developed further the Arabian Peninsula and holds Oman has modest oil reserves, with the creation of regional a strategically important posi- ranking 25th globally, but oil ports and free zones in Sohar Oil & Gas reserves and production tion at the mouth of the Persian revenues still account for the and Salalah. As part of its 2020 Gulf. The nation is bordered by majority of its national income. vision to diversify its economy the United Arab Emirates to the A significant alternative portion further away from the Oil and 1 Mio b/d of crude (5.3 Bn northwest, Saudi Arabia to the of its economy is tourism and Gas industry, the Sultanate has west, and Yemen to the south trade of fish, dates, and certain launched a new world class Port barrels proven reserves) and southwest, and shares ma- agricultural products. Oman is and a massive Special Economic rine borders with Iran and Paki- categorized as a high-income Zone in Duqm. As such, the Sul- stan. The coast is formed by the economy and ranks high glob- tanate wants to take more ex- 1.1 Trillion cubic ft/year of Arabian Sea on the southeast ally as a politically stable and plicitly advantage from its prime natural gas and the Gulf of Oman on the peaceful nation. strategic location and increas- northeast. The Madha and Mu- Historically, Oman’s capital Mus- ingly take part of the global sandam exclaves are surround- cat was the principal trading trade, while allowing investors ed by the UAE on their land bor- port of the Persian Gulf region to establish themselves in the (24.2 Trillion cubic feet proven reserves - expected to grow to over 50 Million cubic feet). ders, with the Strait of Hormuz and among the most import- best possible business friendly Oil and gas revenues account for 51% of GDP and 84% of revenues (which it shares with Iran) and ant trading ports of the Indian environment.

Economic relationships

A business friendly environment

Flexible tax system Strategic location

Liberal invest policies Government stability & business incentives Abundant natural & Equipped modern energy resources infrastructure Financial and International Major Trade Free Trade Hospitality culture monetary stability relationships Partners Agreement Land availability at Low cost utilities low cost Oman has relations with UK, India, Japan, UAE, South USA, Singapore (GCC) over 140 countries and Korea, China, EU, Thailand is a member of over 105 regional and international organizations Duqm: the preferred Special Economic Zone for your investments

The Special Economic Zone of Duqm (SEZAD) stretches over 2,000 square kilometer with an 80km long beach front, which makes it the biggest in the Middle East region. The SEZAD authorities have started developing 40% of the area. The remainder part of the area is left for the future expansions.

The area is divided into 8 main various mega projects. The gov- The area will house an ad- areas that include a world class ernment has ensured that the vanced petrochemical indus- 18m deep draft port, a mas- area is fit for a wide number tries and industrial complex sive dry dock, a 230,000 b/d oil of business activities to meet that will use secured oil and refinery, a regional airport, a the needs of its investors. The natural gas supplies. It will also heavy - medium and light in- Master Plan of this green field house an integrated manufac- dustries complex, a residential development is determined to turing industry area that will and commercial area, a tourism guarantee ecological balance utilize the available natural area in addition to a logistic and allow residents and in- resources in the al Wusta gov- which qualify it to become a hub dition to the natural beauty of ed for the entire Special Econom- services area. dustrial tenants to move from ernorate. for fish processing industries the region which will encourage ic Zone which includes a package one area to another smoothly and aquaculture projects. Duqm the development of its touris- of business friendly incentives, The immense size of the project using the main and sub road Moreover, the area is known enjoys a modest climate during tic area. A separate legislative applicable for all investors estab- allows for the establishment of networks. for its abundant fish resources, summer as well as winter in ad- framework has been implement- lishing themselves in the Zone.

Duqm business incentives

100% Foreign Ownership No personal income tax

Tax -exemption for 30 years Exemption from import & export duties Free Repatriation of Capital & profits Usufruct agreements up to No minimum capital requirement 50 years renewable

No currency restrictions One-stop station service World class deep draft Port

Situated on the southeastern seaboard of the Sultanate of Oman, overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, Port of Duqm, a joint venture between the Omani Government and Consortium Antwerp Port, is fast becoming an important reality of the Middle East region’s rapidly transforming maritime landscape.

In concrete, this means that Port early operations phase with a A multi-purpose feeder line link- of Duqm Company has to fulfil fully functional dry port and com- ing Duqm with the main regional the multiple roles of: mercial quay capable of handling ports Salalah, Sohar and Jebel Ali heavy lift project cargo, general is already in place. Port, Logistics • Port Authority cargo, dry bulk and containers. and Industrial prime land is pre- • Terminal Operator of the In addition, the Port offers a wide pared and readily available for Multipurpose, Dry Bulk and range of services such as the investors seeking to benefit from Early Container Terminal availability of MARPOL facilities, the integrated package of incen- • Landlord of the 5,000 ha of fresh water supply, fuel bunker- tives the Special Economic Zone land (Port Bound, Logistics, ing and domestic waste collec- has to offer. Liquid Bulk and Industrial tion & treatment facilities. Land) which have been Being closely located to the ma- With its deep draft (18m), lengthy granted under its concessions jor oil & gas and mining projects quay walls, and expansive basin, • Single focal point for investors in the country, Duqm is seeking Port of Duqm has the trappings to increase the activity level ex- of a world-class, multipurpose The Port has entered into an ponentially in the years to come. commercial gateway. Port of Duqm: the heart of the entire Special Economic Zone Project

Port of Duqm joint venture structure: 50% Consortium Antwerp Port (CAP)

Port of Duqm

Government of Oman 50% Port of Duqm facts & figures 2016 2020 2030 Industrial zone 2’000 ha of medium, heavy and petrochemical industrial land Waterfront = 80 km (90km coastal line) Future refinery complex

19m approach channel Liquid & dry bulk

• development area: Port of Duqm 1156 ha area

Breakwaters Liquid jetties Phase 1: Liquid jetties Phase 2

• Lee breakwater: 4.5 km • 102ha land

• Main breakwater: 4.1 km • 18m draft

• 7 berths Port Basin: 18m draft

Tourism area waterfront = 16km Commercial quay Commercial quay (18km coastal line) • 2.2 km of quay length • 2.2km quay length

Touristic • 80ha land • 80ha land zone • 100,000 to 200,000 TEU • 2 container terminals (3.5 container Million TEU/year)

• 4 Million tons of dry bulk • 5 Million tons dry bulk export capacity • 1 Million tons of project, break • 1 Million tons of project, break bulk and heavy lift cargo bulk and heavy lift cargo SEZAD • 24/7 operations Residential • 24/7 operations zone 2,000 sq km of special economic zone developments Oman Dry Dock Future development Future Port 380ha development: 600ha Unique integration and greenfield development • container expansion Duqm Airport of residential, touristic, industrial, logistic, airport Logistics land: 65ha Logistics land: 565ha • car terminal and sea port developments • dry bulk handling Unique multimodal integration of high capacity • rail integration road, rail, air and sea Rail line integration transport modalities

Road network Port pre-gates and security Our terminals Early Operations Container Terminal Dry Bulk Terminal

Port of Duqm has the clear am- The loading and unloading op- weekly to two weekly service Oman has vast deposits of me- limestone and dolomite have in the near future to increase the bition to become a major hub erations are carried out by the allows industries in the wider tallic and non-metallic minerals. started their operations, which capacity and loading efficiency of Multipurpose Terminal for the handling of containers, 2 mobile harbor cranes which Duqm area to import and ex- Past surface exploration work are feeding the local industries. the Terminal. making full utilization of its have a joint capacity of ca 30 port container and project cargo and geological mapping has However, a substantial part of major assets, such as its prime moves per hour. on a regularly scheduled basis. demonstrated enormous quan- the products will be exported in Port of Duqm has foreseen Port of Duqm is already handling Following cargoes have been The following equipment is location, the 18m guaranteed tities of mineral deposits located large quantities as well via Duqm further expansion of its dry project and break bulk cargo handled in the Port of Duqm: available: draft, the excessive land and Apart from the cranes, the Port In a second phase, Port of within a radius of around 300 Port. The dry bulk terminal of- bulk handling capabilities in the since 2012 and has a particular quay length availability and its is equipped with: Duqm is planning to construct kilometers of Duqm Port such ficially started its operations in Phase 2 developments of the track record for the heavy lift op- • All heavy lift cargo • 2 Gotwald 120 ton mobile current and future intermodal and operate 2 major state-of- as limestone, dolomite, gypsum, February 2016 when a first ves- Port. Furthermore, Port of Duqm erations. Taking fully advantage (up to 1500 mt) harbor cranes (capable of capabilities to reach local, re- • Manual container spreader art container terminals on its marble, gabbro, silica sand, shale, sel was loaded with 50,000mt of has integrated the possibility to of its central location vis-à-vis the • Oil and gas pipes lifting 240 ton in dual hoist) gional and international markets • Automatic container spreader commercial quay, which are kaolin, laterite, basalt, solar salt dolomite. The Port is equipped add rail connectivity to the ter- various oil and gas concessions • Drilling pipe tubing and casing • 3, 5 and 11 ton Fork lift trucks in the most cost efficient way. • Spreader bridge expected to be operational as and ornamental stone. These de- with wheel loaders to facilitate minal. The idea of the future rail in Oman, not being surround- • Steel structures • 3 Reach stackers • 3 reach stackers from early 2019. By that time, posits can be mined, processed stock piling and loading oper- line is to connect Duqm with a ed by any mountains or other • Machinery • General slinging equipment In the current first phase, con- the capacity will be increased to and exported out of Duqm Port, ations. The current capacity of larger hinterland – including but geographical restrictions, Duqm • Factory equipment • Drum and big bag handling tainer yard operations are car- Port of Duqm is linked to ma- 3.5 Million TEU. In a later phase, thereby adding value to the Sul- the Terminal is about 2.5 Million not limited to the major mining is therefore the preferred point • Steel coils equipment ried out in the ‘Early Operations jor other Ports in the region – the container handling capabil- tanate’s natural resources. tons per year. Currently only self- areas of the country. Once real- of entrance for all project cargo • Break bulk cargo • Sets of up to 35 tons Container Terminal’ which is a Salalah, Sohar and Jebel Ali – by ities will be expanded further geared vessels can be handled, ized, this will allow Duqm to be- movement towards the existing (big bags, drums, etc) 300m wide fenced area just next the launch of a multipurpose towards its ‘Phase 2’ Port Bound In the immediate vicinity of but the Port is planning to fur- come a major Dry Bulk handling and new oil and gas fields. • Automotive cargo to the Multipurpose Terminal. feeder line in April 2016. This land expansions. the Port, mines of high quality ther invest in loading equipment Port in the Middle East region.

Port of Duqm In a first phase, Port of Duqm has started to operate Port of Duqm is dedicated an area the multipurpose performing the of approximately 10 terminal in 2012, container operations ha and 300 meter and ever since in the Early Container of quay length at its has built up a Terminal. This is commercial quay strong reputation a 300 meter wide for the Dry Bulk as reliable ISPS certified area Terminal which will multipurpose on the commercial primarily will focus terminal operator. quay which has the on the exports of capacity of handling minerals such as between 100,000 limestone, dolomite and 200,000 TEU. and gypsum. Duqm Land

Port Bound Land Logistics Land

Port Bound Land includes all • Laydown areas The Logistics Land covers an land which has close proximity • Light Industrial and Logistics area of approximately 1,000 ha to the Port’s quays. activities which require direct to be developed for logistics and quay access light industrial activities. This Phase 1 includes the following: This is the land on and around Phase 2 the commercial quay, the gov- The Phase 2 Port Bound Land • Laydown areas ernment quay and the Port en- covers the development of a • Transport activities trance and covers a total area of 600 ha area which is yet to be • General warehousing approximately 100 ha. The Port reclaimed. The Port plans to • Stock keeping activities already performs or projects the start to operate this area once • Container Freight Stations following activities in this part of the Phase 1 developments • Repacking units the Port: reach a level which does not • Parking areas meet the requirements any • Container yards • A cement import terminal longer. The Phase 2 expansions • Assembling facilities • A bitumen import terminal include the further development • A bunker terminal of container, dry bulk, RoRo and In a first phase, the Port has lev- • The multipurpose Terminal multipurpose terminals. elled a 65ha area of the Logistics • The Early Container Land which is being handed over Terminal and future Expectation is that this part of to tenants. Utilities and road Container Terminals the Port will become operational works are being carried out and • The Dry Bulk Terminal between 2025 and 2030. infrastructure will be fully made • A RORO terminal available in the first half of 2017.

Port of Duqm is developing a total land area of about 5,000 hectares under 2 different concessions it has been granted by the Oman Government for a 28 year period, starting in July 2015. Port of Duqm is developing this land under the ‘Landlord’ model, which means it provides contractual rights of a variety of land zones to tenants which enter into long term land lease agreements with the Port. Liquid Bulk and Petrochemical Land

The Liquid Bulk and Petrochem- terminals as well as dry bulk and ery, which will be developed just ical development area is a 1,375 (petro)chemical industrial related north of Port of Duqm conces- ha area in the northern part of activities. In a first phase, off site sion area. Duqm Terminal and the Port. Due to its proximity to storage facilities are expected the liquid berths are expected to the future liquid bulk jetties, it to be developed on the liquid be operational in the course of projects to facilitate liquid bulk jetties, serving the future refin- 2019.

Industrial land

Port of Duqm has signed a sep- be fully in place in the first half • Cement factories arate concession with the Oman of 2017. • Steel structure assembly Government to develop an in- factories dustrial and petrochemical area The location of this first phase • Chemical plants of 2,000 ha for medium heavy is excellent and just across the • Mineral crushing and to heavy industrial activities. A future refinery project develop- repacking plants first phase of 250 ha of medium ment. Port of Duqm is targeting • Downstream mineral heavy industrial land is current- a number of industries including processing plants ly being developed and handed but not limited to: • Ceramic Tile and porcelain over to tenants under long term production facilities lease agreements. Utilities and • Ready mix concrete • Glass production facilities infrastructure are expected to production and packing units • Paint production facilities Access to Jebel-Ali multiple Abu Dhabi Sohar Access to Muscat transport UAE Oil & Gas projects Sur systems Given its central location vis-a-vis the various oil and KSA gas concessions in the country, Port of Duqm is already playing an essential role in the import and distribution of oil and gas related project, break bulk and containerized cargoes

Close to the new oil and gas Duqm concessions, inland and offshore

Direct road access between Duqm and the oil fields free from bridges and Sohar ROAD: tunnels Mina al Fahal Yemen Muscat 2 and 3 lane roads within Today there is no longer acceptance the Duqm zone of (oversized) project cargo going to Oman LNG Swift connection to Muscat, Oman via UAE’s main ports Salalah and Haima- New Salalah Sur road from Oman to Saudi Yibal Khazzan

Duqm

RAIL: SEA: AIR: 100km

Fully integrated in Duqm 18m guaranteed draft New airport operational 150km masterplan since 2014 Harweel Non-congested Inland development in 4km runway 200km phases Unlimited quay length Both passenger and cargo 250km Connection to GCC rail Feeder service for network containers in place Capable of handling largest aircrafts 300km Phase 1 connection to major mines in south Oman DUQM, THE PREFERRED SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE FOR YOUR OVERSEAS INVESTMENT

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