<p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_eb9c427e5f5a549a-247"><span data-path-to-node="4,0"><b data-path-to-node="4,0" data-index-in-node="0"><span class="citation-215">SALALAH</span></b><span class="citation-215"> — In a major expansion of regional maritime transshipment capacity, the Port of Salalah has officially completed comprehensive civil testing and commissioning on its newly constructed 1,200-meter deepwater container quay extension</span></span><span data-path-to-node="4,1"><span class="citation-215 citation-end-215"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4206788496=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4206788496="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="4,2">. </span><span data-path-to-node="4,3"><span class="citation-214"></span></span><span data-path-to-node="4,4">The multi-million-dollar infrastructure project elevates the Sultanate of Oman’s flagship ocean gateway to an active annual throughput handling capacity exceeding 6 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), consolidating its strategic role as a prime deep-sea transshipment node positioned at the vital crossroads of the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea corridor</span><span data-path-to-node="4,5"><span class="citation-214 citation-end-214"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4206788496=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4206788496="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="4,6">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3416727296=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h4 data-path-to-node="5"><b>Next-Generation Quayside and Megaship Handling Architecture</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_eb9c427e5f5a549a-248"><span data-path-to-node="6,0"><span class="citation-213"></span></span><span data-path-to-node="6,1">The newly operationalized berth extension has been engineered specifically to cater to the global shipping industry’s largest container vessels</span><span data-path-to-node="6,2"><span class="citation-213 citation-end-213"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4206788496=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4206788496="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="6,3">. Key infrastructure and technology deployments across the expanded quay include:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3416727296=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="7"><li><p data-path-to-node="7,0,0"><span class="citation-212"></span></p><p data-path-to-node="7,0,1" id="p-rc_eb9c427e5f5a549a-249"><span data-path-to-node="7,0,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="7,0,1,0" data-index-in-node="0"><span class="citation-212">Deep Natural Draft:</span></b><span class="citation-212"> Maintained at an operational depth of 18.5 meters alongside the berth, allowing simultaneous berthing and unrestricted tidal handling of fully laden Ultra-Large Container Vessels (ULCVs)</span></span><span data-path-to-node="7,0,1,1"><span class="citation-212 citation-end-212"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4206788496=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4206788496="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="7,0,1,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3416727296=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="7,1,0"><span class="citation-211"></span></p><p data-path-to-node="7,1,1" id="p-rc_eb9c427e5f5a549a-250"><span data-path-to-node="7,1,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="7,1,1,0" data-index-in-node="0"><span class="citation-211">Semi-Automated Super Post-Panamax STS Cranes:</span></b><span class="citation-211"> Installation of 10 remote-controlled, fully electrified ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes featuring an outreach capability across 26 container rows, engineered to service 24,000+ TEU megaships with high cycle speeds</span></span><span data-path-to-node="7,1,1,1"><span class="citation-211 citation-end-211"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4206788496=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4206788496="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="7,1,1,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3416727296=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="7,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="7,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Integrated Hybrid Yard Cranes:</b> Deployment of advanced hybrid rubber-tired gantry (RTG) yard cranes equipped with auto-steering and computerized container positioning systems to accelerate yard transfers and cut localized terminal fuel consumption.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="7,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="7,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Smart Berthing and Mooring Systems:</b> Automated vacuum and dynamic tension mooring systems that secure megaships faster while mitigating long-period wave swell impacts common during the regional Khareef monsoon season.</p></li></ul><h4 data-path-to-node="8"><b>Reinforcing the Indian Ocean–Red Sea Gateway</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="9">Salalah’s geographical advantage—situated directly along the East–West global trunk shipping route bypassing the congested Straits of Hormuz—allows mainline ocean carriers to execute swift transshipment connections with zero nautical deviation penalty.</p><p data-path-to-node="10">The upgraded terminal footprint directly anchors critical multi-trade sea corridors:</p><ul data-path-to-node="11"><li><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Indian Subcontinent &amp; East Africa Feeder Networks:</b> Serving as the central sorting hub for fast-connecting feeder loops linking Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Karachi, Colombo, Mombasa, and Dar es Salaam.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Red Sea &amp; Mediterranean Trunk Lines:</b> Providing uninterrupted mainline mother-vessel transshipment services bridging East Asian manufacturing centers with European and Mediterranean destination ports.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Gulf Transshipment Links:</b> Facilitating domestic and regional transshipment feeds servicing ports across Oman, the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.</p></li></ul><h4 data-path-to-node="12"><b>Digital Terminal Optimization and Sustainability</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="13">The quay expansion is fully synchronized with Salalah’s Terminal Operating System (TOS), utilizing artificial intelligence algorithms for real-time yard crane optimization, dynamic dual-cycle container loading, and automated optical character recognition (OCR) at quayside transfer points.</p><p data-path-to-node="14">Port officials confirmed that the expanded deepwater quay not only bolsters operational vessel productivity to over 35 container moves per crane hour but also advances Oman’s National Logistics Strategy (SOLS 2040) by solidifying the country’s maritime logistics resilience and trade connectivity on the global stage.</p>