Transport ministry signs three agreements to develop roads, ports, and maritime services in Oman

Muscat : The agreements are pursuant to the ministry’s ongoing efforts to enhance the quality and efficiency of road infrastructure and develop ports and maritime services.

The agreements were signed by His Excellency Eng. Said Hamoud Al Ma’awali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology.

The first agreement, signed with Galfar Engineering and Contracting, includes the implementation of a 30-km long Izki-Nizwa dual carriageway project in A’Dakhiliyah Governorate. The project starts from the existing roundabout near Southern Qarot in Izki Wilayat, passing through Birkat Al Mouz and the Heritage District area, towards the entrance to Nizwa Wilayat at Farq area.

The second agreement, inked with Manji International Ports, aims to boost the ports sector by investing in the design, construction, management, and operation of a port for transporting quarry products in the Wilayat of Shaleem W’Al Halaniyat Islands. This project will be implemented over 18 months in two interconnected phases.

The third agreement deals with devising an investment framework for the operation, management and development of ship supply and crew change activities at Port Sultan Qaboos.

Signed with Omani Integrated Logistic Services (ILS Oman) company, the agreement seeks to achieve the Ministry’s plans to develop Omani ports, enhance the role of Port Sultan Qaboos in consolidating the maritime sector and accelerate development at the port by attracting commercial activities that align with the port’s primary function as a tourist destination.