Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 5

31-January-2005

OMAN

Salalah Port Resumes Normal Operations After Oil Spillage

Normal operations resumed at SalalahPort on 25 January after disruptions caused by an oil spillage on 18 January. Around three tons of heavy fuel oil leaked into the harbor while a container ship was being fuelled by a bunkering craft. A number of vessels were diverted to neighboring ports while the clean-up operation was carried out. It was announced on 23 January that an...