VOL. XLI

No. 45

9-November-1998

OMAN

Oman Opens Raysut Port For Commercial Operations

Oman officially opened on 1 November its new Raysut port, located onthe Arabian Sea about 1,000 kms south of Muscat, following the completion of constructionwork on its two berths with a joint container capacity of 900,000 TEUs (20-footequivalent) per year. The port, built at a cost of $258mn, is designed to become a hub fortransshipments between Europe and Asia. Plans are underway to expand Raysut by March...