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- Oman has invited Indian companies to invest in Sohar Port, pitching it as a way for India to secure uninterrupted access to Gulf energy supplies.
- The port sits on the Gulf of Oman coast outside the Strait of Hormuz, which is under strain from Iran-U.S. hostilities.
- Sohar Port has already attracted over $30 billion in investments and can handle 72 million tonnes of cargo annually.
- Compared with Oman's Duqm and Salalah ports, Sohar lies closer to vital energy pipelines of the UAE and eastern Saudi Arabia.
- The pitch matters for India because Sohar could become a safer alternative route for energy and trade if the Strait of Hormuz remains at risk.
What to watch next
- Whether Indian companies respond with concrete investments after the Embassy of Oman's promotional event
- Progress of the Oman-UAE rail link connecting Sohar Port to the UAE's rail network
- Extent of crude oil flows through ship-to-ship transfers off Sohar Port as Saudi Arabia reroutes cargoes
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Raid Al Rubaiey
CEO of Sohar Freezone and Deputy CEO of Sohar Port
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“India represents an important and growing dimension of Sohar's international investment landscape, with established Indian businesses already contributing to our industrial ecosystem. There is significant potential to deepen this relationship through investments that complement our industrial clusters, strengthen value chains and create new opportunities for growth”
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…(September 16, 2026), a high-level representative of the Sohar Port of Oman welcomed Indian investments into the port and said it would serve as a platform to connect businesses in regional and global markets. “ India represents an important and growing dimension of Sohar's international investment landscape, with established Indian businesses already contributing to our industrial ecosystem. There is significant potential to deepen this relationship through investments that complement our industrial clusters, strengthen value chains and create new opportunities for growth ,” said Raid Al Rubaiey, CEO of Sohar Freezone and Deputy CEO of Sohar Port. Far from Strait of Hormuz The port is located on the Omani coast on the Gulf of Oman, and ships can access hubs in the Gulf through this port…
“Sohar provides an established industrial and logistics platform connecting businesses to regional and global markets”
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…in the Gulf through this port as it sits far from the Strait of Hormuz. Mr. Rubaiey said Sohar Port has received investments of over $30 billion and that it is capable of handling 72 million tonnes of cargo annually. “ Sohar provides an established industrial and logistics platform connecting businesses to regional and global markets ,” he said. The remarks came at the end of a two-day promotional event organised by the Embassy of Oman, during which the Ambassador of Oman, Issa Saleh Al Shibani, introduced the port and the Freezone to Indian…
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Named Oman · India · Saudi Arabia · United Arab Emirates · Iran · United States · ASYAD Group · Embassy of Oman · Issa Saleh Al Shibani · Port of Rotterdam · Raid Al Rubaiey · Sohar Freezone · Sohar Port
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