The Sultanate of Oman has a long history in the facilitation of trade between the Middle East Asia and East Africa as part of its 2020 vision the Sultanate is making a tremendous effort to prepare for a post-oil economy that aims to diversify its sources of income and encourages the attraction of local and foreign investment making full utilization of its strategic location. Duke the preferred special economic zone for your investments the special economic zone of Dooku is the flagship of the Sultanate diversification strategy it is the largest free zone project ever in the Middle East in North Africa hosting a vast space of 2,000 square kilometers this green field development is divided in two main areas that include a world-class deep draught port a massive dry dock an international airport a heavy medium and light industries complex a fisheries own crude oil storage area a logistic services area a residential and commercial area a tourism area a vast package of incentives applicable in the entire zone offer investors a wide range of financial operational and practical benefits leading to a highly competitive business environment that encourages production and trade towards overseas markets situated on the south eastern seaboard of the Sultanate of Oman overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
The Board of Dooku a joint venture between the Omani government and the consortium and to our Court is fast becoming an important reality of the Middle East region’s rapidly transforming maritime landscape the board of duhkham is the heart of the special economic zone development and aims to unlock the whole potential of all the industries develop in and around the community while facilitating import of raw materials and export of finished goods to overseas markets it offers a 19 meter approach channel and an 18 meter guaranteed raft alongside all of its current and future terminals port of dukkha and its unique setup is combining the roles of Port Authority terminal operator and landlord for a total of 5,000 hectares of prime land in the direct vicinity of the port being closely located to the major oil and gas as well as mining projects in the country port of dukkha was seeking to increase the activity level exponentially in the years to come being backed up by the Port of Antwerp Europe’s second largest seaport port of duelin offers a wide range of services such as tug and pilot services MARPOL facilities freshwater supply fuel bunkering and domestic waste collection and treatment facilities and ship-to-ship operations at one of its multiple anchorage areas the port already offers excellent terminal services in a first phase port of dukedom operates from an expensive 2.2 kilometer long 350 meter wide commercial key which currently accommodates a multi-purpose terminal handling cargo such as Oct G and land pikes ultra dimensional and heavy lift project cargo big bags and steel plates an early operations container terminal facilitating imports and exports of containers utilizing a feeder service connecting Duke them with other regional ports and a dry bulk terminal exporting industrial minerals such as limestone and dolomite which are mined in the direct vicinity of the port roll-on/roll-off and fully-fledged container terminal operations will start in the course of 2020 as the landowner for the Duke Loomis offering prime land under long-term lease agreements in the direct vicinity of the port to investors allowing them to develop their projects these investors enjoy the full benefits which apply in the entire special economic zone logistic land the logistics land covers an area of approximately 1000 hectare to be developed for logistics and light industrial activities port found land port bound land includes all man which has direct access to the ports keys industrial land newcomb industrial land company LLC di LC a subsidiary of Port of dugu Company was granted the use of rush right over 2000 hectare of medium heavy industrial heavy industrial and petrochemical land of which the first phase is already fully developed liquid bulk and dry bulk storage and processing area a vast 1375 hectare area in the northern part of the port is earmarked for liquid bulk and dry bulk storage and processing activities enjoying a direct link to multiple jetties able to accommodate the largest vessels in the industry the port is currently shaping up emergent to be an investment hub for the future as such port of dukedom is offering a complete package to its clients combining a prime location with a beneficent legislative framework allowing for a reliable supply of feedstock low cost manpower and utility supported by a state-of-the-art green’ class port and related Terminal Services Board of dukkha miss cruising steadily as a wedding proposition and is endeavoring to be the most preferred multi-purpose port in the Middle East region.