Duqm Port

{{Short description|Seaport in central-eastern Oman}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}{{Use British English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox port

|name = Port of Duqm

|image = ميناء الدقم الجديد.jpg

|image_alt = Fish-eye view from above of Port of Duqm

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|image_caption = Port of Duqm

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|pushpin_map = Oman

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|pushpin_map_caption= Port of Duqm location in Oman

|native_name = ميناء الدقم

|native_name_lang= ar

|country = {{Flag|Oman}}

|location = Duqm, Al Wusta governorate

|coordinates = {{Coord|19|39|N|57|42|E|region:OM-WU_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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|locode = OM DQM {{Cite web|url=https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/om.htm|title=United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) - (OM) Oman|website=Service.UNECE.org|publisher=United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|access-date=1 February 2023}}

|opened = {{Start date and age|2012|df=y}}

|operated = Oman Dry Dock Company (SAOC)

|owner = Government of Oman

|type = Commercial and military

|sizewater =

|sizeland = {{Convert|453,000|m2|acre|abbr=off}}

|size = {{Convert|2,200|m|abbr=off}} quay
{{Convert|2,800|m|abbr=off}} total

|berths = nine

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|draft_depth = {{Convert|10|m|0|abbr=off}}

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|blankdetailstitle1= Cranes

|blankdetails1 = 14 sets of jib cranes

|blankdetailstitle2= Docks

|blankdetails2 = two graving docks

|blankdetailstitle3= Ship capacity

|blankdetails3 = {{Convert|600,000|tonne|0|abbr=off}}

|blankdetailstitle4= Environmental standard

|blankdetails4 = MARPOL compliance

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|teu = 1.5 million

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|revenue = US$ 1.5 billion

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|website = https://portofduqm.om

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File:Special Economic Zone at Duqm SEZAD.jpg (SEZAD)|alt=]]

The Port of Duqm, also known as Duqm Port,{{Cite web|url=https://asyad.om/ports/duqm-port|title=ASYAD {{!}} Duqm Port|website=ASYAD.om|publisher=ASYAD|access-date=31 January 2023}} is a seaport and road terminal located at Duqm in the Al Wusta governorate of Oman. Duqm Port, integrated in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), and located {{Convert|550|km|0|abbr=off|lk=on}} south of capital Muscat, is equipped with a ship repair yard and dry dock facility. Overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, the Port of Duqm is a joint-venture between ASYAD Ports and Consortium Antwerp Port.{{Cite web|url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1114967/business/economy/asyad-terminalsduqm-starts-operations-at-port-of-duqm|title=Asyad Terminals–Duqm starts operations at Port of Duqm|website=www.OmanObserver.om|location=Muscat, Oman|publisher=Oman Observer|date=20 February 2022|access-date=1 February 2023}} Although operating since 2012, it was not officially opened until 4 February 2022 by Mr. Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs and Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman.

The Port of Duqm has a total area of {{Convert|188|km2|0|abbr=off|lk=on}}, and includes land for industry, an oil storage terminal, commercial and government berths, a dry dock, and associated logistical lands. It is protected by a main breakwater and a secondary one; the height of the main breakwater is {{Convert|11|m|0|abbr=off}} above sea level and more than {{Convert|22|m|0|abbr=off}} on average to the sea floor, and is {{Convert|4.1|km|0|abbr=off}} in length. The length of the secondary breakwater is {{Convert|4.6|km|0|abbr=off}}.

Its commercial berth has four stations, including two container terminals with a length of about {{Convert|1600|m|0|abbr=off}} and an annual capacity to handle about 3.5 million standard containers, a terminal for dry bulk materials with an annual capacity of about {{Convert|5,000,000|tonne|0|abbr=off|lk=on}}, and a multi-use terminal with an annual capacity of about {{Convert|800,000|tonne|0|abbr=off}} and a Ro-Ro capacity of 200,000 cars per annum.