Port of Salalah completes USD300M expansion to boost container handling capacity
(MENAFN) Salalah port has successfully completed its expansion plan, increasing its container handling capacity from 5 million to 6 million TEUs annually. This milestone follows the arrival of the final four large cranes needed to enhance operations, with the total investment for the project amounting to USD300 million. According to Scott Salman, the executive director of operations at the port, these new cranes will significantly reduce the time ships spend in the port, facilitate quicker access to the upper decks of vessels, and enhance the port's ability to attract the world's largest ships.
Starting in August, the four new cranes will begin contributing to the port's productivity, increasing the total number of cranes at Salalah Port from 21 to 27 by the end of the year. These new electric cranes, among the largest of their kind globally, set new standards for size and efficiency. They can handle ships with a depth of up to 26 containers and have a maximum lifting capacity of 105 tons, enabling them to service the largest container ships currently in operation. In addition to the cranes, the expansion includes 12 hybrid rubber-tyred gantry cranes, two stacking cranes, six empty container handling cranes, and 30 trucks and trailers, further supporting the port's enhanced operational capacity.
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