A.P. Moller – Maersk has added Khazaen Dry port (KDP), part of Asyad Group, to its “Port of Call” network offering business transportation, container terminal, and reefer container services.
KDP is located close to Maersk’s customers’ manufacturing hubs around Muscat, the capital of Oman, and the gateway it opens to global markets. By adding KDP to the network of ports and offering land freight and value-added solutions to and from KDP, Maersk said it is implementing time-and cost-efficient solutions for its customers.
The long-term commercial agreement with Maersk falls in line with Asyad’s role to facilitate trade and support local merchants to do business efficiently at global standards, according to a statement.
“At Maersk, our ambition is to connect and simplify our customers’ supply chains by providing them with integrated logistics services across land, sea and air network. Our customers can swiftly move their goods worldwide through our network that spans over 130 countries on more than 730 of our vessels,” said Mads Skov-Hansen, head of ocean customer logistics at Maersk West & Central Asia.
He added, “Oman has been a key logistics destination for Maersk, especially when it comes to the accessibility to global markets.”
Juma Al Maskari, executive director of KDP, stated, “We are home to more than 80 local and global companies with an annual capacity of 50,000 TEU. This integration with a powerful global network facilitates business and trade for the private sector, providing them with operational efficiencies and cost optimisation by simply leveraging Maersk’s global routes to best suit their supply chains.”
Khazaen Dry Port is located within easy reach of the booming economies in the region, with proximity to the Saudi-Omani border, UAE-Oman border, the Port of Sohar, the Port of Salalah, and the Port of Suwaiq, while it is designed and built over an area of 100,000m².
As the country’s first integrated in-land dry port, it connects the city and other economic areas in the Sultanate to seaports, airports and land borders through a network of roads designed to accommodate land transport and shipment.
