A contract for the development of a general cargo and liquid terminal at the Port of Salalah has been awarded to Archirodon, by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Oman .
The project involves expansion of the general cargo terminal, building an additional 1,266 metres of multi-purpose berths, a new northern breakwater, facilities for dry-bulk commodities and a new liquids jetty. Thus, the capacity of the terminal will be increased to 40 million tons of dry-bulk commodities and five million tons of liquid products each year. The project value is estimated at USD 143,000,000 $ and the completion date is set at Dec 18, 2013.
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Dredging Today Staff, June 26, 2012; Image: salalahport