Three Agreements
Signed in Fields of Roads, Ports, and Maritime Services

Muscat, 13
Mar (ONA) — The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information
Technology today signed three strategic agreements related to roads, ports, and
maritime services. The step is pursuance of efforts to enhance the quality and
efficiency of road infrastructure and develop ports and maritime services.

The
agreements were signed by Eng. Said Hamoud Al Ma’awali, Minister of Transport,
Communications and Information Technology.

The first
agreement, signed with Galfar Engineering and Contracting, includes the
implementation of a 30-km long Izki-Nizwa dual carriageway project in
A’Dakhiliyah Governorate.

Inked with
Manji International Ports, the second agreement aims to boost the ports sector
by investing in the design, construction, management, and operation of a port
for transporting quarry products in the Wilayat of Shaleem W’Al Halaniyat
Islands.

The third
agreement deals with devising an investment framework for the operation,
management and development of ship supply and crew change activities at Port
Sultan Qaboos.

Signed with Omani Integrated Logistic Services (ILS
Oman) company, the agreement seeks to achieve the Ministry’s plans
to develop Omani ports, enhance the role of Port Sultan Qaboos in consolidating
the maritime sector and accelerate development at the port by attracting
commercial activities that align with the port’s primary function as a tourist
destination.

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Ends/Bishara/AG