@JmObserver –
A joint project between the Sultanate of Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information and Technology and Qatar Primary Metals Company (QPMC) for the construction of a jetty in Khatmat Milaha in the Wilayat of Shinas is now completed. Valued at around RO 50 million, the project plans to support the export of gabbro to Qatar and is slated for operations soon.
At the heart of the project is a 1,800-metre-long jetty offering drafts of 8-12 metres that allow for the loading of gabbro directly on to ships or barges plying between Shinas and Qatar. It features a conveyor belts for carrying raw materials transiting the Al Batinah highway and connects it to Khatmat Milaha quarry with the sea berth. The export capacity of the facility, when fully operational, is estimated at 7 million tonnes of gabbro annually.
The Khatmat Milaha jetty project is the first port facility of its kind to be established outside the framework of commercial ports in the Sultanate of Oman, but will nevertheless play an important role in supporting maritime transport and logistics activities in the country.
