Al Duqm Port & Drydock

Al Duqm Port & Drydock is a seaport located in Oman. The port is equipped with a Ship Repair Yard & Drydock facility, which is the first of its kind in Oman. Control of the port was transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Communications in May 2012. The port authority is the Port of Duqm Company, S.A.O.C., who manage the port.

Al Duqm Port & Drydock
Location
Country Oman
LocationDuqm, Al Wusta Region
Coordinates19°40′7″N 57°42′0″E
Details
Opened2013
Operated byOman Drydock Company, S.A.O.C.
Owned byGovernment of Oman
Type of harborPort and Drydock
Statistics
Annual revenue1.5 bl US Dollar
Website
http://www.omandrydock.com/
Al Duqm
Port
& Drydock
Location in Oman

Oman Drydock Company (ODC) have run the ship repair yard since 2013; primarily for the overhaul and conversion of large commercial vessels. In 2017 ODC and Babcock International Group started Duqm Naval Dockyard (DND), focusing on the expansion of the port's capability into the support of military forces operating in the region.[1]

International access

In August 2017, Oman and the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding allowing the Royal Navy access to the port facilities of Duqm.[2] The port is used as a logistics hub, supporting the UK’s operations East of Suez and has enough depth and space — including a dry dock — to accommodate the UK’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.[3] The British Army also use the facility to support training operations, as was seen during Exercise Saif Sareea 3 in 2018.[4] In September 2020, an investment was made to triple the size of the UK’s facilities.[4]

In February 2018, India announced that it had secured access to the facilities at Duqm for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.[2] Duqm had previously served as a port for the INS Mumbai.[2]

In March 2019, the United States managed to secure an agreement to govern access to the ports in Duqm and Salalah, which will reduce the need to send ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and provide a better access to the Gulf region for the U.S. military.[5]

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