Sultan Qaboos is muscat's historic city port, redeveloped as a cruise, tourism and coastal-trade waterfront, operated by Asyad Group at Muttrah, Muscat. It works 13 m of alongside draft and container operations were transferred to Sohar in 2014; the port now works cruise and coastal traffic. Cargo discharged here clears under Oman rules — 5% customs duty, 5% VAT and 1–3 working days for a complete file. Rarely for commercial container imports — containerised cargo for Muscat is discharged at Sohar and trucked in, roughly a 220 km run.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Location | Muttrah, Muscat, Oman |
| Operator | Asyad Group |
| Container capacity | Container operations were transferred to Sohar in 2014; the port now works cruise and coastal traffic |
| Alongside draft | 13 m |
| Cargo handled | Cruise and passenger, Coastal and dhow trade, Occasional break-bulk |
| Hinterland served | Muscat governorate only |
| Attached facilities | No container terminal or free zone; a marina and cruise terminal occupy the former commercial berths |
| Origin | Est. freight (USD) | Transit (days) | Service into this port | Route detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | $1,400 | 6 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| India | $1,500 | 12 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Turkey | $1,900 | 14 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Singapore | $2,000 | 12 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| China | $2,200 | 22 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Vietnam | $2,300 | 23 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| South Korea | $2,400 | 24 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Italy | $2,900 | 20 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Netherlands | $3,038 | 29 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Germany | $3,200 | 31 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| USA | $4,200 | 38 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
Rarely for commercial container imports — containerised cargo for Muscat is discharged at Sohar and trucked in, roughly a 220 km run.
Inland, Sultan Qaboos serves Muscat governorate only. No container terminal or free zone; a marina and cruise terminal occupy the former commercial berths.
The lanes with the strongest direct or high-frequency service into Sultan Qaboos are Regional coastal services — those sailings are usually the cheapest and most schedule-reliable way to reach this terminal.
Oman combines domestic demand with Sohar and Salalah acting as industrial and transshipment gateways outside the Strait of Hormuz.
Cargo discharged at Sultan Qaboos clears under Oman customs rules — OMR is the settlement currency and duty and VAT are assessed on the declared CIF value. Importers routing through Sultan Qaboos should budget both the ocean freight shown above and destination charges (THC, documentation, delivery order and inland haulage), which the landed cost calculator itemises.
Estimate all-in shipping costs into Sultan Qaboos.