Saturday 14 / November / 2026
Muscat: Asyad Group, the global provider of integrated logistics services, announced the start of operational operations of the Green Corridor linking Duqm to Khalifa Port, in a step that enhances trade connectivity between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates, and opens wider horizons for the smooth movement of goods across regional markets.
The corridor is witnessing a regular weekly flow of shipments through Asyad Container Terminal at Duqm Port, with expectations of growth in handling volumes during the next stage, enhancing the port's role as a strategic gateway for regional trade, and supporting the integration of transport networks and logistics services between the Sultanate of Oman and Gulf markets.
The Duqm - Khalifa Port Green Corridor was designed to provide an integrated trade route combining container handling and land transport within an interconnected operational system, through which goods arriving at Duqm Port move via the Khatmat Milahah border crossing to Al Ain Dry Port, reaching Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, and then connecting to distribution networks extending to various markets of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
These operations are integrated with a coordinated cross-border customs system, contributing to facilitating transit procedures and reducing the periods goods remain at handling and transit points, which enhances the efficiency of trade flows and provides cargo owners with more flexible options in managing shipping and distribution operations, in addition to supporting the efficiency of using operational resources and improving the smooth movement of goods between markets.
With the regularity of weekly shipment flows through Asyad Container Terminal in Duqm, and expectations of growth in their volumes during the next stage, the corridor enhances the role of Duqm Port as a strategic logistics gateway on global trade lines linking East and West, benefiting from its strategic geographical location and its advanced infrastructure and technical and operational capabilities qualifying it to receive large vessels and handle containers efficiently, in addition to its connection to regional transport, logistics services and distribution networks.
Al Khattab bin Salim Al Maani, Vice President for Commercial Affairs at Asyad Ports and Free Zones, explained that global trade is witnessing rapid transformations imposing increasing requirements on supply chain flexibility, operations integration and speed of access to markets.
The Duqm - Khalifa Port Green Corridor comes to enhance the trade connectivity system that Asyad Group is working to develop, by combining the operational capabilities of ports and land transport networks and cross-border logistics solutions, pointing out that this route has witnessed growing demand for it, reflecting the importance of providing integrated and flexible transport solutions that respond to the requirements of partners and cargo owners, and open wider horizons for trade between the Sultanate of Oman and Gulf markets.
He said in a statement to Oman News Agency: This trend is not limited to the Duqm - Khalifa Port Green Corridor, but comes within a growing network of integrated trade corridors that Asyad Group launched during the past period to link Omani ports to regional markets. He added that this network includes green corridors for connectivity from Duqm Port to a number of Gulf markets, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, in addition to the green corridors developed by the Group from Sohar Port to link the Sultanate of Oman to Gulf markets.
He pointed out that this network reflects the integration of port infrastructure with land transport networks and cross-border logistics and customs solutions, providing multiple and flexible options for trade movement.
Al Khattab bin Salim Al Maani affirmed that Asyad Group continues to develop an integrated network of trade corridors linking Omani ports to maritime shipping lines, land transport networks and regional markets, enhancing supply chain connectivity and consolidating the Sultanate of Oman's position as a regional and global logistics hub, in line with the targets of Oman Vision 2040 aimed at enhancing the contribution of the logistics sector to economic diversification, and raising the readiness of the Sultanate of Oman to keep pace with transformations in global trade movement.
