Supreme Council for Planning
Ahmed Al-Azkawi
Project Director, South Al-Batinah Logistics Hub
www.scp.gov.om
azkawi@hotmail.com
Company Profile
The South Al-Batinah Logistics Hub (SBLH) is a government driven initiative to facilitate private sector warehousing and logistics development within the Southern Al-Batinah region of The Sultanate of Oman. It is also part of a strategy to transform the transportation and logistics activities into a dynamic sector that contributes to the economy of the country. The planned hub will establish the framework for a systematic and sustainable development that continues to support economic growth while providing job opportunities to the society. Furthermore, the on-going and committed industrial, transportation, ports, airports and railway projects in Al-Batinah corroborate the government’s emphasis to promote this region as an important economic hub with international exposure. As a result of this, South Al-Batinah was identified as the central location for distribution of goods at national as well as GCC region level. A total area of approximately 9k hectares is reserved for the development, of which 2.5k hectares are currently planned for dedicated state-of-the-art logistics activities.
The project will be implemented in phases. Phase 1 is expected to be operational in 2014. This phase will include a dry port, container terminal, truck depot, offices, living quarters, and warehouses. The objectives of this phase are to address increases in warehousing requirements; and to facilitate warehouse relocation from other areas and support the transformation of The Port of Sultan Qaboos (PSQ) into a tourism port. The detailed design for this phase will be tendered out soon. Upon the completion of the detailed design, a tendering strategy will be put in place for construction, commissioning and operations. The remaining phases will be implemented over a period of 30 years and conceptual studies are currently on going to maximize their value and come up with an optimal timeline.
Potential Investments:
• Warehousing and Storage Facilities
• Trucking and Shipping Services
• Inter-model Terminals
• Real Estate and Commercial Facilities
• Engineering design and consultancy
• Associated Industrial Developments
• Customs offices
• Post and Communications
• Training Institutions
• Construction of Roads & Rail Links
• Construction of Offices, Banks and Insurance offices
• Mechanical Equipment Providers
The goal from participating in this Road Show is to learn best practices in the logistics business, establish contacts with key logistics companies and promote the Sultanate of Oman as an emerging logistics market.
Delegate Profile
Ahmed is a highly qualified engineer with strong technical and commercial skills. He held senior management positions in a multinational company in Oman and overseas. Experienced in project management, opportunity maturation, leading project teams, managing stakeholders in mega projects above @500MM. Ahmed’s experience ranges from hands-on petroleum engineering technical expertise to the role of a cluster leader/business opportunity manager/senior value assurance consultant, where his role was in preparing business plans, managing a number of senior engineers, staff training and development. Ahmed is currently working for the Supreme Council for Planning as the SBLH project director. This is a key government project that will transform the logistics sector in Oman into a vibrant investment opportunity. Ahmed holds a BS in physics from Imperial College London and a MEng in PE from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Ahmed Al-Azkawi
Project Director, South Al-Batinah Logistics Hub
www.scp.gov.om
azkawi@hotmail.com
Company Profile
The South Al-Batinah Logistics Hub (SBLH) is a government driven initiative to facilitate private sector warehousing and logistics development within the Southern Al-Batinah region of The Sultanate of Oman. It is also part of a strategy to transform the transportation and logistics activities into a dynamic sector that contributes to the economy of the country. The planned hub will establish the framework for a systematic and sustainable development that continues to support economic growth while providing job opportunities to the society. Furthermore, the on-going and committed industrial, transportation, ports, airports and railway projects in Al-Batinah corroborate the government’s emphasis to promote this region as an important economic hub with international exposure. As a result of this, South Al-Batinah was identified as the central location for distribution of goods at national as well as GCC region level. A total area of approximately 9k hectares is reserved for the development, of which 2.5k hectares are currently planned for dedicated state-of-the-art logistics activities.
The project will be implemented in phases. Phase 1 is expected to be operational in 2014. This phase will include a dry port, container terminal, truck depot, offices, living quarters, and warehouses. The objectives of this phase are to address increases in warehousing requirements; and to facilitate warehouse relocation from other areas and support the transformation of The Port of Sultan Qaboos (PSQ) into a tourism port. The detailed design for this phase will be tendered out soon. Upon the completion of the detailed design, a tendering strategy will be put in place for construction, commissioning and operations. The remaining phases will be implemented over a period of 30 years and conceptual studies are currently on going to maximize their value and come up with an optimal timeline.
Potential Investments:
• Warehousing and Storage Facilities
• Trucking and Shipping Services
• Inter-model Terminals
• Real Estate and Commercial Facilities
• Engineering design and consultancy
• Associated Industrial Developments
• Customs offices
• Post and Communications
• Training Institutions
• Construction of Roads & Rail Links
• Construction of Offices, Banks and Insurance offices
• Mechanical Equipment Providers
The goal from participating in this Road Show is to learn best practices in the logistics business, establish contacts with key logistics companies and promote the Sultanate of Oman as an emerging logistics market.
Delegate Profile
Ahmed is a highly qualified engineer with strong technical and commercial skills. He held senior management positions in a multinational company in Oman and overseas. Experienced in project management, opportunity maturation, leading project teams, managing stakeholders in mega projects above @500MM. Ahmed’s experience ranges from hands-on petroleum engineering technical expertise to the role of a cluster leader/business opportunity manager/senior value assurance consultant, where his role was in preparing business plans, managing a number of senior engineers, staff training and development. Ahmed is currently working for the Supreme Council for Planning as the SBLH project director. This is a key government project that will transform the logistics sector in Oman into a vibrant investment opportunity. Ahmed holds a BS in physics from Imperial College London and a MEng in PE from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
