Freezone Sohar
Eng. Jamal Aziz
CEO
www.portofsohar.com
jamal.aziz@portofsohar.com
Company Profile
Port of Sohar / Freezone Sohar offer a deep sea port in the Middle East situated in the Sultanate of Oman. The management of this company lies with Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC (SIPC), a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of Oman and the Port of Rotterdam from the Netherlands. The port is fully operational with state-of-the-art facilities. With current investments exceeding $14billion it is one of the world's largest port development projects.
Located just outside the Strait of Hormuz, Port of Sohar and the adjacent Freezone are within easy reach of the booming economies of the Gulf, the Indian subcontinent and East Africa. The biggest consumer market in the region, Saudi Arabia, can be reached directly from Sohar. Port/Freezone Sohar is ideally located to reach out to these major consumer markets and offers an ideally located transshipment hub between east and west. Land is widely available, congestion is nowhere to find, the ease of doing business is renowned and a local work force is happy to join you. Incentives are attractively competitive. Energy is available at competitive rates
Port/Freezone Sohar welcome investors from all sectors of industry. There is an excellent business case to present for general logistics, commodities logistics, food processing, downstream petrochemicals, automotives and the steel manufacturing industry. Terminals are operated by world class leading companies like Hutchinson, OilTanking/Odfjell and Steinweg. Investors in Port/Freezone Sohar include Vale Brazil, Jindal, Airliquide, Metkore, Omzest, Alkan, Middle East Tubular Services, Suheil Bahwan, Indsil
Delegate Profile
Mr. Jamal T. Aziz received a master’s degree in civil (transportation) engineering from Georgia Tech in the United States of America in 1984.
He immediately commenced his professional career as a project engineer for Oman Civil Aviation Authority which is entrusted with developing airports and aviation systems in Oman. After 11 years of active involvement in airport development as a technical director, he was transferred to the maritime field in February 1996.
Mr. Jamal Aziz was to utilize his knowledge and experience in project management of port development nation-wide in his new capacity as the Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communication.
Under his management the Port of Sohar was established as an industrial port of great importance in 2002, Mr. Aziz led the team representing the Government of Oman in the negotiations with the Port of Rotterdam to develop and manage the Port of Sohar through Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC (SIPC), a joint venture equally owned by both parties.
Mr. Aziz was appointed as the Deputy CEO in 2003 for Sohar Industrial Port Company. Since then, Mr. Aziz together with a management team of professionals has managed to turn the Port of Sohar into one of the most important projects of Oman with a number of renowned multi-national industries and service providers.
In 2007, the Port of Sohar was mature to move into the next phase and 4500 ha was added in the concession agreement for the development of Freezone Sohar. Mr. Aziz has taken on the role as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2010 for this giant upcoming structure when it is being launched this year and customers are already coming on board.
Eng. Jamal Aziz
CEO
www.portofsohar.com
jamal.aziz@portofsohar.com
Company Profile
Port of Sohar / Freezone Sohar offer a deep sea port in the Middle East situated in the Sultanate of Oman. The management of this company lies with Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC (SIPC), a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of Oman and the Port of Rotterdam from the Netherlands. The port is fully operational with state-of-the-art facilities. With current investments exceeding $14billion it is one of the world's largest port development projects.
Located just outside the Strait of Hormuz, Port of Sohar and the adjacent Freezone are within easy reach of the booming economies of the Gulf, the Indian subcontinent and East Africa. The biggest consumer market in the region, Saudi Arabia, can be reached directly from Sohar. Port/Freezone Sohar is ideally located to reach out to these major consumer markets and offers an ideally located transshipment hub between east and west. Land is widely available, congestion is nowhere to find, the ease of doing business is renowned and a local work force is happy to join you. Incentives are attractively competitive. Energy is available at competitive rates
Port/Freezone Sohar welcome investors from all sectors of industry. There is an excellent business case to present for general logistics, commodities logistics, food processing, downstream petrochemicals, automotives and the steel manufacturing industry. Terminals are operated by world class leading companies like Hutchinson, OilTanking/Odfjell and Steinweg. Investors in Port/Freezone Sohar include Vale Brazil, Jindal, Airliquide, Metkore, Omzest, Alkan, Middle East Tubular Services, Suheil Bahwan, Indsil
Delegate Profile
Mr. Jamal T. Aziz received a master’s degree in civil (transportation) engineering from Georgia Tech in the United States of America in 1984.
He immediately commenced his professional career as a project engineer for Oman Civil Aviation Authority which is entrusted with developing airports and aviation systems in Oman. After 11 years of active involvement in airport development as a technical director, he was transferred to the maritime field in February 1996.
Mr. Jamal Aziz was to utilize his knowledge and experience in project management of port development nation-wide in his new capacity as the Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communication.
Under his management the Port of Sohar was established as an industrial port of great importance in 2002, Mr. Aziz led the team representing the Government of Oman in the negotiations with the Port of Rotterdam to develop and manage the Port of Sohar through Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC (SIPC), a joint venture equally owned by both parties.
Mr. Aziz was appointed as the Deputy CEO in 2003 for Sohar Industrial Port Company. Since then, Mr. Aziz together with a management team of professionals has managed to turn the Port of Sohar into one of the most important projects of Oman with a number of renowned multi-national industries and service providers.
In 2007, the Port of Sohar was mature to move into the next phase and 4500 ha was added in the concession agreement for the development of Freezone Sohar. Mr. Aziz has taken on the role as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2010 for this giant upcoming structure when it is being launched this year and customers are already coming on board.
