Construction work at Oman’s OMR 40 mn (USD 104 mn) Dibba Fishing Port is 75% complete and marine works are slated for completion within the next two months, Dibba Port head Ahmed bin Ali Shehhi told ONA. The project — located in the Musandam governorate — will be operational by 1Q 2025.

The details: Development work include a 1,550 meter main breakwater and a secondary 500 meter breakwater, a harbor basin that is up to 8 meters deep, floating moorings, a 130 meter beach for docking small boats, a boat slip, and a ship crane. Other facilities at the port include an ice factory, a marine workshop, warehouses for fishermen, and others, Al Shehhi added.

Why is this important? Dibba is a multi-use port serving the fishing, tourism, maritime transport and trade industries, as well as maritime security, Al Shehhi said. It will connect Musandam with North Al Batinah, Al Shehhi added, and the establishment of a road link via the Dibba-LimaKhasab project will follow.

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