UAE · Gulf logistics
How Al Duqm changed Oman’s seaport import picture in 2025
Oman’s statistical yearbook puts goods received by sea at 45.09 million tons in 2025. Sohar remained the largest entry point at 30.56 million tons, while Al Duqm rose to 8.19 million tons.
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2024
Shared scale · 0 thousand tons to 32,903 thousand tons
2025
Shared scale · 0 thousand tons to 32,903 thousand tons
Al Duqm gained about 4.82 million tons while Sohar’s recorded volume fell by about 2.34 million.
Sohar still handled more than two-thirds
Sohar’s 30.56 million tons accounted for about 67.8% of the weight of goods received by sea. Its volume fell from 32.90 million tons in 2024. The rest of Oman’s seaport entries therefore supplied a larger share of the total. Source 1
Al Duqm supplied the biggest increase among the ports shown
The yearbook records 3.37 million tons at Al Duqm in 2024 and 8.19 million in 2025. That gain exceeded the national increase of 2.84 million tons because volumes fell at some other ports. Source 1
Salalah and Sultan Qaboos moved in different directions
Salalah rose from 3.46 million to 3.82 million tons. Sultan Qaboos fell from 1.66 million to 1.49 million. Suweiq grew to about 953,000 tons. Together these changes sit below the two largest shifts at Sohar and Al Duqm. Source 1
Sea entries account for most imported weight
The yearbook says 87.7% of incoming goods by weight entered by sea in 2025, 12.2% by land and 0.1% by air. Those shares use all modes as their denominator. The chart covers the sea category and ranks customs entry points by received weight. Source 1