Red Sea & Persian Gulf · UN/LOCODE OM SOH
Sohar, Oman
Small coastal (breakwater) on the Gulf of Oman. Channel depth 18.5 m, cargo pier depth 18.0 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Red Sea & Persian Gulf trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Port Of Sohar". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 18.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 18.0 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 16.0 m
- Max vessel length
- 398 m
- Max vessel beam
- 65 m
- Max vessel draft
- 23.1 m
- Tidal range
- 3.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Small
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tide restriction
- n/a
- Heavy swell restriction
- n/a
- Ice restriction
- n/a
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- yes
- Breakbulk
- yes
- Ro-Ro
- yes
- Liquid bulk
- yes
- Container
- yes
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 50–100 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Unknown
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 24.516667, longitude 56.633333.
Sea distances from Sohar
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 4,011 | 16.7 | 13.9 | 11.9 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 3,862 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 11.5 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 3,930 | 16.4 | 13.6 | 11.7 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 3,483 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 10.4 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 4,464 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 13.3 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6,179 | 25.7 | 21.5 | 18.4 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 2,197 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 284 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 5,601 | 23.3 | 19.4 | 16.7 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Khor Fakkan, UAE about 53 nm as the crow flies
- Jebel Ali, UAE about 91 nm as the crow flies
- Hamriyah, UAE about 93 nm as the crow flies
- Hamad, Qatar about 276 nm as the crow flies
- Mina Salman, Bahrain about 341 nm as the crow flies
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia about 368 nm as the crow flies