The Port of Salalah completed its first ship to ship transfer operation (STST) at Salalah anchorage, recently as part of the port’s expanding service offering in 2018. The new service was performed by Fendercare Marine which transferred vegetable oil between the vessels NCC Nasma to Ariana while both were in the harbor anchorage.
Port of Salalah CEO Andrew Dawes said, “Our vision is to make our customers’ supply chains work better, more efficiently and safer. Our new offering of ship-to-ship transfer of bulk liquids is designed to serve the regional market and Africa’s economic demand.”
Tom Fitchew, business development manager of Fendercare stated, “We identified opening a new STST base at Salalah as a priority to support our ever expanding network. We are delighted with the success of our first operation and thank all those involved for their cooperation and collaboration. The STST itself was conducted with our usual high level of professionalism and efficiency, with safety remaining as paramount importance. We look forward to establishing Salalah as a key STST location where Fendercare and the Port of Salalah can support the oil and gas market.”
The management of Port of Salalah is working on a number of new business opportunities that will contribute to the growth of the shipping and logistics sector in Oman, and support the government’s vision of seeing the logistics sector as one of the pillars of economic growth and diversification of the Sultanate of Oman.
Strategically located on the trade crossroads between Asia and Europe and serving the markets of East Africa, the Red Sea, the Indian Subcontinent and the Arabian Gulf – the Port of Salalah is operated by APM Terminals as part of the APM terminal’s global terminal network. The port operates both as a container terminal and a general cargo terminal. In 2017, the port handled record volumes in both the container and the general cargo business with an increase of 18.7 per cent and 4.2 per cent respectively.
Fendercare Marine is the world-leader in ship-to-ship (STST) transfers, having provided safe and efficient STST services for almost 25 years. With the best ship-to-ship infrastructure in the industry, Fendercare Marine is able to provide customers with the complete STSF solution; from the highest quality equipment and experienced personnel, through to conducting operations for both in port and offshore STS transfers.
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Source: Muscat Daily
