Port · Oman
Sohar.
Indian Ocean alt berthing225 km from HormuzLive AIS
On Oman's Indian Ocean coast, well south of the strait. Receives traffic that opts to skip the Hormuz transit entirely or that diverts during restricted phases. Industrial complex and free zone make it a viable alternative for cargo that would otherwise call at Jebel Ali or Bandar Abbas.
Anchored
3
at port
Transit
1
moving
Tankers
2
of total
Cargo
2
of total
Congestion
3
anchored + stopped
Stale fix
7
not counted above
Congestion · 7-day hourly
Particulars
- Country
- Oman
- Coordinates
- 24.51°N · 56.62°E
- Port type
- Coastal Breakwater
- Max draft
- 16.8 m
- Max LOA
- —
- Repair yard
- No
- Distance from Hormuz
- 225 km
Cite as
Straits, “Sohar port reference”.
straits.live/ports/sohar
Particulars sourced from World Port Source. Live counts where shown are AIS-derived from our subscription window.