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Oman ports ready for Gulf traffic in war
MUSCAT Oman's seaports and airports expect to handle a large tranche of Gulf traffic in the event of a US-led war on Iraq.
A transport ministry official said that the sultanate, located outside the Strait of Hormuz that sees some 16 million barrels per day or 40 percent or world crude exports, had been deemed safe by several international shipping firms and airlines, including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Bahrain-based Gulf Air and Royal Jordanian.
"Our airports and ports won't be affected by the war. We will be hosting airlines which are going to shift their operations to Seeb and Salalah airports," the official said."Shipping firms are also going to divert to the Salalah port, avoiding the Strait of Hormuz and Aden," he added.
Analysts said Oman could serve as a hub during the war because its airports and ports are situated further away from Iraq than UAE ports. The sultanate will also take over traffic heading to Yemen, on the strategic Gulf of Aden, which is seen as a security risk.
"Ships that have used Aden as transhipment hub are keen to relocate their operations to Salalah after the Limburg affair," one analyst said.
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