{"id":3097,"date":"2025-05-19T11:52:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:57:52","slug":"investcorp-to-invest-in-port-of-duqm-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/investcorp-to-invest-in-port-of-duqm-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Investcorp to Invest in Port of Duqm expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3097\" class=\"elementor elementor-3097\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd5b26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cd5b26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36374c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36374c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"522\"><strong><em data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"162\">Muscat, May 19, 2025<\/em> <\/strong>\u2014<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"522\">Bahrain-based investment firm Investcorp has announced a $550 million investment in the expansion of Oman\u2019s Port of Duqm. The funding will go through its joint venture, I<strong>nvestcorp Aberdeen Infrastructure Partners (AIIP), in partnership with CAP INFRA\u2014a consortium that includes the Port of Duqm Company,<\/strong> Belgium\u2019s DEME Group, and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"806\">The expansion will include new marine infrastructure such as dredging and quay wall construction to support a planned low-carbon industrial plant. The project aims to produce low CO\u2082 iron metallics and, eventually, green steel, aligning with Oman\u2019s Vision 2040 and net-zero targets.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"1097\">Investcorp Executive Chairman Mohammed Alardhi said the move reflects support for Oman\u2019s long-term economic and environmental goals. <strong>The Port of Duqm is seen as a strategic logistics hub<\/strong>, and this investment is expected to boost Oman\u2019s regional trade and sustainable development ambitions.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1403\">The project also marks Investcorp\u2019s fourth major infrastructure commitment in the region, further solidifying its presence in the Gulf. <strong>Previous ventures include strategic projects in the UAE and Saudi Arabia,<\/strong> signaling a broader push to support industrial growth and green infrastructure across the GCC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5ec16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a5ec16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c81035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c81035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3100\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sd.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sd-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sd-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27ce60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a27ce60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ef983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ef983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Port of Duqm has seen rapid growth over the past few years, attracting international interest due to its strategic location along global shipping lanes. <strong>With ongoing investment and development, it is set to become a key player in the region\u2019s logistics, energy, and manufacturing sectors.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muscat, May 19, 2025 \u2014 Bahrain-based investment firm Investcorp has announced a $550 million investment in the expansion of Oman\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3097"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3103,"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097\/revisions\/3103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}