Port guide · UN/LOCODE OM SOH
Port of Sohar, Oman
Oman · 24.52° N, 56.63° E
The World Port Index classes Port of Sohar as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Gulf of Oman. It records a channel depth of 18.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 18 m. Norfolk is 11,600 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 18.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 18 m
- Max vessel length
- 397.6 m
- From Norfolk
- 11,600 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Mina Qabus220 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 4 ports in Oman with guides here, Port of Sohar records the deepest cargo pier in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 397.6 m and a maximum draft of 23.1 m.
- Channel depth
- 18.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 18 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 16 m
- Tidal range
- 3 m
- Entrance width
- 226 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 397.6 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 65 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 23.1 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Oman
- US exports, 2025
- $2.2BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $1.1BLed by plastics
Other ports in Oman
The nearest is Mina Qabus, 220 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.