Oman Logistics Market is Flourishing Owing to Infrastructure Developments and
Prominence of 3PL Services in the Country
Rising Demand for Cold Storage & Transportation backed up with Increasing Market
Penetration of E-commerce industry were the key factors driving growth in Oman Logistics
Market.
The report titled “Oman Logistics Market by Service Mix (Freight Forwarding Market,
Warehousing Market and Value Added Services), by Third Party Logistics, by Cold Chain
Logistics, By Express Delivery Logistics and by Industries (Oil & Gas, Engineering
Equipment, Food & Beverages, Metals, Automotive and Others) - Outlook to 2022” by Ken
Research suggested that long term government initiatives for logistics industry will result in
market growth at a 7% CAGR in revenues in Oman logistics market in next 5 years till 2022.
The logistics sector in Oman has been playing a vital role and it has aided in increasing
inward investment, non-oil exports and the nation's competitiveness over the years. Oman
has the benefit of being located on the strategic axis of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf,
and it provides accessible trade routes and fast transit time to the world's most attractive
emerging markets. In terms of transportation connections, Oman is on the major
international shipping routes and within two weeks of most major ports which has attracted
many players to the country. The freight forwarding industry dominates the logistics
industry in Oman with several active international and domestic players in the market.
Oman’s logistic sector has gained major importance amongst the GCC countries owing to its
FTA with the US as well as being part of the Ishqabad trade corridor. In addition to this the