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摘要

Although the Al Intaj Sulphochemical Industries (AISI) factory is located close to the northern Omani city of Sohar on the Muscat-Dubai highway, the company is not using the nearby port for its exports. Rizwan Shaikh, commercial manager of AISI, explained: 'Our factory is just 7 km from Sohar port, but it is not economical for us to use it due to high freight rates for exports. 'Sohar port still has a long way to go before we can actually get any major benefit from it. For us, Port Sultan Qaboos (Muscat) is cheaper. Although there are some bottlenecks there, we can get better freight rates for exports as it is an import-heavy port.'