Oman’s Al Hosn Logistics and Warehousing Services to expand facility at Sohar Free Zone
$6.49mn expansion will take total built up area of facility to 22,000sqm from current 12,500sqm
Al Hosn Logistics and Warehousing Services, the Oman-based subsidiary of Al Hosn Investment Company (HIC) has signed an agreement with Amjaad Engineering and Contracting to expand its existing facility at Sohar Free Zone at an additional investment of $6.49 million, it has been announced.
According to a Times of Oman report, construction work on the expansion project is expected to be undertaken shortly by the appointed contractor. The expansion will take the total built-up area of the facility to 22,000sqm from its current 12,500sqm, the report added.
Osama Mariam, CEO of HIC, highlighted that the expansion project will include the establishment of cold storage warehouses, which will be the first of its kind in Sohar Free Zone. As per the plan, the cold storage warehouses will be divided into 21 chambers, featuring controlled temperatures, the report said.
Furthermore, all the warehouses will be convertible from dry to cold storage, and vice versa, the company said.
The project is expected to be completed by end of year 2020. Once complete, the built up area will be nearly double, with the leasable area increased significantly.
