Transport

Expansion of the highway network is set to boost sea-to-air connectivity and raise the sultanate’s profile as a logistics and trans-shipment destination. Development of aviation and port facilities has attracted significant foreign investment, with joint-venture opportunities in free zones and industrial zones, among others, progressing alongside the GCC rail project. This chapter contains interviews with Wayne Pearce, CEO, Oman Air; Melanie Schulz van Haegen, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment; and Abdulrahman Al Hatmi, Director, Oman Rail Project.