Oman has issued tenders for the construction of the sultanate's largest fishery harbour project at Duqm on the country’s Wusta coast, said a report.

A giant facility with a pair of breakwater arms extending to almost 3.5 km, the Duqm Fishery Harbour is proposed to be integrated with a world-scale industrial fisheries cluster envisaged as part of a mammoth special economic zone (SEZ) under development at Duqm, reported Oman Observer.

A key component of the project is a 400-m-long quay wall, built with precast concrete blocks. A boat ramp will also be constructed to haul out boats for repairs and maintenance, stated the report.

The total investment in the harbour project, as well as support infrastructure underpinning the industrial fisheries cluster, is estimated at around $260 million, it added.

Both these projects will be financed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

The Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (Sezad), which is overseeing the development of a giant industrial and maritime hub on the sultanate’s southeastern cost, also issued a tender for the execution of the marine infrastructure and associated road network linked to the development of the Duqm Fishery Harbour.

A separate tender floated by the authority also invited bids for supervision services during the construction phase of the project, said the report.

Besides dredging and reclamation, the contract also includes the construction of breakwaters, quay walls and concrete floating pontoons with berthing facilities.

The winning bidder will also get the contract to build roads all the way to the harbour facility.