Muscat: Oman's ports have been ranked number one in the world in terms of speed of container handling.
The result was issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) annual index 2020, Times of Oman reported.
It took into consideration the development of maritime transport last year, and asserted that container vessels’ stay in the Sultanate’s ports averaged only 12.5 hours, including all entry, exit, loading and unloading operations.
The report also added that the Sultanate benefited from electronic procedures devised and endorsed prior to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.
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