News•Mar 30, 2026
The Country That Just Became the World’s Most Important Supply Chain
MSC halted all shipments to the Arabian Gulf, prompting carriers to reroute cargo through Oman’s deep‑water ports. In March, Sohar saw a 1,766% jump in diversion requests, while Salalah’s traffic rose 800%, pushing the Omani stock index to an eight‑year high. The Omani government formalized a “Green Corridor” linking its ports to the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, cementing a new logistics backbone outside the Strait of Hormuz. Analysts view the shift as a permanent structural advantage, not a temporary war‑time fix.
