Oman
Nafith International is building and will operate a state-of-the-art system to monitor, control, and streamline the entry and movement of trucks into Oman’s network of nine industrial estates. A key component in Oman’s decades-long effort to diversify its petroleum-based economy, Oman established these industrial estates to promote economic development, with a focus on manufacturing. Operations began April 1,2021 at Rusayl, a major industrial estate near Muscat.
The Nafith system combines automated access control at each estate, with the design tailored to the specific needs and configuration of that estate, a truck weighing system at each estate, with the Nafith suite of software systems. The System will be operated from a centralized Command and Control Center. This solution utilizes approaches and proprietary technology developed by Nafith that are deployed in Iraq and Jordan.
In Oman’s industrial development plan announced in January 2021 our project “represents a key pillar of the infrastructure development strategy of the industrial cities to keep pace with the technology trends and provide value-adding services.”
The system consists of three elements to monitor and optimize vehicle flow and movement, increase security and magnify visibility, and reduce truck waiting times:
The solution follows the build-operate-transfer (BOT) concession agreement model. Nafith has established a project company in Oman (Nafith-Oman) that has entered into a concession agreement with Madayn, a publicly owned entity that owns and operates the estates. Nafith-Oman is jointly owned by Nafith and Shumookh Investment and Services, a parastatal company owned by the Omani government.
The investment plan calls for spending US$17 million during the first three years, and double that over the lifetime of the agreement. The project is projected to create 135 jobs.
This system will be complemented by an electronic platform to be built and operated by Nafith to link truck operators to freight importers and exporters, to increase sector productivity and competitiveness.
More Information
Times of Oman, "Nafith Expands to Omani Free Trade Zones"
Times of Oman, "Nafith to Build and Operate System linking Omani truck operators to freight importers and exporters"
Oman Project Overview
The Nafith system combines automated access control at each estate, with the design tailored to the specific needs and configuration of that estate, a truck weighing system at each estate, with the Nafith suite of software systems. The System will be operated from a centralized Command and Control Center. This solution utilizes approaches and proprietary technology developed by Nafith that are deployed in Iraq and Jordan.
In Oman’s industrial development plan announced in January 2021 our project “represents a key pillar of the infrastructure development strategy of the industrial cities to keep pace with the technology trends and provide value-adding services.”
The system consists of three elements to monitor and optimize vehicle flow and movement, increase security and magnify visibility, and reduce truck waiting times:
- Redesigned Truck Flows. A series of re-engineered processes (i.e., work flows) for trucks within the estates.
- Technology Platform. An information technology application that organizes and controls the movements of all trucks controlled by the system. This includes a truck identification system to control access and provide near real-time tracking as trucks traverse the estates. Users will access the system via Apps and the Internet.
- Physical Infrastructure. At each estate, a customized configuration of iGates (intelligent entry gates), portals, and associated infrastructure will be installed to control truck traffic.
The solution follows the build-operate-transfer (BOT) concession agreement model. Nafith has established a project company in Oman (Nafith-Oman) that has entered into a concession agreement with Madayn, a publicly owned entity that owns and operates the estates. Nafith-Oman is jointly owned by Nafith and Shumookh Investment and Services, a parastatal company owned by the Omani government.
The investment plan calls for spending US$17 million during the first three years, and double that over the lifetime of the agreement. The project is projected to create 135 jobs.
This system will be complemented by an electronic platform to be built and operated by Nafith to link truck operators to freight importers and exporters, to increase sector productivity and competitiveness.
More Information
Times of Oman, "Nafith Expands to Omani Free Trade Zones"
Times of Oman, "Nafith to Build and Operate System linking Omani truck operators to freight importers and exporters"
Oman Project Overview