Integration of Oman Ports into Global Supply Chains: case of Duqm Port

Anna Stalinska

Associate Professor,  Department of Management Studies, Middle East College, KOM, Oman.

Email: anna@mec.edu.om

Accepted 02 May 2014

Abstract

In the Globalized world, country’s integration into Global Supply Chain (GSC) is gaining more and more importance as it leads to gaining comparative advantages, boosting business development with attraction of investments. Within this, country’s integration into GSC can be viewed from different perspectives and within different disciplines. This study is based on the assumption that Oman is integrated into GSC through its ports. Empirical investigation and analysis of four parameters of port integration into GSC proves that Duqm Port (one of the biggest ports of Oman) is integrated into GSC. The case of Duqm Port proves that Oman indeed is integrated through its ports into GSC. Further development of the study intends empirical investigation of other three biggest ports of Oman, as all ports of Oman have their specialization and could not be compared and evaluated based on the same methods.

Keywords: Oman Ports, Supply Chains, Duqm Port.