MUSCAT: Asyad Container Terminal in Duqm has marked a new milestone after receiving CMA CGM Vasco da Gama, one of the world’s largest container ships. The vessel’s maiden call at the terminal demonstrates its advanced operational capabilities and readiness to handle large container ships. Omar bin Mahmood al Mahrizi, CEO of Asyad Ports and Free […]
Oman is routinely ranked among the five safest countries globally, but its security goes far beyond low crime statistics. In Oman, hospitality is a cultural duty, a habit one is introduced to at a young age. A traveler stranded with a flat tire or lost in a mountain village is rarely left alone; local families […]
Deep in the Atlantic, a vast circulation of water carries heat from the tropics towards Greenland. This is the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc. It does this work largely out of sight, so doesn’t have the public profile of rainforests, polar ice caps or other huge climate-regulating systems. Recent studies suggest it is weakening. […]
