SOHAR ECODOCK

Cleaner Air at Sohar Port

Deploying five STAX Engineering emissions-capture barges at Sohar Port to cut vessel-at-berth air pollution, protect the communities nearest the industrial corridor, and advance Oman Vision 2040.

Sohar Industrial Port Oman Vision 2040
Illustration of Sohar Port cranes, container stacks, and a barge at berth
Sohar Port's berths, cranes, and container stacks — where STAX barges would connect to vessels at berth.

Project Overview

Ships docked at berth keep their auxiliary engines running to power onboard systems — generators, lighting, refrigeration, cargo handling — which means their exhaust stacks keep emitting nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), and particulate matter for as long as they're in port. This project proposes deploying five STAX Engineering emissions-capture barges at Sohar Port to intercept and treat that exhaust before it reaches the surrounding air, without requiring any modification to the vessels themselves (STAX Engineering, 2025a).

Sohar Port

The port itself — its basins, operator, and the green incentive schemes already in place.

How It Works

The capture mechanism explained, plus a live interactive simulation you can switch on and off.

Simulator

Switch the capture system on and off and see what reaches the community.

Community

Ghadfan, Majees, Falaj Al Qabail — the real health data behind this project.

Challenges

The funding and structural risks the project has to plan around.

Vision 2040

How this fits Oman's national direction, plus the full reference list.

References

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