Dear Omagine Investors,

As published in yesterday’s Oman Daily Observer, Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat wins an award

for the quality of services to the cruise shipping industry besting over 200 worldwide ports and

destinations. The article follows below.

Port Sultan Qaboos named top tourism port

02 April 2009

MUSCAT — Port Services Corporation (PSC), which operates and manages Port Sultan Qaboos

in Muscat, has won an award in recognition of the superior quality of its services to the cruise

shipping industry. The award was presented by the internationally recognised magazine, Dream

World Cruise Destinations on the sidelines of the Sea Trade Cruise Conference and Exhibition

held in Miami, USA recently. PSC was among a list of awardees named ‘Most Efficient Port

Services Company’ of 2008.

PSC was selected after a survey of total of 231 ports and destinations around the world. “This

award is in recognition of the outstanding services provided to the ships for pilotage, faster

clearance by customs and for rendering excellent services to the cruise lines, passengers and

crews,” the citation read.

London-based The Dream World Cruise Destinations is a trade magazine with a digest of

industry news and views of senior executives from the cruise lines, the port and tourism

sectors. Commenting on the award, an official from Port Services Corporation said honour

attested to the high service standards provided to cruise and commercial ships visiting the port.

The award will help attract greater numbers of global shipping lines to Port Sultan Qaboos, he

noted.

“This achievement is also the product of the support that PSC continues to receive from the

Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Health and the

Royal Oman Police represented by Directorate-General of Passports and Residence, General

Administration of Customs and the Coast Guard and other security agencies. Credit also goes to

shipping and travel agents and all the employees for their efforts.”

By Staff Reporter

© Oman Daily Observer 2009

Regards,
AGORACOM