Second ferry service between Oman and Iran set to be launched

Muscat: National Ferries Company (NFC) will start operating from today its second regional service to Iran.
The service will run from Khasab Port in Governorate of Musandam to Bahonar Port in Iran’s Bandar Abbas.
This trip by the ferry “Hormuz” will take two hours. NFC will operate four weekly journeys on the new route.
The launch the NFC second regional destination to Bahonar Port after Qeshm Island route, which was launched last July, completes NFC’s project and vision represented in provision of advanced marine transport services for passengers, goods and vehicles between local and regional ports to enhance communication and integrity in various economic, tourist and investment fields between the two countries.
The launching ceremony will be attended by Dr. Ali bin Mas’oud Al Sunaidy, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Head of the Omani side in the Omani-Iranian Joint Committee, Omani businessmen and representatives of travel and tourism companies from the Sultanate of Oman.