Yousuf Al-Hamdani
Sector Correspondent
Health, industry, and public-interest editor
Yousuf Al-Hamdani writes across health, industry, and high-signal economic developments. He often takes on stories where institutional reform, market structure, and public outcomes intersect.
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Business Signal
Oman Takes Delivery of Muscat LNG. What the Fleet Reset Actually Changes.
Asyad Shipping took delivery of Muscat LNG on May 22 after a naming ceremony at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea. The 174,000-cbm carrier goes straight onto long-term charter with Oman LNG, marking the first delivery in a two-vessel order that replaces four older LNG carriers divested earlier this year.
Foreign Relations Watch
Iran Struck Oman's Ports. The Shipping Market Then Sent More Vessels.
Iranian drone strikes hit Salalah and Duqm in early March 2026, suspended port operations, and pushed Omani waters into the London insurance market's war risk zone. Yet ship calls at Sohar rose roughly 40 percent, goods at the Saudi land border tripled, Muscat held its diplomatic middle, and the India-Oman trade deal slipped its April 1 start date.