23 July 2002: Signing of Shareholders, Concession and Usufruct Agreements between the Sultanate of Oman and the Port of Rotterdam, based on 50/50 joint venture.

27 August 2002: Establishment of Sohar Industrial Port Company – SIPC (SAOC), with a 25 year concession over SIP by Royal Decree (RD 80/2002) to develop and manage a 2000 hectares industrial area with a word class deep sea port.

24 April 2004: Arrival of the first commercial vessel, the Gaia Triumph, carrying project cargo.

11 December 2005: The largest investor, Sohar Aluminium, announces a $ 2.4 billion investment in Sohar.

4 June 2006: arrival of the first liquid bulk tanker Bow Viking, registered in Singapore.

September 2006: refinery in commissioning stage.

1 December 2006 Oman International Container Terminal receives the first container vessel, the Atlantic Trader (Maersk).

4 December 2006: The Port of Sohar receives the Dubai International Maritime Award for Outstanding Success in Port and Terminal Operations.