Port of Duqm has successfully started the loading of its first shipment of dolomite from the port’s commercial quay. A vessel will be loaded with three grades of dolomite in the next few days, totaling 50,000 tonnes and sail to India thereafter, according to a press release from the port. Port of Duqm is fully equipped to develop itself further to become a major international export hub for industrial minerals in the next few years, says Reggy Vermeulen, chief executive officer of Port of Duqm. Apart from Dolomite, also other important deposits have been found in the vicinity of Duqm such as gypsum, silica sand and limestone. (Times of Oman)