What happens when digital port innovation meets Oman’s strategic vision —
Solvo joined the 22nd Transport Middle East—the region’s longest-running ports and logistics exhibition and conference—held at the Millennium Resort Salalah and hosted by the Port of Salalah during the Khareef season, bringing together an international audience for site visits, networking and conference sessions.
Inside the programme: from port tours to digital transformation
At Transport Middle East 2025, the agenda combined plenary sessions with a curated technical site visit: registered delegates toured the port’s container terminals as well as logistics and warehousing facilities. The event’s programme also included networking receptions and formal opening remarks from the host alongside Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology. Organisers positioned the event for a sizable audience, highlighting around 300 delegates on site.
Conference content focused on regional connectivity and the next wave of smart-port transformation. Sessions spanned GCC intermodal partnerships, building sustainable transshipment hubs, port development and investment, integration of new energy infrastructure, and “Technology innovations and AI” shaping future-ready ports, capped by a CEO Forum and a track on GCC port efficiency and productivity.
A unified approach for all cargo types and transport modes
Solvo exhibited at Stand 12 and presented the talk “Modern Terminal Operating System: Digital Transformation of Ports, Inland and Rail Terminals.” In his session, Maksim Deberdeev, Chief Business Development Officer at Solvo, outlined how a single, modern TOS can orchestrate all cargo types and transport modes—container, general cargo, Ro-Ro, bulk; sea, rail and inland—on one platform, removing operational silos and accelerating digital programs across terminal ecosystems.
“Across the Middle East we often see separate systems for different cargoes or modes. Our message in Salalah was simple: a unified, multi-cargo TOS reduces interface friction, improves planning fidelity from quay to yard to gate, and gives operators one data backbone to scale—whether they’re expanding maritime capacity, adding rail links, or managing inland depots.”
— Maksim Deberdeev, Solvo’s Chief Business Development Officer
Connecting with forward-thinking terminals across the region
Throughout the exhibition, Solvo’s team met with port authorities, logistics operators and technology partners from Oman and neighboring markets to discuss modernization roadmaps—ranging from automation-ready yard planning to data transparency between sea, rail and hinterland nodes.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the event organizers, speakers, and fellow exhibitors for the warm welcome and engaging discussions throughout the event. Special thanks to the Port of Salalah and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology of Oman for their hospitality and commitment to creating a collaborative platform for knowledge exchange in the region. We look forward to continuing these conversations and building new partnerships across the Middle East logistics ecosystem.
