The first three-month results for the logistics corridor operated jointly by the Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority and Oman Customs were released on 20 September 2026. Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting the authority’s figures, said cargo handled during the period was worth about AED1.7 billion, truck movements exceeded 34,000 and customs declarations passed 32,000. The corridor entered service on 17 May. These are measures for the initial operating period; they do not represent Sharjah’s total annual foreign trade.

The corridor links seaports with land crossings and logistics centres. Cargo from Sharjah’s ports and some other UAE ports can connect to Oman and its ports through the Khatmat Malaha crossing in Kalba and Al Madam. The authority lists Sohar, Duqm and Salalah among the ports connected through the network. Khatmat Malaha is about 70 kilometres from Sohar Port, a proximity the authority cites as a logistical advantage for sea–land transfers. The release does not quantify a time or cost saving for each shipment on the route.

The authority said cargo value was up 66.26% compared with the corresponding period a year earlier. The announcement uses that year-on-year comparison but does not explain how the 2025 reference base was calculated for a corridor that opened in May 2026. The percentage should therefore not be read as a like-for-like annual increase on the same operating route. Separately, more than 200 new importer codes were registered during the early months. That indicates a growing user base, but does not show how much of the cargo value came from those new customers.

Reported cargo included equipment, vehicles, food and agricultural products, construction materials and spare parts. The markets served include the UAE domestic market, Saudi Arabia and some markets in Africa and Asia. This range suggests that the route is being used as infrastructure for several product types and destinations, rather than as a single port-to-country link. WAM did not provide tonnage by commodity, the volume of temperature-controlled freight or the share represented by food shipments.

Operations depend on coordination among two land crossings, ports, customs agencies and free zones. An authority official said joint procedures and cooperation had shortened customer-processing times and made cargo movements easier, but no measured average delivery time was published. The next phase is intended to attract more companies, shipping lines and logistics providers and broaden the available services. The corridor is a concrete trade-infrastructure step to coordinate sea and land freight; planned expansion should not be reported as an achieved result.