World-class infrastructure and facilities to its clientele

Liquid bulk
Version 1.0.0
January 2026
Published
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Why this oppurtunity?
Strategic Location - Located in the UAE with direct access to GCC, Indian Ocean, Red Sea and East African trade flows.
Positioned Outside Congestion - Offers similar trade reach as Fujairah while avoiding congestion and operational bottlenecks.
Strong Cost Position-Lower land lease costs and infrastructure support enhance baseline economics.
Structural Demand - Regional storage capacity remains constrained, with continued increasing demand from energy andtrading markets.
Scalable Platform - Phase 1 can be expanded with additional storage, services and terminal capabilities.

Terminal infrastructure lay-out example:
• 500,000 m³ storage capacity
• Multi-product tank configuration
• API-standard tank design
• Pumping and pipeline systems
• Marine and landside integration
• Terminal automation and control systems
• HSE and environmental systems
• Future expansion capability

Designed as a long-term commercial terminal platform.

Strategic Rationale
• Structural undersupply of liquid bulk storage in the GCC as crude production materially exceeds refining capacity
• GCC liquid bulk volumes growing ~5.5% CAGR, outperforming global trade growth
• Minimal sailing deviation (~1.5 hours) versus competing UAE ports, reducing fuel, charter costs and emissions• Cost-advantaged platform with ~30–50% lower land, labour and utilities vs regional peers

Asset & Technical Highlights
Deep-water berths accommodating Aframax, LR2 and Suezmax tankers; SPM capability for VLCCs in Phase 2
• Drafts from ~14 m (Phase 1) expanding to 18 m+ in Phase 2
• Fully customizable tank farm and jetty configurations with no legacy infrastructure constraints
• Direct port-to-plot pipeline connectivity across >6 million sqm freezone land
• Zoned and permitted for future fuels including LNG, ammonia, methanol and biofuels

Commercial Model
Long-term land leases (25 years with possible extension) under UAE freezone regime

Headline Returns Logic (Indicative)
Target unlevered IRR: 10–13%, consistent with core / core-plus infrastructure assets Levered equity IRR potential: 14–18% using conservative project-finance leverage
• Long-duration, resilient cashflows with downside protection from contracted volumes• Upside from Phase 2 expansion and energy-transition fuel adoption

Fee-Based, Infrastructure-Driven Revenues
Revenue is expected to be generated through:
• Storage lease agreements
• Throughput and handling fees
• Take-or-pay contracts
• Tiered tariffs based on volume and services
• Optional value-added services (blending, heating, etc.)

Commodity price exposure remains with customers.The terminal operates as a fee-based infrastructure asset.

Investment Thesis
Saqr 2.0 offers institutional investors exposure to a scalable, defensible port infrastructure asset in a structurallyundersupplied market. Backed by a government-owned sponsor, the terminal combines strong downside protection with expansion optionality, aligned with international ESG, safety and operational standards.
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