With two ports on either side of the emirate, Sharjah is in a unique position to save 12-18 hours of sailing time for sea cargo. As a shipper importing goods from the East, your ship can call at Port Khorfakkan on the Indian Ocean, and not come round the strait of Hormuz as is required by all other major U.A.E. ports. No other emirate in the country can offer this unbeatable advantage. As port Khorfakkan and port Khalid are both managed by a single ports authority, it is very easy to transport containers from the Indian Ocean coast to the Gulf, and vice versa. The twin ports are linked by a modern multilane highway for fast access. Shipping lines can call at either of the ports and exchange goods between the two. Feeder vessels can collect cargo from either port for onward distribution, saving lines both time and money.