Optimizing Trade Corridors with Emissions Intelligence: Route Scanner Integration at SOHAR Port
Sohar Port and Freezone is advancing decarbonization and digital transformation goals by integrating the Route Scanner platform, a ground-breaking tool empowering customers to select sustainable, data-driven supply chain routes. This platform provides a one-click optimal door-to-door container connections via seaports, inland locations, roads, and rail, uniquely combining global container logistics with carbon emissions reporting. This initiative aims to increase transparency of GHG emissions across maritime and inland routes, enable users to compare lead time, emissions, and costs based on real-time operator schedules, encourage low-carbon trade decisions by port users and freight forwarders and strengthen SOHAR’s leadership in smart, sustainable port logistics in the region.
Sohar Port is the first in Oman to adopt Route Scanner, connecting to over 90 global ports through the Port CDM ecosystem. Shipping lines and logistics companies now compare routes in real time by emissions intensity, transit time, and cost, facilitating greener shipping choices aligned with IMO decarbonization goals and Oman Vision 2040. Full deployment was completed in 2024, supported by training sessions and visual guides for freight forwarders, liners, and cargo owners. By offering data-driven insight into carbon-efficient logistics pathways, the Route Scanner project has significantly elevated SOHAR’s role in shaping sustainable global trade.
Measurable Impacts include:
- 200+ trade lanes mapped with carbon emissions data.
- 10+ global freight forwarders actively optimizing routes.
- Increased selection of low-GHG routes.
- Positive logistics partner satisfaction feedback