Oman’s ASYAD lays out three-phase green shipping plan until 2030

Oman’s ASYAD lays out three-phase green shipping plan until 2030

Asyad, Oman’s integrated logistics services provider, has laid out a three-phase energy transition plan until 2030 to green its shipping business.

Ibrahim Al Nadhairi, CEO of Asyad Shipping said the strategy includes improving operating and technical efficiencies and developing an alternative fuel plan.

The directions and priorities have been defined and the financial impact must be assessed so that the strategy could be adopted at a minimum cost, Al-Nadhairi said, while speaking at a virtual forum organised by Asyad.

In the years 2023-25, the focus will be on developing an alternative energy plan for new built vessels, proposing an energy sourcing strategy and improving technical and operational aspects to meet the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) requirements laid out by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

The CII measures how efficiently a ship transports goods or passengers and is given in grams of carbon dioxide emitted per cargo-carrying capacity and nautical mile. Ships are given an annual rating from ‘A’ to ‘E’, with ‘A’ being the best emission reduction performance.

“Improving operating efficiency mainly by reducing fuel consumption could reduce emissions by 4-10 percent,” the Asyad Shipping CEO said, adding that measures include reducing speed and resistance, and applying modern and efficient engine propulsion technologies.

He said the