Sohar Port improves supply chain efficiency with Routescanner
Sohar – Sohar Port and Freezone has launched its new ‘Routescanner’ platform, an integrated global shipping route planner that will allow shippers and for
warders to view all available shipping routes in a single easyto-use platform.
Designed to making supply chains more efficient, transparent and sustainable, Routescanner allows users to display all routes via Sohar using the Sohar Direct Connection feature, build custom routes, show the fastest routes via seaports, inland locations, road and rail and choose options with the lowest CO2 emissions.
Developed by the Port of Rotterdam, Routescanner aims to optimize supply chains through end-to-end planning, while improving transparency and allowing shippers throughout the industry to make smarter choices. The platform is built upon a global harmonized database of more than 4,000 terminals worldwide, showing transit
times, estimated departure and arrival times, all available logistics partners and CO2 emissions for each route.
'Digital tools are an increasingly important element in managing business relationships and Routescanner will empower
clients to select the most efficient connections to and from Sohar,' Sohar Port and Freezone said in a press release.
More than 160 operators and carriers from around the world have already joined the Routes
canner platform, which will further enhance the port's logistical capabilities and benefit the entire shipping industry.
Sohar Port and Freezone is a pioneer in the digital transformation of Oman’s logistics sector and one of the fastest-growing
fully integrated industrial and logistics hubs in the world.