Heritage and momentum.
Asyad Group is the modern continuation of Oman’s two-thousand-year maritime trading heritage — linking deep ports, shipping, yards, and inland logistics into one integrated national platform.
- 2003
Oman Shipping Company founded
Oman Shipping Company is established as the national maritime carrier that would later evolve into Asyad Shipping, seeding the Group’s deep-seas fleet capability and long-haul trade connectivity for Omani exports and imports.
- 2011
Asyad Drydock opens at Duqm
Oman Drydock Company — now Asyad Drydock — commences operations at the Port of Duqm, adding large-scale ship repair and conversion capacity alongside Oman’s Indian Ocean gateway terminals.
- 2016
Asyad Group formally established
Sixteen subsidiary companies are consolidated under one holding structure, aligning ports, shipping, logistics, free zones, and express services behind a single integrated logistics mandate.
- 2018
Khazaen Economic City launched
Khazaen Economic City is launched as Oman’s flagship integrated free zone and inland logistics development, pairing bonded warehousing and industrial land with national highway and port corridors.
- 2020
Leadership consolidated at Asyad Shipping
Dr. Ibrahim Al Nadhairi is assigned Chief Executive Officer of Asyad Shipping, steering a maritime workforce of more than five thousand employees through performance turnaround and integration with the wider Group.
- 2022
Hafeet Rail JV and 44.01 partnership
The Hafeet Rail joint venture is announced with Etihad Rail, Oman Rail, and Mubadala Investment Company to connect Oman and the UAE by rail. Asyad also signs a strategic decarbonisation partnership with 44.01 to advance carbon mineralisation technology.
- 2023
Sustainability recognition
Forbes Middle East ranks Asyad Group fourth among Sustainability Leaders in Logistics and fourth among the ten largest logistics companies in MENA. The Group receives a gold award at Oman Sustainability Week in the medium-to-large business category.
- 2024
UK fourth-party logistics acquisition
Asyad acquires a UK-based fourth-party logistics provider, extending technology-driven contract logistics and control-tower services into European trade lanes for Omani and multinational customers.
- 2026
Global footprint and Hafeet Rail progress
As reported in April 2026 press updates, Asyad cites a worldwide operational footprint spanning 76 cities while the Hafeet Rail programme is described at roughly forty percent completion along the Oman–UAE railway corridor — figures marked [VERIFY] against the latest disclosures.
Long before containerisation, Oman’s sailors and dhow builders tied Arabia to Africa and Asia. Today’s Asyad terminals, fleets, and free zones extend that same geographic advantage with modern tonnage, digital booking, and end-to-end compliance — a continuum of openness to trade rather than a break from the past. Why Oman stays pivotal