Publications

Fueling the Transition in the Maritime Sector: What Are the Current Status and Path Ahead?

Nora Nezamuddin, Michael Koroma, Ahm Mehbub Anwar

The continued demand for global seaborne trade is estimated to have accounted for 85.9% of world trade in 2023, with demand reaching 12 billion tons (Clarksons 2023). As with the growth in demand, the continued growth in CO₂ emissions from…

Nezamuddin, Nora

Michael Koroma

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

IMO GHG Emission Reduction Strategy: Insight into the Alignment of Saudi Arabia’s Efforts at Maritime Decarbonization

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Nora Nezamuddin

On July 7, 2023, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in London, UK, at the 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), where they adopted a revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Nezamuddin, Nora

Trend in Eurasia’s Seaborne Trade and Vessel Capacity Between 2013 and 2021

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Mohammad Al Telmesani, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

International trade between countries and across regions has existed for centuries. Moreover, international trade saw a significant increase in its growth from 1950 to 2000, with trade volume growing at an average rate of 6% per year. The concept of…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Al Telmesani, Mohammad

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Saudi Arabia’s Population, GDP, and Seaborne Trade

Mohammad Al Telmesani, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

This infographic tells the story about Saudi Arabia’s population, GDP, and seaborne trade. It shows the trade between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world.

Al Telmesani, Mohammad

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

World’s Population, GDP, and Seaborne Trade

Mohammad Al Telmesani, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

This infographic tells the story about the world’s population, GDP, and seaborne trade. The trade is reflected in regions across the globe.

Al Telmesani, Mohammad

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Smart Transportation Systems in Smart Cities: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities for Saudi Cities

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil

Smart transportation is an approach that incorporates modern technologies into transportation systems to improve the efficiency of urban mobility. Cities worldwide call digital technologies to harness their development to address potential challenges and concerns, which provoke technology-driven practices in urban…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Expert Survey Assessment of Emerging Maritime Decarbonization Challenges and Priorities

Rubal Dua, Ahm Mehbub Anwar

The decarbonization of the maritime sector has emerged as a global concern due to the shipping sector’s 3% contribution to world’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Notably, the latest developments involving the adoption of more ambitious GHG reduction targets by…

Dua, Rubal

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Future Fuel Demand From the Saudi Shipping Sector: A Business-as-Usual Estimation

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Rubal Dua, Abdulrahman Alwosheel, Nora Nezamuddin

The purpose of this commentary is to suggest a rough estimation of future exports and corresponding fuel consumption of the Saudi shipping sector up to 2040. For estimation purposes, we use two assumptions: A global average energy intensity of 0.078…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Dua, Rubal

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Nezamuddin, Nora

Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and Preliminary Analysis

Abu Toasin Oakil, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Alma Alhussaini, Nourah Al Hosain, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

Saudi Arabia intends to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 278 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually by 2030, according to its Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Among many policies it…

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Alma Alhussaini

Al Hosain, Nourah

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Arora, Anvita

Modeling Factors Affecting the Choice to Use the Proposed Riyadh Metro System

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

The Riyadh metro system is being implemented as a sustainable transport option that will offer reliable, affordable and comfortable urban mobility. It is important to understand the factors influencing the likelihood that people will use the new metro system. Thus,…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Arora, Anvita

What Would it Take for the People of Riyadh City to Shift From Their Cars to the Proposed Metro?

Science Direct

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

Saudi Arabia’s Potential to Further Hydrogen Use in the Maritime Sector

Nora Nezamuddin, Rami Shabaneh, Ahm Mehbub Anwar

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow focussed on advancing low-carbon fuels to reach emissions abatement targets. The conference also reaffirmed the goals of the Paris Agreement: to secure global net-zero emissions by mid-century and limit the…

Nezamuddin, Nora

Shabaneh, Rami

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Understanding the Trajectory of Urban and Transport Development in Riyadh

Ahm Mehbub Anwar

Riyadh has been a car-oriented city since the 1950s, a trend that was compounded by the economic boom of the 1970s. Likewise, the first master plan of Riyadh, a highway-based plan prepared by Doxiadis Associates International in 1973, encouraged the continued use of…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and a Preliminary Analysis

Taylor & Francis

Saudi Arabia intends to reduce GHG emissions by 278 million tons of CO2eq annually by 2030 through Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to UNFCCC. Among many policies, mass transit system and transit-oriented development are being developed with the expectation to reduce…

Abu Toasin Oakil, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Alma Alhussaini, Nourah Al Hosain, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

Current and Future Trends in Saudi Arabia’s Container Throughput

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Nora Nezamuddin, Rubal Dua, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

The maritime sector is a key pillar for the diversification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy, and it has been prioritised by the Saudi government due to its strategic importance. Saudi Vision 2030 has set a target for making…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Nezamuddin, Nora

Dua, Rubal

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Understanding the Willingness to Make the Modal Shift to the New Metro in Riyadh

Ahm Mehbub Anwar

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital and main financial hub, is currently facing substantial urban growth pressures. The city suffers from serious traffic congestion, especially at peak hours. Owing to the city’s high level of urbanization, travel demands are expected to increase.…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Can Parking Fees Influence People to Use the Metro Instead of Cars in Riyadh City?

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil

In this commentary, we investigate the contexts in which car users located in five areas of Riyadh (south, north, east, west and central) would prefer to use transit for their trips. We focused on parking fees and car users because…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Stated Preferences of Metro Use by Current Mode Choices in Riyadh

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil

Based on the current use of mode, people show different preferences for modal shift. This Data Insight presents the most important metro options (based on fare, travel time, walking time and waiting time of the metro) as stated by the…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Covid-19: An Eye Opener to Upscale Investments in Sustainable Transport to Accelerate Progress Toward a More Livable and Climate Resilient Future

T20

The central role of transport has been brought to the forefront due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this in turn has translated into impacts across multiple sustainable development goals (SDGs). Major challenges include the impact of COVID-19 on consumer behavior…

Radia Sedaoui, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Steve Griffiths, Farhina Pasha, Aishah Alatawi