Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced that Keen Transport, the US-based trucking company, part of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group, is the latest area of its business to make investments to reduce the carbon emissions of its operations by partnering with Swedish freight mobility company Einride.
Einride will provide Keen with a turnkey mobility solution, including battery-electric (BEV) trucks that will be used for shuttle moves between the Port of Savanah, Georgia, and Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s nearby processing center in Pooler. Einride will also support the deployment of these trucks, including driver training, charging infrastructure and data insights.
“This investment demonstrates our commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of our land-based operations and our customers’ supply chains. These efforts will allow us to realize our ambitions to provide zero-emissions logistics services,” says Mike Hynekamp – Chief Operating Officer of Logistics.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions remains one of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s top priorities, and these trucks can serve as a crucial step towards meeting its goal to bring down carbon intensity by 27.5 percent by 2030 – compared to 2019.
While many BEV and other alternative-fueled trucks are being deployed for various purposes, these new trucks will allow Keen to be a forerunner in zero-emissions trucking in the heavy haul industry. For now, the trucks will be used for machines and parts loads of less than 80,000 pounds. The trucks will haul loads using Keen’s existing fleet of specialized trailers. Drivers will also enjoy having a new truck with the latest safety features.
Mike Rye – Senior Vice President of High & Heavy Services, North America, said it was crucial to ensure the electric trucks could support the size of the loads and complete the turnaround times of the existing trucks. “The average loads we haul for the construction and mining industry are large and heavy. We have run numerous tests to determine the load capacity and charging needs so that we can continue to operate in the efficient and timely manner that our customers are accustomed to,” says Rye.
Partnerships
The partnership with Einride was largely due to the work of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s internal digital accelerator, which seeks out and works with innovative companies to find technology solutions to improve our operations.
Roopesh Das, SVP of Digital & IT, Digital Accelerator, says, “The Digital Accelerator is an open innovation platform that fosters collaboration between external partners and our business units. It’s a creative nexus where cutting-edge technologies and novel business models join forces to create impactful and meaningful solutions that can be piloted, deployed, and scaled rapidly. With our transportation experts, the digital accelerator and Einride worked for more than a year to source the trucks and necessary support to make this a reality.”
As technology and business models accelerate rapidly, tackling pressing industry challenges, like the shift to zero emissions, demands a holistic ecosystem approach. Roopesh says, “By fostering active collaborations across technology sectors, customers, industry, government, and academia, we can make a tangible impact. The launch of this service exemplifies the power of partnerships.”
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