The Swedish car manufacturer Volvo Cars cooperates with, among others, Maersk to reduce its global greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint from seaborne logistics. For its decarbonisation product ECO Delivery Ocean, Maersk substitutes fossil fuels on its ships with second-generation biodiesel based on waste feedstocks to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of customers’ ocean transport directly in the Ocean supply chain, i.e. without compensatory measures like offsetting.
“Volvo Cars and Maersk have the target to reduce their total greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040. Sharing this ambitious pace in decarbonisation, we are joining forces to maximise the progress towards net zero supply chains. We are delighted that Volvo Cars selected our ECO Delivery Ocean solution because we can reach our goals only with our customers. These close collaborations are essential to delivering on our ambitious, mutual decarbonisation goals,” said Birna Odefors, Managing Director of Maersk’s Area Nordics.
With almost 15,000 containers under Maersk ECO Delivery Ocean, Volvo Cars will reduce GHG emissions by 28,000 tonnes within the next twelve months*. Maersk’s ECO Delivery Ocean solution will be used for inbound ocean container transports of production material destined for Volvo Cars’ manufacturing plants based in China, Europe and the Americas, and spare parts distribution made globally by ocean container transports. The first ECO Delivery transports commenced in June.
“Renewable fuel is not the end game for removing CO2 from the world’s ocean freight needs. Yet this initiative shows that we can act now and implement solutions that achieve significant results while waiting for long-term technological alternatives. We also want to spark other car makers into action, increase demand for carbon-efficient ocean transports, and establish renewable fuels as a mid-term solution that works. We all have a responsibility to act,” said Javier Varela, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO of Volvo Cars.
With ECO Delivery Ocean, Maersk offers its customers the opportunity to handle transports completely with certified biodiesel from waste resources for a small and fixed additional cost. The corresponding greenhouse gas savings are confirmed to the customers with a verified certificate.
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