A joint biofuel initiative between DHL and French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM, aims to accelerate decarbonisation of ocean freight.
Reportedly, the two companies have agreed to jointly purchase 8,990 metric tonnes of second-generation biofuel, which will reduce CO2 emissions by around 25,000 tonnes compared to conventional maritime fuels, under DHL’s GoGreen Plus service.
Both DHL’s GoGreen Plus and CMA CGM’s ACT+ enable shippers to integrate sustainable maritime transport into their logistics operations. Specifically, ACT+ supports customers to reduce the carbon footprint of their shipments by 10%, 25%, 50% or up to 83%, on a well-to-wake basis.
CMA CGM will physically bunker the biofuel across its fleet, ensuring that emission reductions correspond to DHL’s ‘book & claim’ approach. This approach enables DHL to directly replace fossil fuels with sustainable fuels within the logistic company’s network and allocate environmental benefits to paying customers, even when their shipments are not physically transported with the assets using these fuels
“This collaboration marks another milestone in our mission towards low-carbon supply chains,” stated Casper Ellerbaek, head of global ocean freight at DHL Global Forwarding. “By leveraging sustainable marine fuels, we help our customers achieve their climate goals and drive real progress toward decarbonisation.”
Olivier Nivoix, executive vice president shipping, CMA CGM Group, added that the partnership with DHL “demonstrates how collaboration can accelerate the shift to low-carbon shipping”.
In addition to this latest collaboration, both companies said they will continue to explore opportunities to scale up lower-carbon fuel usage and develop collaborative approaches to decarbonise international supply chains.
In October, DHL Global Forwarding and Hapag-Lloyd signed a three-year framework agreement for Scope 3 emission reductions resulting from the use of sustainable marine fuels within Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet.
