Maersk’s Eco Delivery achieves less 683,000 tonnes of GHG

According to Maersk, this success is indicative of the increasing commitment from shippers to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from their logistics. Notable companies pioneering this effort include Nestlé, Inditex, Novo Nordisk, Volvo Cars, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, and Europris.

More than 683,000 tons less greenhouse gases in our atmosphere in the past year is absolutely awesome, Many of our customer have ambitious climate targets and we are grateful that so many have decided to partner with us to enable these thousands of low and very low emission ocean transports.

… commented, Johan Sigsgaard, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer – Ocean.

The ECO Delivery Ocean product, established in 2019, has been independently certified to reduce GHG emissions in ocean transport by more than 80%. The green fuels used, such as bio-diesel and green methanol, lead to significant GHG emission reductions of above 80%. Furthermore, the containers transported on green fuels in 2023 equal 3% of their global ocean transport volume. 

The green fuels for low and very low emission ocean transports used by us are all certified to ensure fully traceable, responsible feedstock and sourcing. We are working together with our customers to drive the green transition in shipping in a partnership. 

… explained Emma Mazhari, Head of Energy Markets in Maersk’s Energy Transition department

Maersk is also investing in new methanol-enabled vessels, with the first eight very large ships entering the fleet in 2024. Maersk’s commitment to sustainability extends beyond ocean transport, with the launch of ECO Delivery Inland in 2023, utilizing electric trucks in select locations in the USA and piloting heavy-duty electric trucks in several countries.

In 2024, we will continue broadening our ECO Delivery Inland offerings across both geographies and transport modes, building more vendor partnerships.

… said Kaisa Helena Tikk from Maersk’s Commercial Sustainability team