Green alliance linking land and sea
To boost its green footprint, DB Schenker has inked an arrangement with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company to use 12,000 t of biofuel component for all of its own consolidated cargo, less-than-container load (LCL), full-container-load (FCL) and refrigerated containers (reefer containers) on the seas. The biofuel component will be blended between 20% and 30%, resulting in approximately 50,000 t of blended biofuel to be used in MSC’s container ships.
The deal was signed by Soren Toft, CEO MSC, and Thorsten Meincke, global board member for air & ocean freight at DB Schenker.
The amount of biofuel bought will probably save an additional 35,000 t of carbon equivalents (CO2e) along the entire production chain in the market. The equivalent of around 30,000 standard containers (teu) may be shipped with net-zero CO2 emissions, depending on how the fuel is used during navigation. (cd)