DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, claimed it has “neutralised” carbon emissions for all its less-than-container load ocean freight shipments since January 2021.
In a recent statement, DHL said by using certified sustainable marine fuels it has reduced more than 36,300 tonnes of tank-to-wheel carbon dioxide emissions for all its LCL ocean freight shipments port to port. Also, it said 52,800 tons of carbon dioxide emissions related to pick-up and delivery from and to the ports were compensated with offsetting over the last year.
DHL Global Forwarding global head of ocean freight Dominique von Orelli said since the start of the decarbonisation process for all DHL’s LCL ocean freight shipments, the company has used sustainable marine fuels for 370,599 shipments.
“We are now providing our LCL GoGreen Plus service to more than 2500 customers, supporting their carbon emission goals without extra costs. This marks an important step for us at DHL Global Forwarding and validates that we are on the right track in driving sustainable logistics solutions in the maritime sector to contribute to climate protection,” Mr von Orelli said.
“Following this great success, we have decided to continue the decarbonisation of all LCL shipments for our customers at no extra costs.”
As part of its ESG strategy Deutsche Post DHL Group aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
The company said in the logistics industry, ocean freight is one of the fast-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
DHL said its GoGreen Plus service paves the way to transition to clean and sustainable ocean and air freight transportation. As part of GoGreen Plus, DHL’s customers are offered various ways to minimise logistics-related emissions and other environmental impacts along the entire supply chain.
