Emissions & Omissions

Staff the star performers as Gebrüder Weiss expands turnover and footprint

E-commerce, and strong air and sea sales saw Gebrüder Weiss enjoy an uptick in turnover in 2020, despite falling revenue in its land transport and logistics division.
The forwarder, which expanded last year, posted net sales of €1.77bn ($2.1bn), up 3.7%, but “various restrictions and the closure of some customers’ plants, especially during Q2” brought a 4.3% decline to €1.1bn in its land transport and logistics arm.
Perhaps the most noticeable figure shared …

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Shipping groups call on governments to back R&D plan to drive decarbonisation

Shipping groups have urged national governments to support a $5bn research and development plan to accelerate the decarbonisation of shipping.
The governments of Georgia, Greece, Japan, Liberia, Malta, Nigeria, Singapore and Switzerland today submitted a so-called “moon-shot” plan to the IMO’s Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) to establish the IMO Maritime Research Fund, with a $5bn budget, paid for by “mandatory contributions from the world’s shipping companies”.
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WSC recruits environmental experts John Bradshaw and James Corbett

Liner lobby group the World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed John Bradshaw (pictured above) as technical director for environment and safety, and James Corbett as its new environmental director in Europe.
CEO and president John Butler said: “One of the WSC’s most important tasks is to work for the decarbonisation of the shipping industry and the reduction of shipping’s environmental impact, helping to develop the most effective regulatory path to get …

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Help on hand for those struggling with logistics emission date reporting

Help is at hand for companies struggling to understand, and report accurately on, their logistics emissions.
Smart Freight Centre, which helped develop the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC)  framework, is now offering a validation service which checks companies’ logistics emission calculations and reporting.
The service will examine the credibility and completeness of the data and check that methodology and reporting is in line with the GLEC declaration.
“Many companies want to reliably...

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‘Cold ironing’ can reduce emissions at UK ports, but government must help

The UK ports industry has called on the government to help it reduce carbon emissions at port facilities by building up infrastructure to deliver shore power to ships at berth.
For years, ports around the world have looked at how to provide shore power to ships at berth – known as cold ironing – an initiative first pioneered in Los Angeles’ West Basin Container Terminal in 2004, as the city struggled …

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Maersk and DFDS back development of Power-to-X ammonia project for green fuel

Efforts to decarbonise the shipping industry accelerated today as Maersk and DFDS announced their backing for development of a production facility in Denmark to supply CO2-free ammonia to their vessels.
And, in a separate development, the CMA CGM-led Coalition for the Energy of the Future has established seven new working groups to develop greener transport solutions.
The Power-to-X ammonia production plant will be in Esbjerg, on Denmark’s west coast, an area that …

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IKEA’s sustainable leadership story: cutting emissions by 70% per shipment

Any freight and logistics company that thinks it can put environmental concerns on the backburner needs to think again. Because customers are putting the environment at the top of their lists. Smart Freight Centre is showcasing the strategies of some major shippers, leading the way on how to work towards carbon neutrality. It’s IKEA this time. “Our long term ambition is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% per shipment …

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Maersk to launch the world’s first carbon-neutral box ship by 2023

Maersk Line announced today it would be operating the world’s first carbon-neutral containership by 2023 – some seven years earlier than planned. 
A company spokesman confirmed to The Loadstar that a newbuild 2,000 teu feeder vessel would be equipped with dual-fuel technology that would allow it to run on methanol or very-low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). 
The vessel is scheduled to begin operating on one of the carrier’s intra-regional networks in 2023. 
In 2018, Maersk outlined a plan for this to...

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Bolloré Logistics strengthens its commitments in the fight against climate change

After setting carbon reduction objectives on its direct emissions in 2018, Bolloré Logistics is now committing to cutting by 30% by 2030 (relative to 2019) its Scope 3 CO2 emissions generated by the execution of transport services. The ambitious goal, considerably lower than the 2°C trajectory, involves making a sustainable offering central to its operations.
“Bolloré Logistics has for several years supported its customers in their growth by providing ecoresponsible solutions. …

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Climate change: why bother?

Smart Freight Centre, a partner of The Loadstar, has published a simple, clear blog on why companies should care about climate change; it includes their legal responsibilities and a roadmap to get started. It also outlines what could happen if companies fail to address their environmental responsibilities. The ramifications can be significant, from lack of customer loyalty to difficulties in recruitment, as well as challenges in gaining financial support for …

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