DP World taps Hapag-Lloyd for emissions cuts in Americas

Logistics firm DP World will use Hapag-Lloyd’s biofuel bunkering to claim around 4,700 mtCO2e of well-to-wake emissions reductions for its ocean freight operations in the Americas under a book-and-claim arrangement.

IMAGE: Container vessel Afif docked at the Port of Hamburg. Hapag Lloyd

DP World will book cargo shipments with Hapag-Lloyd in the Americas and claim emissions reductions linked to the use of used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) biofuel across Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet.

Hapag-Lloyd bunkers some of its vessels with biofuel blends and allocates the resulting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions to customers through a book-and-claim mechanism as part of its low-emission shipping service.

The model allows customers to claim verified emission cuts even if their cargo is transported on conventionally fuelled vessels, as long as they pay a premium for the service.

DP World will purchase just over 4,700 mtCO2e of well-to-wake emissions reductions from Hapag-Lloyd over the next four quarters. It will then pass these reductions on to its customers in the region as Scope 3 emissions reductions across their supply chains.

The logistics firm operates in 10 countries across the Americas, according to its website. This includes facilities across North and South America, including Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City, Panama City, Santos and Santo Domingo.

By Konica Bhatt

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