DHL adds Sustainable Marine Fuel option for Full-Container Load shipments

• DHL Global
  Forwarding is offering to reduce its main haul carbon emissions with the use of
  Sustainable Marine Fuels for ocean freight
• Customers
  can now decarbonize their complete ocean freight supply chains
• The new
  service offers a fuel-switch on behalf of the customer

SINGAPORE -
Media OutReach – 16 June 2021 – DHL
Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight
specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, introduces another Sustainable Marine
Fuel (SMF) service for ocean freight as part of its sustainability strategy. Following
the success of the launch of a similar service for Less-than-Container Load
(LCL) shipments, they are now extending the carbon reduction option to Full-Container
Load (FCL) shipments. Customers can easily choose the use of sustainable biofuels
via the myDHLi Quote + Book function, which also includes a carbon calculator. Offering
the option of using SMF is another step towards cleaner and greener ocean
freight, in line with Deutsche Post DHL Group’s Mission 2050 of net-zero
emissions logistics.

“As one of the leading ocean freight
forwarders globally, we take a serious commitment in our fight against climate
change. With the strong demand for ocean freight in Asia Pacific, we are in a
prime position to offer our customers a new and easier way to reduce their
carbon footprint, by choosing sustainable biofuels, and decarbonizing their
entire ocean freight trade lanes. The launch of this new service reinforces our
push toward a cleaner and more sustainable supply chain for our customers, ” said Kelvin Leung, CEO DHL Global Forwarding Asia
Pacific.

With the launch of the SMF service,
which is now available for all ocean freight shipments, DHL Global Forwarding is
not only making it easier for customers to access sustainable deliveries, but
also raising awareness for sustainable alternatives. The carbon reduction is
achieved by DHL Global Forwarding purchasing SMF through partners and matching
it with the amount consumed in the FCL shipment. Through the “book &
claim” mechanism, there is no requirement for physical traceability of the
fuel through a supply chain, as the environmental attributes of the SMF are
separated from and can be purchased independently of physical fuel.

As the first customer globally,
international fashion company Lindex is switching to sustainable marine fuel for
its FCL ocean freight. As a result, Lindex is decarbonizing its entire ocean
freight shipments with the help of DHL Global Forwarding.

“We are at a turning point for our
entire society. It is time to embrace innovation and collaboration, and
together create the new normal we all would like to see – business models that are
climate neutral, empowering, circular and truly sustainable. To switch our
ocean freight to sustainable biofuels fuels was a natural step for us to take on
our journey”, Johan Engen, Director of Logistics at Lindex.

The use of sustainable marine fuels is
an important lever for DHL Global Forwarding to reduce the environmental footprint
of ocean freight. When selecting sustainable marine fuels, care is taken to
ensure that they are produced with sustainable feedstock and are not in conflict
with other sustainability requirements, such as food production. Waste-based
biofuels must meet the requirements to be considered the cleanest biofuels
currently available on the market according to strict sustainability standards.
With the goal of “burn less, burn clean”, the logistics provider aims
to optimize carbon consumption across its network, fleet, and real estate. As
part of this, DHL has a GoGreen carrier rating programme that allows the freight forwarder to give
preference to carriers with strong environmental performance.

Offering a sustainable alternative
fuel for ocean freight is another step within the Group’s sustainability efforts.
By 2030, the Group wants to invest EUR 7 billion in climate-neutral logistics
solutions and cover at least 30 percent of its fuel requirements with
sustainable fuels, according to its recently published sustainability
roadmap.

You can find the press release for download as well as further
information on dpdhl.com/pressreleases

Note to
editors:

Find out what DHL Global Forwarding has to say about decarbonizing
the transport sector and making a paradigm shift from offsetting to
insetting, as well as the latest updates on the growing
demand and rates for ocean freight on DHL’s Logistics of Things. 

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