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Nov 04 2024

Danone partners with Maersk to reduce emissions from ocean freight

Food company Danone has announced that it has partnered with global logistics company Maersk to ‘reduce its logistics greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by using Maersk ECO Delivery Ocean, a product based on reduced-GHG-emission fuels like biodiesel or bio-methanol which are produced solely from waste feedstocks.

 

According to Maersk, the use of these fuels can reduce GHG emissions by 40% when compared to conventional fossil fuels.

 

Maersk was amongst the winners at the 2024 Supply Chain Excellence Awards; click here to see the full list of winners!

 

Jean-Yves Krummenacher, global chief procurement officer at Danone, commented: “We are happy to partner with Maersk through Danone’s Partner for Growth program.

 

“The ECO Delivery Ocean product and its reduced greenhouse gas emissions align well with our decarbonisation strategy to focus primarily on alternative fuels and multimodal transportation.

 

“Maersk is an important partner and using their product to reduce CO2 emissions on sea freight marks yet another step in our decarbonisation journey.”

 

Danone is targeting net zero emissions by 2050, while Maersk has set a net zero target of 2040.

 

“The swift reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is at the core of both our companies,” said Emilio de la Cruz, Maersk’s area managing director for South West Europe. Read more

 

Source: LOGISTICS MANAGER