DHL and Hapag-Lloyd sign book-and-claim emissions deal

DHL Global Forwarding has signed a three-year deal with Hapag-Lloyd to cut supply chain emissions through a book-and-claim system tied to the container line’s use of biofuel on its fleet.

IMAGE: Hapag-Lloyd container ship in Singapore. Hapag-Lloyd

The agreement lets DHL purchase Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions which are generated when Hapag-Lloyd burns second-generation biofuels made from waste and residue feedstocks. DHL’s customers can then claim the corresponding CO2 savings for their shipments, even if their cargo moved on conventionally-fuelled vessels.

Both companies have committed to ambitious decarbonization targets - Hapag-Lloyd aims to achieve net-zero fleet emissions by 2045 and DHL strives to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. 

“Partnering with DHL shows how powerful collaboration can be. Together, we are creating real momentum in further decarbonizing supply chains, one bold step at a time” said Hapag Lloyd’s Managing Director of Global Sales Danny Smolders.

Scope 3 emissions from transport of goods over the seas are typically hard to tackle because of limited and costly sustainable marine fuel options. Hapag-Lloyd says it has used biofuels across its fleet since 2020.

Earlier this month, consumer goods maker Henkel said it would use DHL’s biofuel insetting to lower emissions from about 9,000 TEUs of ocean freight in 2025.

By Nachiket Tekawade

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