ECO Delivery

Until recently, Tank-to-Wake/Wheel (TTW) had been the way CO₂ emissions were calculated across the logistics industry. Now the industry is transitioning from TTW to Well-to-Wake/Wheel (WTW) CO₂e calculations, which takes upstream CO₂ emissions from extraction, processing, and distribution of fuels into account as well. This is becoming important as we see different kinds of fuels starting to be utilised across the different transport modes. As different fuels have different WTW emissions, this differentiation matters in order to identify the lowest transport emission footprint of different fuels. On a WTW basis, our biofuel reduces CO₂ emissions by up to 84 per cent compared to bunker fuels. The emission savings are based on the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterial (RSB) methodology and verified by an independent auditor. Read more about TTW and WTW calculations here.

Deciding on the scope of cover for carbon-reduced shipping is the first step. As a flexible product, you can choose whether your entire contracted volume or only certain bookings, for example on selected corridors, are to be shipped in carbon-reduced manner. Ask your account manager or sales representative to add ECO Delivery as an add-on to your ocean contract. Your respective selection will apply as from the time of booking.

ECO Delivery is priced on the biofuel required to replace the fuel oil that would otherwise have been needed to transport the containers. An ECO Delivery surcharge will be added to your usual Ocean freight invoice and shown in a separate line on your invoice. This means that your existing contract rates for ocean transportation will remain unchanged and a surcharge will only apply to those containers which have been tagged with ECO Delivery and are shipped with reduced carbon emissions accordingly.

We have limited amounts of biofuel available today. As the market demand increases, so too will the industry supporting it improve the production and distribution of biofuel. Hamburg Süd is a member in the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) as part of the Maersk group and we act as a licensed buyer and user of biofuel. We are monitoring market developments closely.

All biofuel we purchase is subject to certification by International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC). ISCC is a certification system for all sustainable raw materials and markets, the entire supply chain from raw material to end product is certified and traceable through documentation. ISCC complies with the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) of the European Commission. Since 2011, the RED and FQD build the legal framework for the implementation of renewable energy targets for the transport sector in the European Union. Read more here.