Hapag-Lloyd and Scan Global Logistics are expanding their biofuel partnership through the integration of Hapag-Lloyd’s Ship Green programme into Scan Global Logistics’ portfolio of decarbonisation services.
The extended arrangement provides customers access to emissions reductions through waste-based marine biofuels without requiring changes to existing transport operations.
Under the partnership, the companies said they now enable the avoidance of more than 8,500 tonnes of CO2e emissions on a well-to-wake basis across global shipments. The programme uses second-generation biofuels produced from waste and residue-based feedstocks.
The deal is structured through a book-and-claim system based on the mass balance principle. Biofuel is blended into the vessel fuel mix, while customers can claim verified emissions reductions regardless of whether their cargo was transported on a voyage using the blended fuel.
Danny Smolders, managing director global sales at Hapag-Lloyd, said: ‘Together with Scan Global Logistics, we are driving forward practical solutions to reduce emissions in ocean freight. Ship Green enables customers to act today and take meaningful steps towards their sustainability targets.’
Martin Andersen, global head of sustainability and ESG at Scan Global Logistics, commented that: ‘Our customers are asking for real emission reductions. Not promises for 2030 or 2050, but solutions they can use straight away. By working with Hapag-Lloyd and investing in biofuel, we can reduce emissions from ocean freight right now, without changing how our customers operate.’
The expansion follows a multimillion-dollar marine biofuel partnership announced by the two companies in 2024. ‘Ocean biofuel is a powerful solution for customers’, Andersen said, ‘as it reduces emissions without changing anything in the supply chain in an affordable way.’
Scan Global Logistics is targeting a 50 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050, while Hapag-Lloyd has set a target of net-zero fleet operations by 2045.
