{"id":22745,"date":"2023-09-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=22745"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:16:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:16:48","slug":"amazon-signs-agreement-with-maersk-for-low-carbon-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/amazon-signs-agreement-with-maersk-for-low-carbon-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Signs Agreement with Maersk for Low-Carbon Shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A.P. Moller – Maersk<\/strong>, an integrated container logistics company, and Amazon <\/strong>recently announced an agreement for shipping using low to very low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions biofuels instead of fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new agreement for 2023-2024 includes shipping 20,000 FFE containers using biofuels, which will result in an estimated reduction of 44,600 metric tons of CO2<\/sub>e emissions, according to the companies, equivalent to more than 20 million kilograms of coal burned.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Amazon <\/strong>has set a goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040 across its entire value chain. Scope 3 emissions, or those originating in the company’s value chain outside of its direct control, account for more than three-quarters of the company’s emissions footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the company’s sustainability report, Amazon <\/strong>revealed that it managed to reduce its Scope 3 emissions by 0.7% in 2022, even as its revenue increased 9%, with emissions cuts driven by areas including building construction, leased buildings and equipment, and third-party transportation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We are excited to have containers on Maersk’s first methanol-enabled feeder vessel and to continue using their biofuel,” said Adam Baker<\/strong>, VP of Global Transportation at Amazon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n