A.P. MOLLER – MAERSK AND DP WORLD ENTER A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP TO DECARBONISE LOGISTICS AND IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICES

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) and DP World Jebel Ali Port have entered a

long-term partnership through which both parties will collaborate on various

aspects of service delivery and work towards a common goal of decarbonising

logistics and serve their customers better.

The long-term strategic partnership will give priority berthing for Maersk

vessels, support for Maersk’s customers and implement new processes to improve

quayside productivity, all leading to faster gate turnaround times at Jebel Ali

Port and reduced bunker fuel consumption.

These are alongside visibility tools, which will allow Maersk’s customers

to benefit from real-time information relayed by DP World to plan their supply

chains better and ultimately cut carbon emissions. Maersk will deploy two of its

solutions for customers moving their cargo through Jebel Ali — Maersk

Accelerate, a fast-tracking service through priority cargo handling, and Maersk

Flex Hub, a cargo storage solution.

Jebel Ali Port is a leading international gateway port, ideally located to

serve the East-West trade corridor connecting to 150 cities globally. Lowering

carbon emissions is a common goal for both companies and increasingly demanded

by customers, who sit at the heart of every decision the companies take. The

Intra Terminal Vehicles (ITVs) at Jebel Ali Port used at the Terminal where

Maersk vessels berth will be converted from diesel ones to electric ones leading

to a reduction of around 80% carbon footprint from these vehicles alone.

Al Jassmi added, “Additionally, this collaboration will help us to achieve

our goal of cutting CO2 emissions by nearly 700,000 tonnes over the next five

years. Achieving this target alone will be challenging, but by working with

reliable partners such as Maersk we can accelerate our progress and offer

solutions to help our partners achieve their own sustainability goals at the

same time.”

In January 2022, DP World entered a strategic partnership with the Mærsk

Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, an independent, not-for-profit

organization launched in 2020 to undertake intensive research and development to

find practical ways to decarbonise the global maritime trade industry.

Maersk has the ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 across the

entire business with new technologies, new vessels, and green fuels. DP World

has committed to becoming a carbon-neutral enterprise by 2040 and net zero

carbon enterprise by 2050.

DP World Chairman and Group CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem announced plans

in November to invest up to $500 million to cut CO2 emissions from its

operations by nearly 700,000 tonnes over the next five years. The reduction in

carbon emissions represents a 20% cut from 2021 levels, through electrifying

assets, investing in renewable power and exploring alternative fuels.