Jordan’s Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has recently announced its decarbonisation targets and the roadmap it will follow to reach its net-zero goal by 2040.
This took place at a roundtable discussion led by ACT CEO Soren Jensen, who said, “We are proud to confirm our commitment to industry-leading reductions of greenhouse gas emissions of 70% by 2030, to reach net-zero by 2040, which is sooner than both the Paris Agreement and Jordan’s national target.”
ACT issued a report that sets out three practical steps for the port to achieve this vision, and details how it plans to invest more than US$50 million throughout its decarbonisation process.
The first is the optimisation of energy consumption across terminal operations, by implementing best practice and upgrading technology. The second step is for ACT to electrify equipment and conduct necessary civil works in order to phase out non-renewable energy use. Finally, Aqaba Container Terminal said it will ensure the viability of the project by expanding its access to renewables and securing a local supply of clean energy, where a major step is the expansion of ACT’s on-site solar installation.
Speaking on the occasion, regional head of APM Terminals, David Skov said, “At APM Terminals, we are making major leaps in our efforts to achieve carbon-neutral operations, including the creation of specialised business segment that is fully dedicated to the issue of decarbonisation and ensure best practices from our global network of 76 terminals are implemented in the ACT.”
