Maersk has announced the purchase of 25 Volvo FH trucks in Germany aiming to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in hinterland container transports.
The first two vehicles are planned to be delivered by Volvo Trucks in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the last in the first quarter of the next year.
The purchase of fully electric trucks is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport. The project is funded with more than US$4.6 million by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport in the context of the federal funding programme “Climate-friendly commercial vehicles and infrastructure (KsNI)”, which is coordinated by NOW GmbH.
Additionally, Maersk is currently looking into setting up charging infrastructure with green electricity for its own e-truck fleet at its warehouses in Germany.
The company aims to use the e-trucks for local deliveries in places like its large new warehouse in Duisburg which will be opened this summer and in the area of Bremen/Bremerhaven, one of Maersk’s main gateway ports in the country.
By investing in e-trucks, Maersk aims to set a new standard for inland container transports. In fact, the company is committed to going carbon-free globally and becoming a zero-carbon company by 2040.
“The successful deployment of e-trucks in the US and the rising demand of many customers for climate-neutral hinterland logistics made the German order a logical next step in our efforts to further decarbonise hinterland logistics,” commented Julia Heil, head of Energy Transition Execution at Maersk in Copenhagen.
