DHL Global Forwarding Freight is making increased use of rail transport for the transportation of containers to the loading terminals of selected shipping companies.
DHL will now be using the rail network for consolidated freight containers which have to be transported from the transhipment facility in Bremen to the terminals of different shipping companies in Hamburg und Bremerhaven.
Up to now, these containers were taken by road transport to the various sea freight terminals.
By opting to keep goods off the road, the logistics company will be able to save approximately 365 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
Dr. Jürgen Klenner, Vice President, DHL Global Forwarding Germany, Strategy & Business Program, said:
“Thanks to projects such as this changeover of container transportation between Bremen, Bremerhaven and Hamburg, we are able to implement our GoGreen program, thus saving one ton of CO2 emissions daily.
“As much as 50 percent of a product’s carbon footprint is generated in the course of transportation.
“Together with the shipping companies, we will continue to develop environmentally friendly solutions for logistics processes in the future.”
