Drewry Supply Chain Advisors Concludes Container Shipping is Cutting CO2 Emissions

In its April Logistics Executive Briefing for Importers and Exporters, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors used its proprietary databases and results of other consultancy work to take a look at how container carriers are performing when it comes to reducing their carbon footprint. It concludes that “overall, international shipping is playing its part to protect the environment and the measures taken so far by both government and the private sector seem to have been very effective.”

“The World Shipping Council and its member companies are pleased that Drewry decided to pursue this independent assessment,” said Chris Koch, World Shipping Council President and CEO. “Ocean carriers have a large incentive to reduce carbon emissions, which are directly tied to the amount of fuel consumed. Reducing fuel consumption reduces operating costs and reduces carbon emissions, which is good both for the environment and the bottom line. Ocean carriers’ liner services must endeavor to meet the transportation and service needs of the world’s importers and exporters. The Drewry Supply Chain Advisors report shows that the container shipping industry is providing those services while improving its energy efficiency, cutting its fuel consumption, and reducing its carbon emissions.”

The Drewry briefing memo is available here: http://www.worldshipping.org/industry-issues/environment/air-emissions/1__Drewry_Says_Shipping_is_cutting_CO2_emissions.pdf