Hapag-Lloyd plans emissions reduction

German carrier Hapag-Loyd aims to reduce its CO₂ emissions per teu per kilometer by a fifth by 2020 according to the company’s first sustainability report.

Hapag-Loyd hopes to bring emissions down by 20% compared to 2016, and the carrier said it had already cut CO₂ production by 46% compared with 2007.

Jörg Erdmann, senior director of sustainability management at Hapag-Lloyd, said: “Time and again, our involvement far exceeds the measures required by law. For example, we are one of the few global shipping companies that recycle its container ships in an environmentally friendly manner in specifically certified shipyards – even if this entails additional costs.”