Sustainable Ocean Freight

Rhenus provides sustainable ocean freight solution and is committed to achieve 100% Carbon Neutral for FCL and LCL by 2045 and 2030 respectively.

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Sustainable Ocean Freight Solution

Sustainable Ocean Freight Solution

Rhenus is passionate about the reduction of emissions that comply with international standards through offsetting its carbon dioxide emissions with CMA/CGM+ for France and compensating outstanding carbon emissions for its FCL shipments through partnership with CNC for Intra-Asia trade lanes.

Rhenus Initiatives

FCL

  • Partnership with CMG / CMA (France): 600 tonnes of offset expected by 2022 
  • Partnership with CNC (Intra-Asia): close to 4.2K tonnes of offset to date 
  • CNC offset project: Afforestation in the Negros Island of The Philippines 
  • Other available projects by partners: renewable energies (wind farms) and blue carbon 

 

LCL

  • Partner with ClimatePartner with sharable carbon neutral label and certificate
  • Applicable on all consol shipments from our Central European Gateway with no additional cost to customers 
  • Over 300 tonnes of CO2 have been offset to date 
  • Offset project: Wind Energy at Northeast Brazil

 

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CARBON NEUTRAL FCL POSITIVE OFFSET – PARTNERSHIP WITH CNC

WHAT IS FCL CARBON NEUTRAL PROGRAMME?

As a partnership initiative, Rhenus with Intra-Asia shortsea specialist, CNC, offers a 100% carbon-free transport solution for Full Container Load (FCL) for Intra-Asia tradelanes at no additional cost. CNC invests in forestry, renewable energy, blue carbon and high social impact projects. The partnership with CNC aims to provide customers with tools and options to understand and reduce their environmental footprint, as well as compensate on the remaining emissions. Projects available are compliant with environmental declaration ISO norms and are third-party verified. A transparent and documented framework for each project is available to companies upon request by the customers. 

HOW DOES IT WORK?

  • The emissions are offset by the Positive Offset program by CNC as an out-of-the-box solution
  • The offsets are certified by the highest standards, Gold Standard and Verra Carbon Standard.
     

BENEFITS OF FCL CARBON NEUTRAL PROGRAMME

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN & CLEANER WELL-TO-WHEEL

  • Support a greener supply chain through Rhenus and our partner
  • Carbon reduction from Well-to-emission Wheel (WTW)

SUPPORT POSITIVE IMPACT PROJECTS

  • Through this partnership, customers automatically support growth of environmental projects
     

AUTOMATIC UPDATES ON EMISSION DASHBOARD

  • CO2e reduction update on customer’s emission dashboard

CARBON NEUTRAL LCL EXPORT CONSOLIDATION

WHAT IS CARBON NEUTRAL LCL EXPORT CONSOLIDATION?

As part of a commitment to neutralize the carbon emissions of all less-than-container-load (LCL) products by 2030, starting from 2022, cargo shipped with the Rhenus Consolidation Box out of Hilden Gateway to all destinations will be carbon neutral, with no additional costs to customers. Rhenus is working with ClimatePartner, an independent consultancy, to verify the calculation methodology and offset the amount through verified and audited carbon offset projects.

LCL OFFSET PROCESS

HOW DOES IT WORK?

  • The emission info from LCL consolidation shipment exported from the Central European Gateway is collected 
  • The result will be verified by an external third-party company and then be offset afterwards
  • Carbon neutral certificate (under Rhenus) will be provided as a proof of carbon neutrality
     

BENEFITS OF LCL CARBON NEUTRAL PROGRAMME

ESTABLISH GREEN EFFORTS

  • Be part of a pilot of Rhenus' carbon neutral LCL journey

VERIFIED SHARABLE CERTIFICATE

  • A shareable carbon neutral certi­ficate under Rhenus

OUR GLOBAL NETWORK

  • Be Rhenus' trusted partner to support a greener supply chain

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR LCL CARBON NEUTRAL PROGRAMME

Rhenus is partnering with a globally recognized emission calculation service provider, EcoTransIT, which the methodology is compliant with IATA/ICAO and EN 16258, and GLEC-compliant calculation and meets the requirements of ISO14083. The sources of calculations are updated continuously by our methodology partners and brought up to date.

Carbon offset scheme allows Rhenus to invest in environment projects that promote a reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, a decrease in reliance on fossil fuels, or introduction of energy-efficient methods or technology to under-developed communities around the world. The Offset projects which we are investing in will have credible international standards such as Gold Standard or Verra.

At Rhenus we believe in strong relationships. That’s why we prioritise assigning a unique single point of contact to each customer. From the very beginning, all our clients can rely on a dedicated team that will guide them throughout the entire process.

There is no extra application needed. All export consolidation shipment from Hilden Gateway are made carbon neutral with no extra charge to the customer. All offsetting costs from this campaign is absorbed by Rhenus.