In his keynote speech, \u201cPreparing for a sustainable future begins with action today\u201d he highlighted the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), applicable to shipping since the start of 2024. \u201cThere is no EU ETS for road transport. That creates not a fair playing field for all of us. There are companies very heavily investing in the future, changing the technology, being front runners. That is very costly. At the same time, you have to carry fees or penalties on top of your operating costs, so you have a double burden being a front runner.\u201d<\/p>\n
All these factors hinder the green transition and slow down the transition to green energy usage, warned Laaksonen. He outlined Samskip\u2019s sustainability vision and vessel carbon reduction roadmap and emphasised: \u201cWe are not just talking about 2030 or 2040 targets \u2013 we are talking about the next couple of years\u2019 target. This has to happen at the same time. We are mostly concentrating on what\u2019s coming that\u2019s new but we can also look at what\u2019s happening today.\u201d<\/p>\n
For example, he said, some vessels can burn biofuels, there is the possibility to plug into shore power, and there are also vessels fitted with CO2 capture systems.<\/p>\n
The multimodal network as a starting point is by far already the most sustainable way of transporting, said Laaksonen. \u201cThere is an immediate CO2 saving compared to any other models or ways of transport cargo. For example, comparing multimodal versus road transport on a Venice to London trip, you are talking about 524 kgs vs 1,463 kgs of CO2. And the greenest energy is actually the one that we save.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sustainability isn\u2019t just a trend or hype any more, he said. \u201cIt is really a guiding principle for us and our compass and our driving force. We believe that the choices we make today can save the world for tomorrow, and we are embarking on our journey in sustainable innovations that really define the future of logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Being a logistics services provider is \u2018just not enough any more for our customers\u2019, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn today\u2019s world, we have to take the responsibility for the wellbeing of our customers, the wellbeing of society and the wellbeing of our planet. Samskip is committed to making this change, making logistics more customer-focused, more sustainable and making every single day easier for all of us. Leading by example and learning by doing is really a good model to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even for those content to follow, he warned: \u201cWhether you act or just don\u2019t do anything, you will be hit by the charges or regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The ports and shipping industry needs to accelerate greener solutions but to achieve that, it needs a level playing field and more funding \u2013 not just subsidies or grants, but all kinds of loans \u2013 said Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, Group CEO of Samskip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,7],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-2004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-news-coastlink"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=2004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}