A terminal in Hamburg, Germany has once again been certified as climate-neutral by TÜV NORD.
In 2019, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)’s Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) was the first container handling facility in the world to receive climate-neutral certification.
“CTA’s renewed certification once again demonstrates the terminal’s innovative strength,” said chair of HHLA’s executive board, Angela Titzrath.
“While we are already celebrating CTA’s 20th anniversary this year, we are very proud that the terminal has been considered a pioneer for innovation and sustainability in the sector since 2002 and is continuously being developed further.
“Our technological excellence as well as process efficiency make climate-neutral container handling possible, and we are thus moving closer to our goal of becoming climate-neutral throughout the Group by 2040.”
During the certified period of 2021, CO2 emissions at CTA decreased by 26.3% to approximately 11,000 tonnes, mainly resulting from the switch to all-electric automated guided vehicles. Nearly 90% of the terminal’s AGVs now run on green electricity instead of diesel with an anticipated 100% converted by next year.
The 14 container gantry cranes for seaborne handling, the 52 fully electric portal cranes in the container storage blocks and the four rail gantry cranes are also powered by green electricity.
