Net-zero commitment

Peel Ports Group won the ‘Sustainability’ category award for its commitment to drive a more sustainable future by becoming a carbon neutral business by 2040.

”Peel Ports has taken industry leading steps to decarbonise our future and it’s fantastic to see this publicly recognised. Winning the Multimodal Sustainability award and being acknowledged for our efforts amongst our peers reinforces our continued drive towards becoming the leading sustainable port operator in the UK,” said Claudio Veritiero, CEO of Peel Ports Group.

“Our goal is to be a sustainable business that can enable a positive future for the UK’s supply chain, driving change for the better whilst achieving commercial goals and business growth.”

Net-zero commitment

The award acknowledges steps taken by the group towards its commitment to net-zero status and recognises its ongoing work to lower emissions.

Recent adoptions include switching the vast majority of its fleet to electric vehicles and transitioning machinery and plant equipment to the environmentally-friendly diesel fuel alternative, Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).

This transition to HVO recently saw the group hit the million-litre milestone as the first port operator to make the change, representing a third of the Port of Liverpool’s entire annual fuel consumption, in partnership with local Merseyside supplier County Oil Group Ltd.

More than GB£1.2bn has also been invested across the last decade on sustainable infrastructure and technology to futureproof operations, including the delivery of energy-efficient cranes, LED lighting and working with sustainable suppliers and equipment.

Peel Ports was up against some stiff competition to win the award from finalists including Maersk, ONE and Howard Tenens Logistics.