Volvo Logistics is one of the leading providers in the field of logistics services for the global automotive, transport and aviation industries and its task is to develop logistics solutions for the entire Volvo Group.
The unit has worked with reducing the environmental impact of its own transport operations for a long time, focusing on reduced emissions, alternative fuels, energy efficiency and development of expertise.
Their overall carbon dioxide goal is to reduce CO2 emissions from transport in Europe by 20 percent between 2006 and 2010 and by 50 percent by the year 2020.
Joining forces to keep shipping clean
In early 2008, Volvo Logistics signed the Clean Shipping Criteria, which is a cooperative project among the major buyers of maritime transport in Sweden. The purpose is to impose joint requirements on reducing emissions and other environmental impacts from maritime transport.
This is one of the modes of transport that Volvo Logistics offers its customers as a way for them to be more environmentally aware and efficient.
The sea is the biggest motorway ever
A review of overall transport requirements for one of Volvo Logistics customers in 2005 provided superior, smarter and more flexible logistics flows. The solution was shared cargoes, higher load levels and superior utilization of various transport modes, including a higher share of maritime transport.
Thanks to the new configuration, the emission of carbon dioxide was reduced by almost 425 tons annually – a 50 percent reduction from previous arrangements.
A challenge to reduce emissions
Through Volvo Logistics, Volvo Trucks has challenged its transport companies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent.
The players have a joint objective of halving their climate impact from goods transport by 2020 compared with 2005. The long-term vision is to make road goods transport completely carbon dioxide neutral.