ACT is aiming to cut carbon emissions by 70% by 2030
Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has launched a comprehensive decarbonisation strategy, which aims to reduce its carbon footprint to net zero by 2040. Between 2020 and 2030, the terminal aims to reduce its total emissions by 70%, before reaching net zero emissions by 2040.
This objective is being supported by a major investment plan that will see ACT spend around US$ 50 million in incremental improvements over the next 20 years. This plan is divided into four major initiatives: energy optimisation, civil work, expansion of on-site solar installations and a green premium on electrified equipment, including electrical chargers.
ACT CEO, Soren Jensen, commented: “At ACT, we are committed to doing our part and creating a clear path forward for Jordan’s logistics and transportation industry to embrace a carbon-neutral future. By directly leveraging the innovations and best practices adopted by our mother companies, Maersk and APM Terminals, ACT has created a clear roadmap to decarbonise all our activities by 2040 and we look forward to putting this plan into action, in collaboration with our clients and partners in Jordan and around the world.”
Jensen added that decarbonisation is becoming an increasingly important criteria for customers, and that, in the future, it is likely that carbon neutrality will become an essential criteria for doing business in the logistics and transportation sector. By being ahead of the curve, ACT believes it will substantially improve its competitiveness on both a regional and global scale.
