In Jordan, Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has announced the launch of its comprehensive decarbonisation strategy, which will help achieve zero emissions by 2040.
By 2030, the terminal plans to reduce total emissions by 70%, it reports ZAWYA.
This goal is supported by a high-level CAPEX investment plan that will allocate more than $50 million over 20 years to decarbonization projects.
Main initiatives:
- $2 million for optimization of energy consumption;
- $29 million for green electrification of equipment, including electric chargers;
- $12 million for related construction works;
- $8 million to expand on-site solar installations.
"ACT's transition to a low-carbon economy in Jordan requires a broad-based collective effort from all industries. 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 Terminal, ACT has created a clear roadmap to decarbonize all our activities by 2040," said ACT Non-CEO Soren Jensen.
He added that decarbonization is becoming an increasingly important criterion for customers, and that carbon neutrality is likely to become an important criterion for doing business in the logistics and transport sector in the future.
“By being one step ahead, ACT can significantly increase its competitiveness both regionally and globally. ACT views decarbonization as an obligation not only to its customers, but also to society as a whole," the material said.
Reducing carbon emissions will contribute to Jordan's 2030 goals, as well as the transition to a greener market economy and the creation of new jobs.
Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that recruitment for the Go Move 2022 competition has started in North America, which is designed to develop partnerships between startups and corporations for acceleration of transport decarbonization sector.
As EcoPolitic previously reported, in Belgium in the port of Antwerp-Bruges, in 2025, the manufacturer of electrolyzers Plug Power from the USA will launch a plant with production of 12,500 tons of green hydrogen every year and with a capacity of 100 MW.
