Swedish ferry company Stena Line has decreased the carbon emissions by 11% per tonne of cargo carried over each nautical mile, as well as a achieved a reduction of 4% total ship emissions compared to pre-Covid operations, the company revealed in its new sustainability report .
As explained, the main contributor to the result is the significantly higher utilisation and thus efficiency of the company’s fleet with cargo during the latest years.
In its roadmap to a net-zero future, Stena Line has set up a target to reduce total CO2 emissions from its vessels by 30% by 2030.
During port operations and lay times, Stena Line now uses 100% renewable electricity . The energy is used for shore power at 20% of Stena Line’s terminals while berthing, to load battery packages on board and for electric vehicles onshore that are used during port operations.
Furthermore, initiatives like prior access to e-trucks to Stena Line’s ferries and pilot projects to use recycled methanol from the steel industry as shipping fuel lay the foundation for further step-wise greening of the company’s operations.
“At Stena Line we have a broad approach to sustainability… As we strive to reduce energy consumption in all of our operations, I am proud that by introducing our new E-Flexer ferries in our route network, we made significant steps in further improving our overall efficiency during operations,” Niclas Mårtensson , CEO of Stena Line, said.
Specifically, Stena Line’s sustainability efforts are based on six dedicated Sustainable Development goals of the UN: Affordable and clean energy, responsible consumption and production, life below water, gender equality, reduced inequalities, good health and well-being .
Another highlight in Stena’s sustainability efforts during 2021 includes a recycling rate of 42% of waste and a fallback of landfill waste to 2019 levels (24%), before plastic use increased for safety purposes.