Cathay Carpo and DB Schenker participated in a signing ceremony at the Cathay City headquarters in the airline to celebrate the Cathay Corporate Sustainable Fuel (SAF).
It was attended by Cathay Director, Tom Owen, and Vice President of the International Transport Company in Katai, Susan Sabt.
Speaking at the ceremony, Owen said: “We are pleased to welcome DB Schenker here not only as the latest member of Cathay Corporaate SAF, but also as a larger shareholder. It is great to get this level of support from such an important player in the air freight industry where we work together On DB Schenker, the task of our collective efforts to develop Green together.
Cathay Corporate SAF was created in 2022 to help address climate change. It enables the members to buy SAF to raise flights in Cathy Pacific and Cathy charging from Hong Kong and other ports on the network. By joining and committing to buying 878 tons of SAF (equivalent to 290,000 American gallons), DB Schenker will reduce more than 2,600 tons of carbon emissions.
SAF, which can reduce more than 80 % of greenhouse gas emissions on the basis of a life cycle compared to traditional aircraft fuel, is a decisive tool for the aviation industry to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. To use SAF for 10 % of jet fuel consumption by 2030. The initiative is going on. Along with Cathay Cargo’s Fly Greyer, which provides carbon compensation through community and environmental projects approved by Gold Standard.
For the first time, DB Schenker adopted SAF for a percentage of transportation sizes in 2020 as part of the carbon reduction program. “SAF makes change already possible today. The new SAF alliance with Cathay Cargo enhances our commitment to sustainability and our leadership in the sky,” said Alexander Mingan, Director of Sustainability.
Speaking at this event, DB Schenker added the international vice president of the relationship of the carrier Susan Stomer: “We are very enthusiastic about this cooperation with Cathay Cargo, which will contribute to a more sustainable future for our industry and enhance our long -term global partnership with Katai,” added DB Schenker, the international vice president of the relationship of the carrier Susan Stomer.
The latest contributor to the SAF program appeared in Cathy, which was first unveiled in the air freight week.
