The company says its new solution complements its existing offer in Sea and Air Logistics that use maritime biofuels and SAF respectively.
For the development of a Book & Claim offer for HVO, Kuehne+Nagel says it cooperated with several external stakeholders to test and validate the scientific and methodological robustness of the concept.
The company adds that expertise built through the offer in Sea and Air Logistics also provided a strong basis for the project.
Commenting on the new offer, Hansjörg Rodi, Board Member for Road Logistics at Kuehne+Nagel, said:
“Extending our offer of low-emission solutions for our customers is a key focus of our Roadmap 2026’s Living ESG cornerstone. Customers purchasing HVO can now reduce carbon emissions in their value chains. This will increase the demand and therewith the supply of low-emission technologies, to accelerate the decarbonisation of road logistics.”
In a first stage, Book & Claim for HVO will be available for customers in Europe, with expansion plans beyond Europe in 2024.
Moreover, Kuehne+Nagel stresses it is working on the integration of electric vehicles in the solution.
“To decarbonise road logistics, we see HVO only as a bridging solution with battery-electric vehicles as our focus in the future. We expect this to be ready by the end of 2023,” added Rodi.