Hyundai GLOVIS said on the 20th that it unveiled a new operator-centric carbon intensity factor (carbon emissions per unit of transport activity) together with global car ocean carriers and will work to establish decarbonization standardization.
Hyundai GLOVIS co-hosted, for the first time, the General RoRo Community (GRC) general assembly at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas on the 18th and explored directions to promote decarbonization. Launched last year, the GRC is a consultative body of major roll-on/roll-off operators (cargo that can be loaded and unloaded under its own power) that accounts for more than 75% of global automobile transport. Major carriers, including Hyundai GLOVIS and Wallenius, are participating.
Attendees at this year's assembly shared global industry trends related to the environment centered on the standardization of decarbonization in ocean automobile transport. They expected that the new carbon intensity factor, derived from empirical data, would take hold as a global standard.
Hyundai GLOVIS has built a roadmap with a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 and has begun to execute it. The company plans to achieve the goal by improving vessel energy efficiency, expanding low-carbon fuels, and transitioning to renewable energy.
A Hyundai GLOVIS official said, "We will establish a foundation for the decarbonization transition of logistics and shipping supply chains through close cooperation with stakeholders."