The partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which they will join forces on various sustainability projects, with a particular focus on new technologies that will bring greater efficiency and sustainability to the transportation sector.
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Under the new commitment, Kuehne+Nagel will use Synhelion’s SAF for its airfreight transports with Swiss WorldCargo for a 5-year period from 2027 onwards. In doing so, Kuehne+Nagel will continue its endeavors to help decarbonize the logistics sector, and will also enable its airfreight customers to sustainably reduce their own carbon footprint.
As leading players in their fields, the airline and the logistics concern both support the development and commercialization of the synthetic aviation fuels manufactured by the Swiss-based Synhelion clean-tech company. One key pillar in this support is the two partners’ long-term commitment to purchase such fuels, which gives Synhelion a sound planning foundation to scale up its synthetic fuel production.
At the heart of the collaboration is the partners’ shared commitment to the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) which is being developed by Synhelion, the Swiss-based clean-tech pioneer. SWISS, its Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division and Kuehne+Nagel will be jointly supporting the scaling up of this fuel technology.
Through their use of SAF, SWISS and Kuehne+Nagel will also be making a direct contribution to bringing greater sustainability to the transportation sector. SWISS will procure at least 200 tonnes of Synhelion SAF a year under their new commitment and resell a portion thereof to Kuehne+Nagel.