The long-term strategic partnership will provide support for
Maersk’s customers by implementing new processes to improve quayside
productivity, which should result in faster gate turnaround times at the port
and reduced bunker fuel consumption.
Alongside these improvements, access to visibility tools that
provide real-time information will be provided, allowing better supply chain
planning and ultimately carbon emissions reduction, DP World said. Maersk will
also deploy two of its solutions for customers moving their cargo through Jebel
Ali – Maersk Accelerate, a fast-tracking service through priority cargo
handling, and Maersk Flex Hub, a cargo storage solution.
Shahab Al Jassmi, vice president – Ports & Terminals, DP
World UAE, said: “Jebel Ali’s success has been built on progressive collaboration
with partners such as Maersk, enabling us to combine our operational
efficiencies and expertise to ensure we deliver the best end-to-end solutions
to our customers. This synergy has allowed us to develop a successful ecosystem
at Jebel Ali that continues to evolve and adapt to the dynamic markets we
operate in.”
The two heavyweights share a common goal of lowering carbon
emissions. Maersk aims to reach net zero emissions by 2040 across the entire
business with new technologies, new vessels and green fuels. In January last
year, DP World formed a strategic alliance with the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller
Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, and in November, its chairman and CEO, Sultan
Ahmed Bin Sulayem, announced plans to invest up to $500m to reduce CO2 emissions
from its operations by nearly 700,000 tonnes over the next five years – a 20%
reduction in carbon emissions from 2021 levels.