Hapag-Lloyd eyes ‘challenging’ 2045 carbon target as its first LNG-fuelled container ships emerge

German liner giant Hapag-Lloyd is confident of meeting its 2030 CO₂ emissions reduction targets as its first LNG dual-fuelled ultra-large container ships prepare for delivery but it is less certain of how to hit its 2045 ambition.

Captain Michael Behmerburg, director of green fuels for global fuel purchasing at Hapag-Lloyd, told IQPC’s 10th LNG Bunkering & Future Fuel Global Summit 2023 in Amsterdam that the company is consuming 4.5