DHL Express, Cosmo Oil sign deal to promote SAF usage in Japan
Deal represents annual purchase of 7.2mn litres of SAF, which DHL Express will use for cargo shipping from April 2025.
(From left): Koji Moriyama, President, Representative Director, Cosmo Oil Marketing Company and Tony Khan, President and Representative Director, DHL Express Japan at the signing of the agreement.
DHL Express has signed a deal with Cosmo Oil Marketing Company for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to drive emission-reduced air freight in Japan.
The deal represents an annual purchase of 7.2 million litres of SAF, which DHL Express will use for its regular cargo shipping services starting in April 2025, marking the first such initiative for the international express industry in Asia, says an official release from DHL.
"This agreement marks a major contract for SAF produced in Japan by Saffaire Sky Energy, a subsidiary of Cosmo Energy Holdings. The company will produce SAF at its mass production facility, scheduled to begin operations in 2025. With this deal, DHL Express will secure a stable SAF supply and accelerate efforts to promote sustainable air cargo transport in Japan."
Tony Khan, President and Representative Director, DHL Express Japan says: "We are pleased that through our agreement with Cosmo Oil Marketing, we will be the first international express provider in Japan to use the locally produced SAF on scheduled regular cargo flights. SAF is currently the most effective solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in air transport. Moving forward, as part of our responsibility to customers in Japan, we are committed to promoting emission-reduced shipping solutions and to contributing to the reduction of the transport sector's environmental impact."
The SAF fuel procured under the agreement will be delivered to Central Japan International Airport (Nagoya Airport), which will be the first airport to take SAF in Asia among more than 500 airports used in the DHL Express global network, the release added.
"We are delighted to contribute to the decarbonisation efforts of DHL Express and its customers through SAF, one of our key decarbonisation products," adds Koji Moriyama, President, Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer, Cosmo Oil Marketing. "SAF plays an essential role in the decarbonisation of the aviation industry, and we are excited to be part of this important initiative. Moving forward, we will continue to support the realisation of a decarbonised society, starting with this collaboration, by promoting the use of SAF."
DHL Express currently accepts SAF at airports around the world including Amsterdam Schiphol (Netherlands), Stockholm Arlanda Airport (Sweden), Brussels Airport (Belgium), East Midlands Airport (UK), Los Angeles International Airport (US), Leipzig Airport (Germany), Miami International Airport (US), San Francisco International Airport (US) and Stansted Airport (UK). DHL Express has been offering GoGreen Plus that enables customers to reduce (in-set) their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions using SAF since 2022, the release added.
