World Fuel, DHL Express to bring SAF to Miami Airport

World Fuel Services (World Fuel), a World Kinect company headquartered in Miami, Florida, and DHL Express, the world’s leading international express delivery provider, have entered into a new commercial agreement for the delivery of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Miami International Airport.

The agreement marks one of the first regular deliveries of blended SAF into the State of Florida, says an official release from Miami Airport.

Under the terms of the agreement, World Fuel will deliver approximately 60 million gallons of blended SAF over a two-year period, of which 18 million gallons will be neat SAF (equaling approximately 227 million litres of blended SAF containing 68 million litres of neat SAF). Valero Marketing and Supply Company, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, will provide the SAF, the release added.

"We proudly welcome this agreement between DHL and World Fuel that will bring the first-ever consistent supply of sustainable aviation fuel to Miami International Airport and the state of Florida," says Ralph Cutié, Director and CEO, Miami Airport. "This announcement is especially rewarding because it follows MIA’s Airport Carbon Accreditation by Airports Council International in July because of our verified dedication to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and our commitment to expanding our climate goals and reduction targets."

The neat SAF purchased under the agreement will be produced from used cooking oil and food waste, certified by International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC), and have on average at least 80 percent lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared to conventional jet fuel. "It will be used to offer DHL Express customers emission-reduced air transportation services via DHL GoGreenPlus. Based on the book and claim approach, the SAF uplifted by DHL can be used by DHL’s GoGreenPlus customers globally to reduce their CO2e emissions. The reductions achieved (Scope 3) are passed on to customers in the form of certificates."

"We are proud to support DHL in providing a consistent supply of SAF to Florida," says Brad Hurwitz, Senior Vice President, Supply and Trading, World Fuel. "This is particularly meaningful for all of us in the World Kinect family since our company has been headquartered in Miami for all its 40-year history. Our global footprint has expanded over the years to include offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and while we have been actively working to increase the availability of lower-carbon fuels across the globe, bringing SAF to customers in our hometown makes it much more special."

The partnership between DHL and World Fuel marks another milestone in the journey towards more sustainable air freight, and is aligned with DHL Group’s sustainability goals, which serve as further evidence of the demand for low-carbon fuels like SAF, the release added. "We are delighted to partner with World Fuel. Besides efficiency improvements, SAF is currently the most important way to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in air transport," says Travis Cobb, EVP, Global Network Operations & Aviation, DHL Express.

"GoGreenPlus is a service solution for our customers pursuing ambitious sustainability goals. The mechanism we employ for GoGreenPlus is called book & claim. Book & claim enables us to allocate the environmental benefits from SAF consumed in our network to paying customers, even when their shipments are not physically transported with the assets using these fuels."