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34 | Port of Hamburg Magazine | June 2018
Zippel lays foundation/ cornerstone for CO2 optimized transport chains
They have vision and are acting in a pioneering role. The Zippel Group has made environmental protection its goal. They have a model transport solution in place between Leipzig and Hamburg showing how CO2 emissions can be almost completely avoided – effective across all modes of transport. Today customers come specifically to Zippel Group asking for eco-friendly transport. The CEOs Axel Kröger and Axel Plaß reported to Port of Hamburg Magazine in an interview.
Customers explicitly request environment-friend- ly solutions - Is that a new trend?
Axel Plaß: The mood in the market has changed. Sustainability has gained in importance, so that to- day we hear our customers say, “It can cost a few cents more.” In other words they will accept higher prices more easily when they are linked to CO2 opti- mized transport. The companies profit with a smaller carbon footprint and gain a much better public image through eco-friendly action.
What measures have you carried out to improve CO2 in the transport chains?
Axel Kröger: Since February this year we have trans- ported automotive parts for BMW from Leipzig to Hamburg, before they are shipped to China. Contai-
ner transport between the BMW packing station in Leipzig and our intermodal terminal in Schkopau is carried out using a total of four Scania CNG trucks. They are fuelled by locally produced biomethane and eliminate almost all CO2 and fine particle emissions.
Plaß: In Schkopau we load onto the already environ- mentally-friendly railway. In addition our locomotive is fuelled by Norwegian eco-power. This is hydro- electric power from a maximum 10-year old power plant.
In concrete terms, what advantages do you get from the CNG trucks?
Kröger: Technically speaking biogas saves up to 94% of CO2, up to 95% fine particles, and up to 80% nit- rogen oxide, over a conventional diesel engine. Noise