Episode Notes
If you’ve ever driven by a large port filled with containers on the dock or noticed a large tractor-trailer truck carrying a container on a highway, one name always stands out from the rest.
Since 1904, Maersk has moved or warehoused goods for its customers around the world and continues to do so today. With around 700 vessels, 110,000 employees, and 100,000 customers in approximately 130 countries around the world, Maersk remains a leader in its industry.
While shipping goods by vessel is critical to a well-functioning global supply chain, the world’s oceans have been subjected to incredible levels of pollution, adding greatly to the global climate crisis. Maersk recognizes its role in contributing to the global ocean carbon footprint and has emerged as an industry leader in an effort for environmental change and sustainability.
The company has ambitions to continuously reduce carbon emissions and become “carbon net zero” by 2040.
Introducing, Eco Delivery.
In this interview, learn more from Maersk executives about how the company is using green products such as Eco Delivery – developed in partnership with its customers and introduced in 2019 – to allow customers to ship with green fuels as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Guest:
- Rebecca Dunn, Sustainable Product Manager, Ocean Team, Maersk
- Ross Pruett, Business Development Manager, Retail & Lifestyle, Maersk
Resume highlights:
Ms. Dunn:
- Primarily focused on Maersk’s ECO Delivery product and is the North American focal for the EU Emissions Trading System and energy pricing negotiations.
- Has worked in a multitude of different industries including copywriting for an impact investment app, research for the World Wildlife Fund, Finance, Administration, and Research for the Global Development Policy Center at Boston University, Tech Recruiting at a big tech company, and Park Ranger at a California park, among others.
- Served for two years in the U.S. Army in a military intelligence unit.
- Holds a Master’s in Environmental Policy from Boston University, where she wrote her thesis on decarbonizing shipping (and now she’s doing just that!), and a Bachelor’s in History from the University of Texas, San Antonio.
Mr. Pruett:
- Has managed cross-border operations along the U.S./Mexico border, in the interior of Mexico, and throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa over his career in 3PL (third-party logistics).
- Served as Senior Trade Advisor for the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Army veteran having served as a Latin American Cryptologic Intelligence Linguist.
- Holds a Master of Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M, an MS in Accounting from The University of Texas at Dallas, a BA in Latin American Studies from Baylor University, and is a graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California.
Background information:
- The time to lower your ocean shipping carbon footprint is now. Learn more about Eco Delivery and watch this video for an insider “sneak peek”.
- Check out Maerk’s first green methanol vessel on track to launch in 2023. (VIDEO)
- These emerging economies are poised to lead shipping’s net-zero transition (from the World Economic Forum).
- For more information about Maersk, visit www.maersk.com
