Decarbonising port terminals

Maersk’s network of port terminals connects our ocean and landside activities, making it a core focus area in our end-to-end decarbonisation strategy. With ambitious targets, we aim to lead the race to net zero in the port terminal industry.

Annual Report 2025

Why net zero port terminals matter

Our network of owned and operated terminals provides vital links between our land and ocean operations. Port terminals are also a focal point for local businesses, bringing economic and development benefits to the communities we serve.

But port terminals are also a significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from the generation of purchased electricity. Our near-term focus is to double down on switching to renewable electricity from onsite and offsite solutions while also replacing fossil-fuel container handling equipment with electric equipment.

Our ambition

We will take leadership in the transformation of the transport and logistics industry to net zero operations.

Highlights in 2025

16%

Reduction in Terminals absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions compared to our 2022 baseline, up from 8% in 2024.

62%

of APM Terminals’ electricity powered through renewable sources, up from 45% in 2024.

Priorities and actions

Decarbonisation is embedded in the core strategy for our terminal business, and we have an ambitious plan to decarbonise based on both ongoing and new activities. Solutions have been identified to reduce or eliminate a substantial share of our controlled emissions from terminals through the application of available and proven technologies.

Deploying Battery Electric Container Handling Equipment at scale in all terminals.

Enabling a reliable and renewable supply of electricity.

Designing and building efficient shore power solutions in partnership with port authorities.

Featured highlights and case stories

Battery Electric Container Handling Equipment

In 2023, APM Terminals and DP World jointly announced the Zero Emission Port Alliance (ZEPA), an industry-wide strategic coalition aiming to accelerate the adoption of battery-electric container handling equipment in ports.

In December 2024, ZEPA published its first annual findings. It expects demand to rapidly accelerate in the coming years but notes the need for standardisation to ensure widespread adoption as well as the importance of grid and infrastructure updates to support increased terminal power demand.

While some electric equipment prices have fallen and reached cost-parity with fossil fuel alternatives, many electric container handling equipment categories still have a large price gap to diesel-powered alternatives. This is largely driven by a lack of scale or standardisation – for example the wide divergence in battery sizes, charging infrastructure and software for battery-electric equipment.

Annual Report 2025

Our sustainability performance is reported as an integrated part of Maersk's Annual Report. See the report for more information on our progress towards our environmental, social, and governance ambitions.

Annual Report 2025