Logistics provider DB Schenker has opened its first low-carbon city distribution center, the new Oslo City Hub. The centrally-located new terminal will reduce CO2 emissions of city goods distribution by 80 per cent, using electric cars and e-bikes.
The Oslo City Hub is part of Electric City, the Oslo district’s focus on activities associated with its status as European Green Capital 2019. DB Schenker is aiming to achieve zero emissions in all city distribution in Norway by the end of 2020. The Oslo City Hub project is the first approach to achieve this.
“Digitisation and more sustainable solutions will be key competitive factors for future logistics. We at DB Schenker already started this future,” says Jochen Thewes, CEO of DB Schenker. With the low-carbon Oslo City Hub, they were taking another step to drastically reduce CO2 emissions in day-to-day logistics business.
The Oslo City Hub will be located at Filipstadkaia in the center of Oslo. The building is being constructed from containers and is organised for effective goods handling. The building will cover 457 m2. All goods will be delivered by electric trucks and e-bikes.
DB Schenker shows a great deal of commitment to sustainability. As a member of the EV100 initiative, the company seeks to gradually replace diesel-powered vehicles by electric-powered vehicles by 2030 for groupage and distribution traffic. In partnership with the Swedish start-up company Einride, DB Schenker is setting new standards for intelligent mobility by deploying the world’s first fully electric autonomous truck in commercial operation.
In air and sea transport, DB Schenker works together with the respective carriers on various cooperation platforms to develop sustainable transport solutions. Since 2010, the logistics service provider has been offering its customers environmentally friendly transport solutions based on carefully researched data (www.ecotransit.org).
