DP World introduced EcoRoute, which is a set of solutions that enable businesses to enhance supply chain performance and cut emissions by integrating lower-carbon logistics solutions, network design, and emissions measurement as well as strategic alliances.
Freight and logistics represent around 10% of the energy-related CO₂ emissions of the world. At the same time, the standard for supply chain performance is being raised through tighter regulations and greater scrutiny from investors, as well as consumer demands.
In response to these challenges, EcoRoute provides to customers –
- Optimized supply chain networks – Balancing cost and speed as well as emissions when it comes to more efficient as well as resilient supply chains. DP World has collaborated with leading retailers in Africa so as to deploy its centralized Logistics Control Tower solution, which elevated transported volumes by 45% despite only a 5% rise in fleet size, leading to 88% vehicle utilization, enhanced operational efficiency and increased supply chain robustness.
- Lower carbon solutions by means of modal shift programmes and alternative fuel as well as electric transport solutions and less carbon-intensive warehouses as well as facilities. DP World enabled a customer to reduce emissions from transportation by 78% on the Chennai-Kolkata corridor by leveraging a multimodal rail to coastal solution that also enhanced reliability and reduced logistics expenses in India.
- Carbon Insetting programmes to assist customers minimize emissions in their own supply chain and address Scope3 emissions. In 2025 solely, the carbon inset programmes of DP World accounted for over 9,400 tonnes of verified CO₂ insets throughout 257,000 TEU of cargo flows at Southampton and London Gateway, achieving reductions in emissions within own logistics value chains of the customers, unlike the standard offsetting models.
- Emissions measurement as well as visibility with the Carbon Emissions Calculator of DP World, powered by EcoTransIT World and based on ISO 14083. The Carbon Emissions Calculator offers complete transparency of emissions throughout all modes of transport end-to-end, allowing customers to see where they can reduce emissions.
As DP World looks to enhance supply chain performance, it also collaborates with its customers as well as strategic partners via EcoRoute so as to extend impact on sustainability beyond business operations. Through linking lower carbon supply chains along with social and environmental efforts, customers may boost their ESG objectives and achieve favourable outcomes for communities as well as ecosystems.
As per Beat Simon, DP World Group Chief Operating Officer, Logistics, “At DP World, we believe a well-connected supply chain is a more sustainable one. EcoRoute helps customers reduce emissions while improving efficiency and resilience by combining connectivity, data and operational expertise across our global network.”
Says DP World Group Senior Vice President – Sustainability, Ayla Bajwa, “EcoRoute is about turning ambition into action. It gives our customers the tools, insights and partnerships needed to reduce emissions across complex supply chains, while also delivering broader environmental and social impact. By connecting sustainability with real operational change, we are helping businesses build supply chains that are fit for the future.”
