CEVA Logistics has expanded its CEVA FORPLANET portfolio with new wind‑powered transport options, adding a lower‑carbon alternative for shipments moving between North America, South America and the French West Indies. The services target shippers looking to cut transport‑related emissions as demand for greener ocean solutions grows.

CEVA is broadening its ocean offering with wind‑powered transport options, positioning them as a lower‑carbon alternative for shippers looking to cut emissions.

The company is making both LCL and FCL capacity available on several transatlantic routes, along with palletized cargo, using vessels equipped with wind‑assist technology. The services cover a wide range of commodities, including temperature‑controlled goods, hazardous materials and oversized freight.

CEVA noted that by relying on several leading wind-powered carriers, it offers the transatlantic flows, whether via spot or regularly scheduled routes, with transit times ranging from 10 to 18 days depending on the destination.

Several wind-powered transatlantic routes are on offer, including Fécamp–New York; Saint‑Nazaire–Saint‑Pierre‑et‑Miquelon–Halifax–Baltimore; Fécamp–Pointe‑à‑Pitre; Saint‑Malo–New York–Pointe‑à‑Pitre; and Fécamp–São Sebastião.

For a low carbon end-to-end journey, CEVA combines maritime transport with pre- and post-carriage operations carried out in multimodal transport (rail and barge) or in low emission trucks.

CEVA said wind propulsion offers a lower-carbon option for addressing the operational and environmental pressures facing maritime transport.

As the maritime transport sector faces increasing pressure to decarbonize its operations, wind propulsion offers a reduction in CO₂e emissions of up to 90% compared to conventional transport, depending on the wind technology used.

Concrete examples of maritime innovation, including new vessels designed around this renewable energy source, enable service to secondary ports where port operations are quicker and offer competitive end-to-end transit times by reducing last mile transport.

CEVA is expanding its FORPLANET offering through the new wind-powered maritime solutions, demonstrating its commitment to integrating innovations and alternative solutions that contribute to lower carbon logistics.

The CEVA FORPLANET suite of logistics solutions offers a range of low carbon and circular economy offers that enable customers to reduce the environmental impact of their supply chains. It includes solutions for measurement, optimization, modal shift and the use of alternative fuels for air, sea and road transport, as well as circular economy offers, including waste, reusable packaging and reverse logistics solutions.

Benoît Tinetti, Global CSR director, CEVA Logistics, said: "With environmental challenges greater than ever, it is our responsibility as a logistics provider to promote innovative solutions and integrate transport options into our offering that contribute to the decarbonization of our customers' supply chains."

"These new wind-powered maritime transport services are part of our commitment to net zero by 2050 and illustrate our ongoing commitment to 'Acting for the Planet,' one of the three pillars of our CSR strategy."