In a landmark cross-industry collaboration, DSV has teamed up with Microsoft, United Airlines, and Phillips 66 to unlock a massive supply of up to 11 million gallons (41.6 million litres) of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This agreement represents a major step forward in the aviation industry’s transition to cleaner energy, promising an estimated reduction of 100,000 tonnes of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.
The partnership demonstrates how aligning demand from corporate giants with the logistical expertise of freight forwarders and the operational capacity of airlines can accelerate the scaling of sustainable fuels.
A New Model for Large-Scale Carbon Reduction
This deal is officially recognized as the largest contracted SAF supply agreement with a single customer, DSV, in the history of United Airlines’ Eco-Skies Alliance program. By coordinating execution across the entire supply chain, the partners are achieving a scale of decarbonization that would be nearly impossible for any single entity to reach alone.
The “Book-and-Claim” Approach
The collaboration utilizes a sophisticated “book-and-claim” methodology to manage the environmental impact:
- Physical Use: United Airlines physically uses the SAF provided by Phillips 66 in its aircraft.
- Attribute Allocation: DSV and Microsoft participate by “claiming” the verified emissions reductions.
- Independent Allocation: This allows carbon savings to be allocated to specific shippers and corporate goals independently of where the physical fuel is pumped.
Transparency and Credible Reporting
To maintain the highest levels of integrity and prevent “double-counting” of carbon credits, the transaction is strictly monitored through several layers of verification:
- ISCC Support: The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification ensures that the fuel is derived from strictly sustainable feedstocks through an audited supply chain.
- Registry Tracking: All environmental attributes are recorded in the SAFc Registry and DSV’s internal book-and-claim registry.
- Auditable Trails: This creates a transparent system for corporate emissions reporting, allowing shippers to prove their carbon reduction outcomes with certainty.
Turning Ambition into Operational Reality
The impact of this 11-million-gallon unlock is equivalent to the carbon savings of running one freighter flight every single day for an entire year.
Frank Sobotka, CEO of DSV’s Air & Sea Division, emphasized that DSV’s role is to act as a bridge between fuel producers and end customers to turn sustainability goals into tangible outcomes. Microsoft highlighted that the deal supports its ongoing work to reduce emissions across its global cloud logistics value chain, while Phillips 66 confirmed its readiness to deliver these high volumes using its existing integrated logistics network.
This multi-party agreement serves as a blueprint for the future of green logistics, proving that when the value chain works together, large-scale greenhouse gas reductions are no longer a distant goal but a current operational reality.
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