Mærsk to deploy 300 electric trucks in partnership with Einride

“Our customers are looking for tangible actions on sustainable supply chains – not just conceptual. Today’s order is an important step in building our end-to-end, landside decarbonisation foundation while also addressing customers’ inland transportation pain points. Maersk has a comprehensive decarbonisation plan in motion for our Ocean activities which represent 93% of all company-related emissions. This order marks the expansion of our ambitions to cover all services across transport modes” said Vincent Clerc, CEO of Ocean & Logistics, A.P. Moller – Maersk.

 Einride’s e-trucks are assembled to set specifications throughout the U.S. The initial batch of trucks are Class 8 8TT Gen 3 manufactured by BYD. The partnership will initiate the first large-scale use of Einride’s digital road freight operating system. This technology centralises decision-making by providing data integration with full transparency across the electromobility spectrum. 

“This is one of the biggest deals ever made to make transportation sustainable, and it comes at a critical time. Not only is the road freight industry responsible for close to 8% of all global CO2 emissions – a number that will continue to grow if cost-effective change is not made today – but you also have a world that is more aware than ever before about the urgent need to shift to electric. I admire Maersk for its boldness in leading the way – for standing out in its commitments as a shipper to tangibly make the transition happen,” said Robert Falck, CEO of Einride.

Maersk Growth invested in Einride in 2021 with an intention to be part of their journey, working closely with an electric and technology-focused player to accelerate the decarbonisation of trucking activities. The partnership is part of a global framework enabling collaboration in locations also outside the US in the future and Maersk is now accelerating these efforts with the North America order.

Maersk’s long-term goal in North America is to move toward a fully electric trucking fleet to offer customers an environmentally-friendly alternative for short-haul trucking.  

Media contacts:

International:

Mikkel Linnet, Senior Press Officer, A.P. Moller – Maersk, [email protected]

North America:

Louise Sallander, Communications Director, [email protected], [email protected] 

Tom Boyd, Media Relations Manager, Maersk North America, [email protected]

About Einride

Einride is a technology company that provides freight mobility solutions. Today Einride has the only technology platform that enables shippers to meet both their ESG and SLA targets at a competitive price. Ranked as one of the most innovative companies and most promising scale-ups in the world, Einride has pioneered many of world’s first in freight mobility. The vision is to make the world a better place through Intelligent Movement.

About Performance Team – A Maersk Company

El Segundo, California-based Performance Team – A Maersk Company operates over 60 distribution and fulfillment center locations in North America and Transportation services which is complemented by Maersk’s recent e-commerce logistics acquisition activities. The intended acquisition of Pilot Freight Services, which is under regulatory review prior to closing in Q2 2022, will add 87 additional locations serving first, middle and last mile logistics across the U.S.

About Maersk Growth

Maersk Growth, the venture arm of A.P. Moller – Maersk working to digitise, democratise, and decarbonise supply chains, investing and partnering with promising startups to support new business models and technologies.

About A.P. Moller – Maersk

A.P. Moller-Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs approximately 95,000 people.