September 22, 2024. Food business operator Orkla Suomi, transport company Scandic Trans and Viking Line have launched scheduled freight service along a green freight corridor. Felix ketchup, produced by the Orkla Group in Fågelmara, began to be shipped to Finland using green biofuels in July.
The transport chain starts at the biggest ketchup factory in the Nordic region, with Scandic Trans lorries from Korsholm driving to Viking Line’s terminal in Stadsgården, Stockholm. The lorries then cross the Archipelago Sea on the climate-smart Viking Glory and Viking Grace and deliver their load to Orkla’s logistics centre in Turku, Finland.
Thanks to the biofuels, carbon dioxide emissions along the 683 kilometer long transport chain are reduced by 90 per cent compared to fossil fuel. Scandic Trans refuels its lorries with biofuel produced from hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), while Viking Line buys liquefied biogas (LBG) produced with organic waste from Gasum to cover fuel use during transport.
For each shipment, carbon dioxide emissions are reduced from 1,512 kilograms to 102 kilograms. That means an annual decrease in emissions of about 190 tons. The green freight corridor has attracted a lot of interest throughout the Nordic countries, and other companies are expected to join in soon.
