NX ITALY LAUNCHES ECO-FRIENDLY DELIVERY SERVICE USING HYDROGEN-POWERED BOATS

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Nippon Express Italia S.p.A. (NX Italy) has launched an eco-friendly delivery service in Venice, Italy, that uses hydrogen-powered boats.

NX Italy is a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc.

The European Union (EU) has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent below 1990 levels no later than 2030, and companies operating within the EU are thus accelerating their decarbonisation efforts.

To realise its long-term vision of becoming a “logistics company with a strong presence in the global market”, the Nippon Express Group has made addressing climate change one of its material issues, it said in a statement.

Nippon Express Group is working to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in its operations as well as to create products and services that help its customers reduce their own CO2 emissions.

NX Italy has launched a last-mile delivery service that cuts truck transport CO2 emissions by using hydrogen-powered boats for deliveries primarily to luxury fashion shops.

These hydrogen-powered boats are equipped with removable hydrogen generators, and they emit far less CO2 than gasoline and diesel engines.

The Nippon Express Group will continue actively working to bring about a sustainable society by striving to reduce the environmental impact of logistics and building a resource-saving and recycling-oriented society.

-- BERNAMA