CEVA Logistics continues SAF cooperation with Lufthansa Cargo

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CEVA Logistics, part of the CMA CGM Group, announced March 18 that it recently extended its cooperation with Lufthansa Cargo to offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to its air-freight customers.

CEVA Logistics said it aims to reach net zero by 2050.

In the near-term, CEVA is reducing emissions through three main levers—its warehouses, its ground operations and its low-carbon solutions offered with carrier partners.

CEVA Logistics said alternative fuels like SAF are an important part of its roadmap, as scope 3 emissions accounted for 95 percent of the company’s 2025 level.

The focus on alternative fuels is part of the “CEVA for Planet” suite of logistics solutions, which focuses on measuring, optimizing and shifting to low-carbon transport, as well as deploying reusable packaging and reverse logistics solutions to promote circular economies.

“More of our customers are inquiring about low-carbon solutions, like SAF, to avoid emissions in their supply chains,” said Loic Gay, the vice president of global air and ocean products for CEVA Logistics. “Developing and offering these solutions requires capable and reliable carrier partners, such as Lufthansa Cargo—one of our ‘excellence partners.’ For decarbonization efforts to deliver lasting, meaningful results, everyone along the supply chain must be involved in an intentional, structured way.”

Thanks to a strategic framework signed in 2025 to enhance collaboration and innovation, CEVA and Lufthansa Cargo are now advancing together in 2026 by making additional volumes of SAF available for CEVA customers.

Building on 2025’s savings of approximately 8,000 metric tons, the SAF volumes in 2026 are expected to avoid emissions by 7,000 metric tons, bringing the total to 15,000 metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions across the first two years of the agreement.

“Scaling the use of SAF requires strong partnerships across the supply chain,” said Anand Kulkarni, Lufthansa Cargo’s head of global markets. “Together with CEVA Logistics, we are making SAF more accessible for customers and enabling them to reduce the carbon footprint of their air-freight shipments. This shows how structured, long-term collaborations can help accelerate the decarbonization of air cargo.”