What moved in logistics decarbonisation this week
Logistics Decarbonisation
How AI and digital twins are revolutionising global supply chain management in 2026
Firms are running digital twins to simulate rerouting and maintenance trade-offs before moving assets, while AI increasingly tracks carbon per shipment as “green KPIs” become standard reporting.
Growing rail freight: the need for targeted electrification
A July 2026 Railway Industry Association report argues a rolling programme of targeted electrification could cut rail freight costs by about a third while shifting tonnage off higher-emission road haulage.
Supply chain and logistics news round-up (13–17 July 2026)
The mid-July round-up tracks continued investment in AI-driven visibility and control-tower tools that fold emissions and cost constraints into the same real-time planning layer.
Cold Chain & Reefer
2026 cold chain forecast: experts on the future of logistics
The Global Cold Chain Alliance’s 2026 forecast names energy efficiency, natural refrigerants and electrification as the priorities reshaping temperature-controlled logistics economics.
Review highlights roadmap for greener cold chain logistics
A research review finds refrigerated transport accounts for more than 80% of cold chain emissions, and that electric or cryogenic units and even lighter-coloured bodies (~2,000 tonnes CO2 saved over a decade) can cut them.
Cold chain logistics in 2026: trends, costs & solutions
Practitioner outlook flags rising energy costs, IoT monitoring and route optimisation as the main routes to keep cold chain service reliable while trimming emissions.
Carbon Accounting & Regulation
EU Omnibus I: CSRD and CS3D amendments finalised
Under the Omnibus package, the Commission adopted revised ESRS in July 2026, raising thresholds to firms with 1,000+ staff and over €450m turnover and cutting mandatory data points by roughly 60% — but retaining Scope 3.
GLEC Framework v3.2 for ISO 14083 compliance
GLEC Framework v3.2, aligned to ISO 14083, is being written into carrier contracts and RFPs, with the CLEVER harmonised emission-factor database due to feed future versions in 2026/27.
SEC climate disclosure rule: current status and what to know in 2026
The US SEC climate rule remains suspended and excludes Scope 3, leaving the EU’s ESRS as the effective global benchmark for value-chain and transport emissions disclosure.
Sustainable Shipping & Freight
HHI delivers two ammonia-powered gas carriers
HD Hyundai delivered ammonia dual-fuel gas carriers in July 2026 — including vessels to Exmar and a first Very Large Ammonia Carrier to Maersk — moving ammonia propulsion from order book to operating fleet.
Owners ‘pump the brakes’ on methanol-, ammonia- and hydrogen-capable vessels
New-build ordering of alternative-fuel-capable ships has cooled as owners weigh fuel cost, supply and lifecycle-emissions uncertainty against an unresolved IMO carbon-price signal.
EU ETS: full implementation from 2026
From January 2026 the EU ETS covers 100% of in-scope maritime CO2 (up from 70% in 2025), and a 17 July 2026 Commission revision reviews extending scope toward smaller vessels.