Maersk reaching
Net Zero by 2040
A sustainable vision
Maersk, the global leader in shipping services, is opening a new 45,000 sqm state-of-the-art distribution centre near Hamilton, New Zealand that can provide storage for over 21,000 pallets of cold chain products.
The new facility will have more than 16,000 sqm of fully convertible temperature-controlled space with temperatures ranging from -25°C to 15°C.
FACTS
End-user: Maersk, New Zealand
Segment: Distribution Centre
Background: New modern and energy efficient distribution centre
Products: 7 SteelXL
Expected start up: Autumn 2023
Specifications:
- 0.9 MW cooling capacity
- 2.1 MW blast freezing capacity
- 1.7 MW freezing capacity
- 0.15 MW air-con capacity
- 2 MW heating capacity
- Heat recovery for floor heating, hot tap water and hot gas defrost
- Permanent Magnet Motors on all MT and IT compressors
COMBINED COOLING, FREEZING, AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SOLUTION
As part of Maersk’s commitment to reach net zero, the new distribution centre in Hamilton will feature advanced energy management. This includes solar energy, rainwater harvesting, a low carbon policy for the construction and of course an Advansor climate solution combining cooling, freezing, air-conditioning, and heating into one system based purely on the natural and sustainable refrigerant CO2.
Heat Recovery
Heat recovery is used for defrosting, floor heating and hot tap water and will help reduce energy consumption making the solution both sustainable and cost effective.
Permanent Magnet Motors
Permanent Magnet Motor compressors have been added to every single rack on MT and IT compressors which will ensure an extra 7-8% energy savings.
A PERFECT MATCH
The solution consists of 7 racks: three racks for the meat blast freezing process providing an impressive capacity of 702 kW at -45°C each and four racks for cold food storage.
For logistical purposes, the blast freezers have been designed in 2, so each module could be placed in 40-feet containers.
A SHARED VISION
Maersk is committed to the Science Based Target Initiatives (SBTI’s) and aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2040. Maersk’s targets not only relate to the ocean fleet but also cover all direct and indirect emissions across the entire Maersk business.
Maersk and Advansor have a shared vision of becoming carbon neutral. This was also one of the reasons why Maersk picked Advansor as a supplier for the new distribution centre in Hamilton.
Advansor is ISO 50001 certified in Energy Management which is an important part of our goal of becoming carbon neutral in 2025 and helping customers like Maersk fulfil their climate action goals.