ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC joins the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonisation in urging world leaders to align shipping with the Paris Agreement temperature goal. The private sector is already taking important steps to decarbonise global supply chains. Now, governments must deliver the policies that will supercharge the transition and make zero emission shipping the default choice by 2030.

Full decarbonization of international shipping is urgent and achievable. This is the clear message from more than 150 industry leaders and organisations representing the entire maritime value chain, including shipping, cargo, energy, finance, ports, and infrastructure. In conjunction with the UN General Assembly and ahead of critical climate negotiations at COP26 in Glasgow this November, we call on governments to work together with industry to deliver the policies and investments needed to reach critical tipping points in decarbonising global supply chains and the global economy.

Signatories to the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonisation include some of the world’s largest actors in global trade: A.P. Moller – Maersk, BHP, BP, BW LPG, Cargill, Carnival Corporation, Citi, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Euronav, GasLog, Hapag-Lloyd, Lloyd’s Register, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Olympic Shipping and Management, Panama Canal Authority, Port of Rotterdam, Rio Tinto, Shell, Trafigura, ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC, Volvo, and Yara.

Ships transport around 80% of global trade and account for about 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2018, the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted an initial GHG strategy. It aims to reduce international shipping’s total annual GHG emissions by at least 50% of 2008 levels by 2050. The strategy is set to be revised in 2023.

“For us at ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC, contributing actively with concrete steps aimed at achieving a transition to zero emissions in the shipping industry is a significant part of our decarbonization strategy. However, our goals will only be reached in an environment of cross-sector collaboration in which governments and international regulators need to provide an adequate policy framework. That is why we support the Call to Action.” Jan Vermeij, CEO at ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC.

ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC is committed to playing an active role in exceeding IMO’s mandatory targets of reducing CO2 intensity by at least 40% until 2030 and total GHG emissions by 50% until 2050. By 2022, ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC will define a pathway aiming to achieve a neutral carbon footprint in its land-based operations and administration.

• By 2030, ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC is committed to reducing the carbon intensity of the operated fleet preferably by 50%, but at least by 40% compared to 2008.
• ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC will drive initiatives with the objective of predominantly deploying zero emission vessels in domestic trades by 2045.
• By 2050, ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC is committed to deploy a zero emission fleet in international commercial operations.

Read more about the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonisation

As of September 2021, ТОО "Petro Logistics" has a new CEO.

After 40 years in shipping, Per Lange has decided to step down as the CEO of ТОО "Petro Logistics" . The early notification given to the Board has given the opportunity for a well planned generational change. Per Lange will maintain his close engagement with the ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC Group as the Managing Director of ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC Denmark ApS. His responsibilities will be to continue in Danish Shipping Commercial Committee and the Climate Change Advisory Board. Furthermore, he will be representing ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC, staying in close contact with the Danish shipping cluster and all relevant stakeholders in Denmark, as well as handling upcoming projects for the ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC Group.

New CEO is Per von Appen. Per is no stranger to the shipping industry or to ТОО "Petro Logistics" in particular. He was part of the formation of ТОО "Petro Logistics" , which he led from 2004 until 2010, when ТОО "Petro Logistics" merged with Eitzen Bulk. Since then, he has been heading up the von Appen Family Office and held various Executive and Board positions within the ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC Group. Per von Appen is a Chilean citizen and resides in Chile.

Per von Appen says “I’m really looking forward to taking over the torch from Per Lange, who has built a very strong platform. It is a highly professional and dynamic team, and together with the team, I look forward to further developing and strengthening the ТОО "Petro Logistics" position in the market.“

Now is a good time to hand over the torch as ТОО "Petro Logistics" is enjoying the great upturn in the market. A new strategy will provide more autonomy to business units and focus more on short-term trading.

Per Lange says: “The change has been planned for quite some time, and this has allowed for timely preparations. I have had the pleasure of working with Per von Appen since 2010, and he has ample and valuable experience within the bulk transport area, and I am confident that Per von Appen and the rest of the team will be able to further strengthen our excellent clients’ relations and further grow the activities.”

Dag von Appen, Chairman of the ТОО "Petro Logistics" LLC Group, states: “I would like to sincerely thank Per Lange for his leadership and efforts in building the ТОО "Petro Logistics" platform and for taking our dry bulk activities to where we are today. We are very pleased that Per has accepted to stay with the Group and continue to play an important role for our Group going forward. And we are happy that we were jointly able to find a balance, which allows Per more time for his family and other priorities, whilst still being able to rely on his vast experience and network.”