Lufthansa Cargo and CEVA convert SAF MoU into binding deal through 2028; CEVA to use SAF in 2025 to avoid 8,000 tCO2

Lufthansa Cargo and CEVA Logistics have converted a summer MoU into a binding SAF framework signed in Paris, running through 2028. CEVA commits to use SAF in 2025 at levels calculated to avoid about 8,000 tonnes of CO2 by the end of the year.

Discovered 2025-11-26T02:04:03.050777-08:00 | 2025-11-26T02:04:03.050777-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The deal creates a measurable offtake commitment — CEVA’s 2025 SAF use is calculated to avoid ~8,000 tonnes of CO2 — signalling concrete cargo-sector demand for limited SAF supplies.

  • It follows Lufthansa Cargo’s recent commercial push to price and scale SAF for freight, turning voluntary engagement into binding commercial agreements that affect cargo pricing and supply‑chain planning (see Lufthansa Cargo’s earlier SAF surcharges campaign and MoU).

  • The agreement provides a demand signal at a time regulators and agencies are pressing for SAF uptake, and complements policy shifts such as the EU’s upcoming 2% SAF uplift requirement for flights departing bloc airports while supply challenges highlighted in EASA’s first ReFuelEU report remain relevant (see EASA ReFuelEU Annual Technical Report).

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