Maritime Transport has claimed one of the logistics industry's major sustainability honours, taking home the Clean Transport Award at the 2026 Supply Chain Excellence Awards in recognition of its ambitious nationwide electric HGV (eHGV) rollout and significant investment in high-powered charging infrastructure.
The award was presented at Grosvenor House in London on Thursday 5th November, as more than 800 logistics and supply chain professionals gathered for the event’s 30th anniversary.
Less than a year after its first eHGV entered service, Maritime is on course to operate 56 trucks from five manufacturers by the end of 2026 – with a further 20 eHGVs already on order for delivery in 2027 – giving it one of the UK's largest electric hire-and-reward HGV fleets. Maritime ZERO, its dedicated zero-emission road transport division, is already reducing emissions across major UK retail and manufacturing supply chains, with more than 40 eHGVs now deployed.
The vehicles are already demonstrating their ability to undertake intensive, high-mileage operations. One eHGV serving a global food manufacturer now covers almost 3,500 miles a week, placing it among the highest-mileage vehicles in Maritime’s entire fleet. In just ten weeks on the road, the vehicle saved an estimated 60 tonnes of CO2e compared with equivalent diesel journeys.
Behind the fleet's growing capabilities is Maritime's investment in one of the UK's largest independent eHGV charging networks. With 22MW of power secured, the company is developing high-powered charging facilities across its national transport depot and rail terminal network. At full build-out, the network will have the capacity to charge more than 200 eHGVs simultaneously.
Tom Williams, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Maritime Transport:
“Winning this award is a great result for Maritime. We've made a substantial investment in eHGVs and charging infrastructure, and the mileages we're now achieving show what these vehicles are capable of. High vehicle utilisation is important to making the economics work, and we're gaining a much better understanding of what's possible as deployment develops. This experience will be invaluable when we come to make future fleet decisions.
“Getting to this point has taken an enormous amount of work by colleagues across Maritime, as well as close cooperation with our customers, vehicle manufacturers and specialist infrastructure partners. I'm very proud of what we've achieved together and it's fantastic to see everyone's contribution recognised with this award.”
Maritime has now added the Clean Transport Award to a memorable year of industry recognition, having been named Sustainability Company of the Year at the Multimodal Awards in June and winning the Sustainability and Environmental Excellence Award at the Rail Freight Group Awards in September.