Mon 25 Feb 2013, 16:41 GMT

Green initiative launches quarterly newsletter


Newsletter includes a roundup of developments over the last few months, including the addition of three new members.



The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has launched the first issue of its quarterly newsletter.

Please find below a summary of the key topics included in the inaugural newsletter.

* The story so far
* Three new members join SSI
* SSI launches own website
* Updates from the SSI workstreams
* Our Knowledge Partners
* News from SSI members
* Forthcoming events

The SSI is a coalition of shipping leaders from around the world that is working to achieve a vision of the shipping industry that is both profitable and sustainable by 2040.

The SSI is facilitated by Forum for the Future, the global sustainability non-profit, in conjunction with NGO World Wildlife Fund. 19 global companies are already taking part in the SSI, representing ship owners and charterers, shipbuilders, engineers and service providers, banking, insurance, and classification societies, with a combined market value of half a trillion dollars.

The ultimate goal of the initiative is to show that collaborative action is possible, to mobilize support across the industry, and to demonstrate that shipping can contribute to – and thrive in – a sustainable future.

Please click on the link below to view the newsletter, which also includes links to relevant content.

Sustainable Shipping Initiative Newsletter


AuctionConnect and Asyad Shipping logos. Asyad Shipping adopts AuctionConnect digital bunker platform under three-year deal  

Middle East shipping company to implement auction-based procurement system across fleet operations.

Fuel for thought: LNG for Cruise report cover. LNG remains the most deployable decarbonisation option for cruise shipping, Lloyd’s Register report finds  

Classification society’s latest research examines the fuel’s role in the sector’s energy transition and pathway to net zero.

Dr. Ibrahim Muritala, ABS. ABS engineer to discuss performance-based hydrogen framework at SPE symposium  

Dr Ibrahim Muritala to join panel examining shift from colour-based hydrogen labelling to carbon intensity metrics.

Cosco Shipping Peony vessel. Cosco Shipping completes methanol dual-fuel retrofits on four ultra-large container vessels  

Chinese shipping line retrofits 20,000-teu and 13,800-teu vessels with methanol propulsion systems.

Launching ceremony of Maran Myrto vessel. Chinese yard launches LNG dual-fuel Suezmax  

Crude carrier with LNG propulsion launched in Jiangsu province.

Keel-laying ceremony of a vessel with builder's hull no. 0315846. Keel laid for LNG dual-fuel crude oil tanker  

Chinese yard begins construction on 155,500-dwt vessel with Lloyd’s Register classification.

BW Lesmes alongside Levante LNG vessel. BW LNG vessel completes first gassing-up operation with bunker barge  

BW Lesmes transitions from drydock to cargo readiness using an LNG bunker barge.

Mark Bell, SGMF. LNG marine fuel shows up to 29% emissions reduction in new SGMF study  

Latest life cycle assessment shows improved methane slip control, with well-to-wake reductions of up to 25%.

Michelle McDade, Global Fuel Supply. Blue Energy Partners appoints Michelle McDade as head of operations  

McDade brings more than eight years of bunkering experience to the Oslo-based role.

Person signing a document. Venture Energy signs green methanol supply deal with Shenji Energy  

Hong Kong-based firm to purchase ISCC EU-certified biomass-derived methanol for shipping clients.