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


Samskip SeaShuttle vessel render. Samskip brings SeaShuttle project into European HyShip initiative to develop liquid hydrogen infrastructure  

Two hydrogen-powered container vessels will operate between Rotterdam and Oslo from 2027.

Antwerpen vessel. Korea Register and HD Hyundai team up to advance ammonia-fuel shipping in South Korea  

Two organisations are cooperating on eco-friendliness verification for ammonia dual-fuel vessels.

Fabio Cococcetta, WinGD. Green ammonia could become the first commercially viable zero-emission marine fuel, WinGD study suggests  

Joint report by WinGD and Envision Energy sets out the economic case for green ammonia.

Rasul Shirinov, Oilmar. Oilmar appoints junior marine fuels trader at Dubai trading desk  

UAE-headquartered bunker firm hires Rasul Shirinov, with a background in the agricultural sector.

Antonia Maersk vessel. Maersk bunkers large dual-fuel vessel with 100% ethanol in Barcelona  

Ocean carrier scales up ethanol bunkering in bid to broaden its low-emission fuel strategy.

Olyx logo. Amsterdam-based Olyx seeks renewable marine fuels broker  

Dutch energy brokerage interested in candidates with two to six years of experience in similar roles.

Mount Asahi vessel. CSSC delivers LNG dual-fuel bulker to Eastern Pacific nearly four months early  

210,000-tonne Mount Asahi handed over ahead of contract schedule.

Mount Vision vessel. New Times Shipbuilding delivers three LNG dual-fuel tankers in four days  

Chinese yard hands over one VLCC and two Aframax-size crude tankers within a single week.

Mercedes Pinto vessel TTS LNG bunkering. Baleària ferry completes LNG bunkering at regular berth in Las Palmas for first time  

LNG refuelling of Mercedes Pinto set to take place weekly without changing berth.

Baltic Timber vessel. Baltic Shipping Company takes delivery of wind-assisted hybrid coaster  

3,550-dwt vessel is fitted with Econowind VentoFoils and a battery package.