The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) is a multi-stakeholder collective of ambitious and like-minded leaders, driving change through cross-sectoral collaboration to contribute to – and thrive in – a more sustainable maritime industry.
Green steel and shipping report

In order to create a sustainable, future-proof shipping industry, we need to rethink how we build, operate, and recycle vessels. Steel is the primary shipbuilding material, and addressing steel emissions unlocks opportunities to decarbonise across the ship lifecycle, alongside opportunities to collaborate with the steel industry and other steel demand sectors.
The Green steel and shipping explores the potential for green steel, its use within shipping, and how steel production, shipbuilding and ship recycling can be adapted to embed circularity principles throughout. The report outlines drivers and barriers to closing the loop on steel in shipping, from rethinking business models to increasing transparency and traceability.
Listen into the Aronnax podcast on the links that bond the decarbonisation of the steel industry with the shipping industry and what Green Steel means for shipping.
About us
The SSI works to accelerate sustainable development in the shipping industry through cross-sectoral collaboration.
Our members
SSI members are ambitious leaders spanning the entire shipping value chain, from shipowners to banks and sustainability non-profits.
Our work
Working groups are how we work toward key milestones across the six vision areas in the Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry.
Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry
The Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry lays out the pathways and defines tangible milestones to be collectively achieved over the coming decades.
OCEANS
01.
Proactively contribute to responsible ocean governance and the healthy use of maritime resources

COMMUNITIES
02.
Be a trusted and responsible partner in the communities where we live, work and operate

PEOPLE
03.
Provide safe, healthy and secure work environments so that people can enjoy rewarding careers and achieve their full potential

TRANSPARENCY
04.
Drive performance improvements and enable better, sustainable decision making through transparency and accountability

FINANCE
05.
Develop financial solutions that reward sustainable performance and enable large scale uptake of innovation, technology, design and operational efficiencies

ENERGY
06.
Change to a diverse range of zero carbon energy sources, using resources efficiently and responsibly for zero emission shipping and avoiding negative environmental and biodiversity impacts
