Glossary of Climate Change Definitions in relation to shipping
Progress against milestone 6.2020.4:
Research, development and production of zero (or low) carbon fuels are scaled up, with guidance on their use and prototypes deployed for early adopters.
BIMCO, FONASBA, IAPH, IFSMA, InterManager, INTERTANKO, IPTA and IUMI have published a climate change glossary to assist and harmonise terminology used around decarbonising shipping.
The encyclopaedic definitions, which align with those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), aim to ensure that discussions surrounding shipping’s green transition are based on a mutual understanding of commonly used terms definitions.
Source: Safety4Sea
SSI joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center as knowledge partner
COPENHAGEN/LONDON, 14 July 2022 - Today, the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (the Center) formalised their collaboration by signing a Knowledge Partnership Agreement, committing to a long-term strategic partnership to accelerate the maritime industry’s decarbonisation efforts.
SSI is a multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together leading and likeminded organisations across the maritime ecosystem to advance environmental, social and socio-economic sustainability in the shipping industry.
Through this partnership, the two organisations will share knowledge and best practice to accelerate the transition towards zero carbon shipping sustainably, by ensuring that pathways to zero emissions (from alternative fuels to improving energy efficiency) consider sustainability implications beyond CO2. Among other things, SSI and the Center will jointly work on developing standards for life cycle analysis (LCA) of alternative fuels, which is a key element in the transition.
In welcoming the SSI to the Center, CEO Bo Cerup-Simonsen of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping said:
“We are on the same mission, and we can increase our common impact through collaboration. The SSI has a proven track record in driving change through cross-sectoral collaboration, and by combining our strengths, knowledge and determination to accelerate the transition, we can be even more effective in driving real change in the maritime industry.”
In joining the Center, Andrew Stephens, Executive Director of the SSI, said:
“Decarbonising shipping sustainably requires addressing many interlinked challenges – from land-based fuel supply chains to the materials used for shipbuilding, to route optimization that helps address externalities like poor air quality in ports. These issues can only be tackled effectively through partnering and collaborating with others, and we at the Sustainable Shipping Initiative look forward to working with the Center and its community of members and stakeholders in the pursuit of zero carbon shipping by 2050.”
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About the Sustainable Shipping Initiative
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) is a multi-stakeholder collective catalysing change in this crucial decade of action by bringing together ambitious leaders across the maritime ecosystem to take action for a more sustainable shipping industry.
Since 2010, SSI and its members have been working on advancing environmental, social and socio-economic sustainability across the shipping sector. SSI’s 16 members include shipowners, operators and managers; cargo owners; classification societies; environmental and social non-profits; and service providers.
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SSI media contact: Elizabeth Petit González, Head of Communications and Partnerships, e.petit@sustainableshipping.org
About the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is a not-for-profit, independent research- and development center working across the energy- and shipping sectors with industry, academia, and authorities. With Partners, the Center explores viable decarbonization pathways, facilitates the development and implementation of new energy technologies; builds confidence in new concepts and their supply chains; and accelerates the transition by defining and maturing viable strategic pathways to the required systemic change. The Center is placed in Copenhagen but work with partners globally.
The Center was founded in 2020 with a start-up donation of DKK 400 million from the A.P. Moller Foundation. Strategic Partners to the Center include: Alfa Laval, American Bureau of Shipping, A.P. Moller - Maersk, bp, Cargill, CF Industries, Equinor, DP World, Hapag-Lloyd, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsui, NORDEN, NYK Line, Rio Tinto, Royal Caribbean Group, Seaspan Corporation, Siemens Energy, Stolt Tankers, Sumitomo Corporation, Swire Group, Topsoe, TotalEnergies and V.Group.
For more information, please visit www.zerocarbonshipping.com
Center Media Contact: Didde Pilgaard, Head of Communications | +45 21743727 | didde.pilgaard@zerocarbonshipping.com
Lloyd's List Shipping Podcast: Circular Shipping - closing the loop
In a podcast moderated by Lloyd’s List managing editor Richard Meade, the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) brings together industry experts to demystify Circular Shipping, exploring how circularity applies to shipping and its decarbonisation journey, and why the time is now to act.
Panellists:
- Ginger Garte, Environmental and Sustainability Director, Lloyd’s Register
- Prashant Widge, Head of Responsible Ship Recycling, Maersk
- Samantha Bramley, Executive Director, Environmental and Social Risk Management, Standard Chartered Bank
- Andrew Stephens, Executive Director, Sustainable Shipping Initiative
The panel of SSI members discussed how the industry can use circular economy principles to their advantage to further reduce emissions, with a focus on steel, all whilst being supported by financial institutions.
Listen below, and read the report Exploring shipping’s transition to a circular economy which explores how circular economy principles can be applied to shipping, raising awareness and understanding among shipping stakeholders through evidence-based research, and setting out the opportunities and barriers across the vessel lifecycle for the transition to a circular shipping industry.
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In-person meetings back on the agenda: SSI members and trustees meet in London
5 April 2022 – On 23-24 March SSI members and trustees met in person for the first time since October 2019. Kindly hosted by Lloyd’s Register onboard the HQS Wellington in London, members, trustees and guests came together to reflect on progress over the past two years, celebrate collective achievements, and learn from one another as we continue working toward a sustainable shipping industry.
We were joined by guests from ARUP and Resilience Shift, the Port of London Authority, Safetytech Accelerator, and Watson Farley & Williams. Each speaker focused on different aspects of sustainability, and we discussed, among other topics: port resilience, cold ironing, biodiversity, improving seafarer safety and wellbeing through technology, as well as green corridors and emerging industry collaborations in this area.
SSI’s Executive Director Andrew Stephens also provided an overview of SSI’s current work: Decarbonisation: Sustainability criteria for marine fuels, Delivering on seafarers’ rights, Ship lifecycle: Exploring shipping’s transition to a circular industry, and the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) ahead of a strategy update workshop later in the day with members and trustees. SSI is currently engaged in a strategy update progress expected to be completed in May 2022.
Host and SSI member Lloyd’s Register also presented the Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and its mission to accelerate the sustainable decarbonisation of the maritime industry, by enabling the delivery and operation of safe, technically feasible and commercially viable zero-emission vessels by 2030. They shared their Zero-Carbon Fuel Monitor which looks at fuel readiness across three pillars: technology, investment, and community.
Two currently open consultations were pointed out by the guests for any who wished to give feedback: the UK Department for Transport’s Use of maritime shore power in the UK: call for evidence (open until 25 April 2022), and the Port of London Authority’s Thames Vision 2050 consultation (open until 30 April 2022).
Members and trustees then got together for a strategy workshop, which used the framing question: How can SSI be a stronger catalyst in creating a sustainable and successful shipping industry in this crucial decade of action?
Facilitated by strategy consultant David Bent, the workshop brought together members and trustees around a number of exercises intended to reflect on the changing landscape of shipping sustainability, SSI’s role as a vehicle for change, and to develop a revised strategy that could be taken forward for testing throughout April. Members and trustees unable to join in person had the opportunity to join virtually at key points during the workshop to share their thoughts.
The meeting ended with a focus on the future, as members discussed potential work areas for the rest of 2022 and activity planning ahead of key events like COP27. As momentum grows for shipping sustainability, and in light of growing urgency as highlighted by yesterday’s IPCC report, we are always looking to engage with actors across the shipping value chain working toward the Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry.
If you’d like to get in touch, email us at info@sustainableshipping.org.
Mariana Bastos
Mariana Bastos
Project Manager
Mariana joined the Sustainable Shipping Initiative in March 2022 where she is responsible for SSI’s online presence, promoting and amplifying SSI’s messaging and working to tell the positive story of multi-stakeholder engagement as a key driver of sustainable shipping.
Originally from Portugal, she has spent the majority of her life in London, graduating with a BA in Geography from King’s College London and working with entrepreneurs and start-ups before joining SSI.
Mariana is passionate about sustainability and wants to be part of the conversation bringing the shipping industry forward, inspiring companies and individuals to work toward a sustainable future for shipping.
Volkswagen Group Logistics joins Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
LONDON/WOLFSBURG, 27 January 2022 – Volkswagen Group Logistics today announces it has become a signatory of the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI). Volkswagen Group Logistics joins peers across the shipping value chain including insurance providers, investors, shipowners and others in calling for transparent, responsible ship recycling practices.
The SRTI enables cargo owners such as Volkswagen Group Logistics, financial stakeholders and others to use data provided by shipowners to inform their decision making, creating demand for responsible ship recycling and rewarding good practice through a voluntary market-driven approach.
Simon Motter, Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics, said: “An important component of our responsible actions is the careful use of resources. That is why it is important to us as Volkswagen Group Logistics to support and promote issues such as sustainability in shipbuilding, ship recycling and maritime transport as a whole."
“Addressing challenges in ship recycling is a shared responsibility, and we are glad to have Volkswagen Group Logistics join the SRTI community and lead by example, showing how cargo owners can be aware of and take responsibility for their full supply chain, going above and beyond what is required.” Andrew Stephens, SRTI’s Executive Director, said. “We look forward to working with VW Group Logistics to raise the profile of this issue and bring awareness to others who may want to consider how the vessels that carry their cargo are being recycled.”
As the 31st signatory of the initiative, Volkswagen Group Logistics recognises its role in leading the way and coming together with other key stakeholders to raise the standard for a responsible and transparent ship recycling industry, thus resulting in a more responsible and transparent supply chain overall.
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Notes to Editors:
For more information, interviews of comment please contact Elizabeth Petit, Head of Communications, Sustainable Shipping Initiative (e.petit@sustainableshipping.org).
About the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI)
The Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) is an independent initiative hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative. It reflects a collective effort that brings together the shipping industry, investors, cargo owners and broader stakeholders to improve ship recycling policy, practice and performance. The SRTI adopts a voluntary market-driven approach to sustainable ship recycling practices. As an online platform, it promotes exchange of information on ship recycling practices and guidelines, and helps ensure greater transparency in the maritime sector.
To learn more, view and download the SRTI Theory of Change infographic
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About Volkswagen Konzernlogistik GmbH & Co. OHG
Volkswagen Konzernlogistik GmbH & Co. OHG is part of the Volkswagen Group and one of the 10 largest logistics service provides in Germany. With its more than 750 employees, Volkswagen Konzernlogistik manages a logistics network of multiple brands, production sites and customers including material logistics, vehicle logistics and intra factory logistics. Each year, Volkswagen Konzernlogistik organizes and coordinates the transport of around 250,000 containers and 5.6 million vehicles worldwide, of which roughly 2.8 million vehicles are loaded and shipped on around 7,700 vessel departures.
Institute for Human Rights and Business becomes SSI member
LONDON, 18 January 2022 – The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) today introduces its newest member, the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB).
IHRB and SSI have been working together throughout 2021 on the Delivering on seafarers’ rights project, which saw the launch of a landmark Code of Conduct and self-assessment tool to protect the human rights and wellbeing of the world’s nearly two million seafarers in October 2021.
IHRB is the leading international think tank on business and human rights. IHRB’s mission is to shape policy, advance practice, and strengthen accountability in order to make respect for human rights part of everyday business. They join fifteen members across the shipping value chain, including NGOs Forum for the Future and WWF in working together for a more sustainable maritime industry.
“Building on the close collaboration on delivering on seafarers’ rights, IHRB is delighted to formalise its relationship with SSI”, said Frances House of IHRB. “We welcome this opportunity to strengthen our work with the shipping sector, working to ensure that protecting and promoting seafarers’ rights are at the heart of a sustainable and decarbonising shipping industry, and that companies are held to account for their commitments in this regard.”
“After working closely over the past two years, we are proud to welcome IHRB to the SSI community, now a member as well as a partner.” said Andrew Stephens, SSI’s Executive Director. “Sustainability in shipping is not only about decarbonisation, but also the consideration for the workers who will be operating, building and recycling zero emission vessels which is paramount to create an industry that is both environmentally and socially sustainable. We look forward to continuing to work with IHRB on identifying challenges and shining a light on solutions to promote and improve social sustainability in the shipping sector.”
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative brings together like-minded organisations with shared goals and determination to improve the shipping industry. Members, ranging from shipowners and operators, to charterers, NGOs, banks, service providers and classification societies, work together toward the milestones laid out in the Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry. IHRB becomes the sixteenth organisation and third NGO to join the initiative.
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Notes to Editors
For more information, interviews or comment please contact Elizabeth Petit, Head of Communications, Sustainable Shipping Initiative (e.petit@sustainableshipping.org) and Haley St. Dennis, Head of Communications, Institute for Human Rights and Business (haley.st.dennis@ihrb.org).
About the Sustainable Shipping Initiative
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. Spanning the entire shipping value chain, SSI members are shipowners and charterers; ports; shipyards, marine product, equipment and service providers; banks, ship finance and insurance providers; classification societies; and sustainability non-profits.
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About the Institute for Human Rights and Business
Founded in 2009, IHRB is the leading international think tank on business and human rights. IHRB’s mission is to shape policy, advance practice, and strengthen accountability in order to make respect for human rights part of everyday business.
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