SSI releases guidelines for sustainable shipping

FreightWaves interviewed the Sustainable Shipping Initiative.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) is helping chart the course for a maritime industry that is “very slow to change.”

SSI released a statement last week saying its updated “Roadmap to a sustainable shipping industry” is a “resource for stakeholders across the shipping value chain to navigate the major, pressing sustainability challenges facing the industry.” 

SSI Executive Director Andrew Stephens told FreightWaves he has seen a shift in the past five to seven years from the industry doing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ssi-releases-new-guidelines-for-sustainable-shipping

5 air cargo sustainability trends for 2021

Air cargo makes sustainable progress going into 2021.

Nothing expresses the importance of air cargo quite like the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) “Ode to Air Freight.” An estimated 7.4 billion parcels are flown each year, and approximately 2.5 million lives are saved every year thanks to vaccines shipped via air, according to the IATA.

Air transport is responsible for 2% of global carbon emissions. As government regulations evolve and public support to fight climate change increases, aviation companies are looking for new...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/5-air-cargo-sustainability-trends-for-2021

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