Seafarer Risk Under the Spotlight, Again in International Shipping News 28/03/2026 Seafarers continue to operate under heightened risk linked to ongoing global tensions. For many, the conditions at sea are becoming more complex and less predictable, while their role in keeping global trade moving remains unchanged. Wellbeing, welfare and safety cannot sit at the margins of decision-making in this context. At SSI, we continue to work with members and partners to support practical progress, focusing on where change can be applied and sustained. As we approach the end of Q1, 2026 is already proving to be a year of delivery for SSI, with tangible progress underway across our platforms: Commercial Pathways to Transition, Human Risk and Resilience, and Ocean Impact and Implementation. We are seeing stronger alignment across members, more active engagement through working groups, and growing momentum across the industry. This progress is being supported by a new and expanding team, strengthening our ability to deliver at pace Our focus now is to ensure this momentum translates into results felt not just at the board level but in the day-to-day reality of those working at sea. In this edition: SSI’s Welfare, Wellbeing and Safety Data Mapping Meet SSI’s Newest Team Members Industry Input Needed for Vessel Selection Survey Coming Up at SSI A Call for Industry Input SSI has developed a draft mapping of existing safety, welfare and wellbeing data sources, bringing together inspections, surveys, insurers, welfare organisations, and research initiatives – we are now asking you to tell us what’s missing so we can build a definitive resource. Survey on Wellbeing and Vessel Selection Together with RightShip , The Mission to Seafarers , Institute for Human Rights and Business , and DNV , SSI has created a short survey on which crew wellbeing factors matter in real vessel and company choices, and whether verified signals could influence decisions. Coming Up at SSI Shipbroker Roundtable as part of Commercial Pathways to Transition Programme | APR 16 | Central London Inside the Decision: Financial Levers in the Shipping Energy Transition | APR 20 | SMW Roundtable hosted at South32 SMW Shipping Leaders Reception | APR 22 | The Andaz, Singapore | Register your interest From Data to Decisions: Testing Vessel-Level Indicators for Seafarer Wellbeing | APR 23 | SMW Roundtable hosted at Rio Tinto 2026 Marine Money Shipping & Offshore Finance Forum | APR 22 | SSI CEO, Ellie Besley-Gould moderating: Energy Transition vs. Commercial Reality | Singapore The SSI team will be in Greece, the UAE, the Philippines, Denmark, Singapore, Norway, South Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Kenya in the months ahead – do get in touch! Source: The Sustainable Shipping Initiative 2026-03-28 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share