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Antonio Pingiori News

18 Dec 2007

RINA backs Cruise Ship Safety Forum

RINA joined forces with leading cruise lines and shipyards as a founding member of the Cruise Ship Safety Forum. The Cruise Ship Safety Forum (CSSF) is a consortium of cruise ship operators, ship yards, classification societies, and the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) who have come together to advance cruise ship safety in a co-ordinated and focused manner. RINA is a member of the steering committee. Antonio Pingiori, head of the marine division of RINA says, “We are delighted to give our full support to this initiative which will improve safety for cruise ships. We have committed Claudio Abbate, who is responsible for our activities in North and Central America, to the CSSF and he will be given the resources to play a key role.

02 Aug 2002

RINA Increases Access to PSC Detention Information

As part of a program designed to produce greater transparency and wider dissemination of information in the interests of improved safety, Italian classification society RINA has posted on its website details of its port state control performance (PSC). basis. the drive to make shipping a safer industry. available details of our port state control performance on the RINA website. a safer and cleaner industry. action and information relating to the detention of any RINA-classed ship. RINA-classed ships worldwide. had only one class-related detention in the last three years. by the US Coast Guard, with a zero rating. statistics during the past year. measured against the total number of inspections has fallen from 3.35 per cent in 2000 to 1.83 percent in 2001. detentions. classed ships.