RINA to Start Classifying Iranian Ships in Weeks
Italy's RINA expects to start verifying safety and environmental standards for Iranian ships including oil tankers in a matter of weeks, the classification society said, stealing a lead on rivals as business interest in Iran heats up. Without verification from such bodies, ships are unable to call at international ports or secure insurance. RINA said it had signed an agreement this week with Iran's Asia Classification Society, enabling the Genoa-headquartered group to provide services to Iranian shipping firms. Under Iranian regulations, international players have to team up with local counterparts when providing cover for Iranian flagged vessels.
RINA Continues Steady Growth
Italy-based classification-society RINA has reported continuing growth in both turnover and returns for 2008. Turnover for the 2008 year was $252.2m, up 17 per cent on 2007, and EBITDA was $41.2m, up 18 per cent on the 2007 financial year. Ugo Salerno, ceo of RINA said, "2008 was a year of careful scrutiny of our services and client base to ensure that we are doing the right things, for the world we live in, for our clients and for ourselves. It was also a year for consolidation and careful attention to detail within the group, to ensure that we are doing things right. We had to consolidate the companies acquired in 2007, control costs and work hard to get the right people with the right skills and the right management support into the right places around the world.
RINA Launches ILO Notation
RINA has introduced a new voluntary notation which will help shipowners meet the new international standards for crew accommodation. The notation, ILODESIGN will ensure compliance with the ship construction and accommodation layout and outfitting requirements of the new ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006.Roberto Cazzulo, deputy director of RINA’s marine division says, “Seafarers are the most important resource of shipowners, and good seafarers will become scarcer in the next few years.
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.
