International classification society RINA has been recognised by Sweden’s Clean Shipping Project as able to verify ships and shipping companies in accordance with verification guidelines developed for ranking in the Clean Shipping Index.
The Clean Shipping Index is backed by the EU, a number of Swedish bodies, and many of Sweden’s largest cargo shippers. It is an index taking a holistic perspective on the environmental issues of shipping. It takes into account the environmental effects connected to shipping, such as emissions to air and water, and the use of chemicals and antifouling, and ranks vessels or shipping companies according to their performance under each criteria. It is aimed at giving charterers a clearer view of the environmental performance of shipping providers.
Green Plus Notation
The standard is aligned with the RINA Green Plus notation, a goal-based scheme aimed at certifying the environmental index of ships, and it clearly rewards those operators who invest strongly in environmental sustainability.
Statutory Certification Services
In recent months RINA has been recognised by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate as able to carry out statutory certification services on its behalf on Norwegian vessels, and also by the Polish and Faroe Islands’ administrations for similar authorisations.
