Rina Group has launched a comprehensive ferry safety initiative aimed at enhancing safety standards for ro-pax ferries, which includes fire risk mitigation, crew training, and improved maintenance practices. The initiative addresses various risks, integrates tailored risk management services, and aims to amend SOLAS standards for greater safety in ferry operations. Additionally, Rina is expanding its services in the offshore industry, particularly in the Norwegian oil and gas sector, and has seen a notable increase in the number of vessels being moved to its classification.

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RINA has launched a major ferry safety initiative. The Asset Integrity Management scheme
for ro-pax ferries covers fire risk mitigation, single-failure risk assessment, enhanced
planned maintenance and condition-based monitoring and also food and bacteriological
risk management; the initiative covers also specific training for ro-pax crews, including
behavioural training to avoid and manage crises.
Over 300 ferries in RINA class give RINA a lot of experience and feedback from vessels in
service. As the class of choice for these types of vessel RINA is showing a lead in safety
standards which go beyond regulatory basics.
RINA’s package of initiatives builds on its recent work with major cruise and ferry operators to
extend tailored risk management services to the marine industry.
Extending targeted risk-management to ro-pax operation will bring benefits for operators
in efficiency and will help operators to reduce specific and commonly agreed risk levels and
minimize the consequences in case an accident occurs on their vessels in operation. RINA will
lead a round table on ro-pax ferries with major operators, shipowners’ associations and the
Italian administration with the aim of developing an amendment to SOLAS to lift standards
for all ro-pax vessels and operations.
Specific parts of the ro-pax package are a fire risk identification and mitigation service, a
series of training courses for crews and shore staff which focus on teamwork and behaviour
in a crisis, and a service to identify and mitigate the risk of any single failure impacting the
ship and its operations severely. There is also a focus on condition-based monitoring and
enhanced and targeted planned maintenance and a bacteriological risk assessment and
mitigation service. All of the components are brought together under one Best Management
scheme.
paolo.moretti@rina.org
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}} RINA MAJOR FERRY SAFETY INITIATIVE
}} SERVICE ATTRACTS SHIPS
}} INFOSHIP EGO BENEFITS RO-PAX OWNERS
}} RINA EXPANDS IN NORWEGIAN OIL&GAS
}} D’APPOLONIA TAKE S A PLUNGE FOR STATOIL
}} GOLIAT BENEFITS FROM D’APPOLONIA
RINA-class “Seabed Supporter”, a research vessel modified for Caspian service
Welcome to Nor-Shipping
Pino Spadafora
Area Manager of Northern
Europe - Continental Area
says:

2. Growing numbers of ships in service are being moved into RINA class by North European
owners seeking improved and more personal service. Eighty vessels totalling 400,000 GT
were moved to RINA class by owners in north Europe in 2014, and over thirty vessels have so
far been added this year.
The vessels are modern oil tankers, bulk carriers and ro-ro passenger vessels from leading
owners in Denmark, Germany, Finland, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the Netherlands. Dutch
owners have also placed five new building orders, for a semi-submersible and four supply
vessels, with RINA class, all of them to be built in the Netherlands.
Reasons given for the transfer of class from local bodies to RINA are usually that RINA is able
to give a more personal service which more closely identifies with the owner’s needs, plus
access to tailored services which improve efficiency.
pino.spadafora@rina.org
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Italy’s leading cruise ferry operator Moby S.p.A. and fast ferry operator Grandi Navi Veloci
have chosen RINA InfoSHIP EGO to manage fuel and energy use and emissions monitoring
for fast ro-pax vessels in their fleets. InfoSHIP EGO is part of the ship management
software suite developed in cooperation with IB Software & Consulting. InfoSHIP Ego has
a number of modules which collect data on board the ship automatically from navigation
and machinery automation systems. The data can then be analysed for trim optimization,
propulsion efficiency, voyage and fuel management, overall energy management and
decision management. As the software can be customized to the particular operator’s needs
it can easily be set up to provide all the data needed to meet the requirements of the EU
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) scheme.
alessandro.pescetto@rina.org
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Michiel Zwagerman is the third
generation of his family running
offshore crane specialist Zwagerman
International.Heisresponsibleforthe
offshore operations, their shipyard
and managing Conquest Offshore, a
jointventurewhichoperatesaunique
1,400 tonne SWL crane barge.
“A lot of knowledge and experience
went into designing and building
Conquest MB1” says Michiel. “It is a
universal vessel with opportunities in
offshore construction, wreck removal
and offshore decommissioning.”
The crane barge is being upgraded
with a motion-compensated pile
gripper for wind turbine installation
and a 1,000 tonne hydraulic grab
which can lift large chunks of wrecks.
“There is a lot of capability in the
vessel”explains Michiel.
“We can deliver it at a sensible daily
rate because the vessel is built in
a modular way based on a proven
concept, so it is cost efficient. As each
job is different we have to ensure
the crane can operate in the local
dynamic environment and meet all
the rules. That is why we work with
RINA, they do the calculations quickly
and are willing to understand and
work with European and any local
requirements.”
http://www.conquestoffshore.com
RINA-class “Tess” delivered to Van Laar Maritime
MICHIEL ZWAGERMAN
Conquest offshore

3. RINA to certify major
Caspian port
RINA SERVICES has been awarded a contract
to provide design review and third party
certification services for a major port and
logistics hub development at Turkmenbashi, on
the Caspian Sea coast of Turkmenistan.
New rules for offshore
platforms
RINA SERVICES has responded to the challenges
of life extension and new regulatory regimes
by completely updating its Rules for the
Classification of Fixed Offshore Platforms. The
new rules and guidelines cover classification,
certification and verification of fixed offshore oil
and gas platforms.
SHIP OF THE YEAR
The Nordana-owned, Dannebrog-managed and
RINA-class ro-ro Wedellsborg, built by Italy’s
Visentini yard, has been awarded the ship of the
year award at the Swedish Shippax conference.
The award said it is one of the best ro-ro ships
recently built, with in particular high flexibility
and low fuel consumption.
RINA SERVICES has deeply increased its presence in the offshore industry in the Scandinavian region.
Especially in Norway, the enlargement of service portfolio and the expansion of the network have strengthened our position as key partner for
the coordination and performance of dedicated services, such as the ones addressed for the challenging GOLIAT and other Subsea Deepwater
Projects. RINA SERVICES is still involved in the critical process of material management and expediting activities for the ENI Norge GOLIAT Project,
having provided both support in the Hyundai Offshore Yard during the construction and commissioning phase and currently delivering further
assistance for logistic, material management and vendor management in the Rypefjord yard - Norway, during the latest phase for the Hook-up
activities.
In addition, RINA SERVICES delivered in the Norwegian territory, throughout its local network, QC qualified competence for the control and
monitoring during the procurement and fabrication phases of SURF Equipment for GOLIAT project.
At the same time, on parallel, Quality Assurance and Quality Control competences have been addressed to other inspection activities carried
out in Norway for other West Africa deep-water challenging FPSO projects. Reliability, Focus and Partnership are the characteristics that do best
represent RINA SERVICES and which lead to successful results and increasing appreciation in the Oil&Gas market.
paolo.pinna@rina.org
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4. Norwegian oil major Statoil recently entrusted D’Appolonia with the laboratory testing and reporting
for a major deepwater geotechnical investigation for development of reserves in Block 2 offshore
Tanzania. Benthic Geotech was in charge of field operations. Subsea field work was performed using
Benthic’s PROD2 remotely operated seabed drill.
The project was a major success. Boreholes were drilled, soil samples collected and in-situ penetration
testsperformedinrecordwaterdepths. Theresultsofthesurveyprovidethegeologicandgeotechnical
data required to enable Statoil to plan future developments.
eric.parker@dappolonia.it
RINA’s consulting engineering company D’Appolonia has delivered significant services for the first
FPSO to be built for Barents Sea service. The FPSO is designed for operations under the challenging
conditions of the Barents Sea and introduces new winterisation systems. It is equipped to meet the
strict local environmental requirements.
D’Appolonia provided analysis and assessment of the lifetime inspection plan, which is built on Risk-
Based Inspection (RBI) methodology, on behalf of operator Eni Norge. D’Appolonia went on to provide
verification of the design, fabrication and installation (DFI) manuals of the FPSO.This year D’Appolonia
verified and developed the internal document of Eni Norge that defined the inspection plan to be
followed upon the arrival of the FPSO in Norway after the transportation from the building yard in
South Korea.
lucio.rodrigues@dappolonia.it
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RINA increased its energy offer by acquiring Houston-based testing, inspection and engineering company QIC Inc.
Newly-formed Hamburg-based Carnival Maritime chose RINA as ISM Code auditor and for its DOC
RINA has acquired Canadian marine survey company Hayes Stuart
D’APPOLONIA sponsors the 3rd
International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (Oslo 10-12 June)
Dutch shipyard Trico BV has delivered the RINA-class OSV Tess to Van Laar Maritime
Norway’s Fjellstrand AS built the research vessel Seabed Supporter to RINA class
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