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Singapore Maritime Directory 2011/2012
Rina (Singapore Branch)
501 Orchard Road #09-02 Wheelock Place, Singapore 238880
Tel (65) 6532 7737 Fax (65) 6738 0813
Email singapore.office@rina.org Website www.rina.org
Background
RINA is the operational company of Registro
Italiano Navale which was founded in Genova
in 1861. The date of its establishment makes it
one of the oldest classification societies in the
world.
RINA and its subsidiary companies mainly
operate in the fields of ship classification,
certification and advanced services to industry.
RINA Group business activities consist in offering
certification, verification, control, assistance
and consultancy services to economic and
institutional operators, aimed at improving the
safety and quality of their products, processes
and services.
Our distinctive feature is application leadership,
that is to say, the ability to understand the needs
of individual customers and offer a customised
and effective service in full compliance with the
applicable standards and rules. Our customers
share our passion for excellence and we are
proud to be able to contribute to the success
and development of organisations which stand
out in terms of innovation and far-sightedness.
RINA Group has its headquarter in Genova,
Italy, with an international network of over 120
offices in 42 countries.
Nature of Business
Marine
A founding member of IACS, RINA is authorised
to act on behalf of more than 71 flag
administrations.
From initial design and construction to ship
management and crew and port interface, the
focus of the new activities is to ensure owners
and shipyards the safety, security and quality
standards set by the shipping industry.
In addition to the traditional classification of
merchant ships, the RINA marine sector also
covers:
• Classification of Naval Ships
• Yacht Classification
• Marine Services
• Research Projects and Studies
Since 2003, RINA is amongst the top ranking
classification societies in the Port State Control
performance, worldwide.
Presently, RINA has in its class more than 4200
ships for an aggregate gross tonnage over 32
Mio. GT. The current newbuilding order book
contains more than 450 ships with over 6 Mio.
GT.
RINA is a market leader for passenger ships, roro/passenger ships and for yachts. Presently in
RINA Class there are more than 1156 yachts in
operation and Rina has an order book of about
420 new yachts. RINA has secured more than
35% of world order book for mega yachts.
Certification
Since the mid Nineties, RINA has widened
and diversified its sphere of activities and
has become, in a short time, market leader
in certification and assessment of conformity
in Italy, with a significant presence in various
strategic areas of the world (Argentina,
East Europe, Brazil, China, Greece, India,
Spain, Turkey, etc). RINA had focused on the
development of services with high added value
to meet different market and community needs
and to point organisations in the direction of
continuous improvement. As a guarantee of
the reliability and value of its certificates and
assessments, RINA has acquired over the years
a wide range of national, EU and international
recognitions from authorised bodies: APAT, BRC,
EUREPGAP, FEE ITALIA, FTA, IATF, INMETRO,
UKAS, MINISTERI COMPETENTI NABCB, SAI,
SINCERT, SWEDAC, UNIFE, WRAP. RINA is also
a member of the CISQ (Italian Certification of
Company Quality Systems) Federation, which
brings together the main national certification
bodies, and adheres to the international
agreement IQNet (The International Certification
Network), which represents the biggest
international network for the certification of
quality, environmental and safety management
systems.
Industry
In connection with specialised assistance in the
industrial and energy fields, the RINA Group
offers its services to highly qualified operators,
both public and private, not just in Italy but
also in foreign areas of particular interest such
as Kazakhstan, Iran, Croatia, Congo, Nigeria,
Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, UAE, Qatar and Malaysia.
Moreover, over the years, the Industry Division
has transferred the professionalism and
experience acquired in traditional reference
sectors to other markets, such as infrastructures
and transport, logistics, property, banks,
insurance, international organisations for social
cooperation and renewable energy. In line
with its role as a key element in the support of
economic development and thus responding to
the many needs of constantly evolving markets,
the Industry Division today offers an extensive
gamut of services ranging:
• from detailed engineering to owner’s
engineer
• from project validation and site supervision
to certification services;
• from audits and expediting to insurance and
quality control services;
• from HSE audits to risk assessment, and
also including technical assistance services
for private investors and donor institutions.