RINA (company)

RINA
FormerlyRegistro Italiano Navale
Company typeSocietà per azioni
IndustryEnergy and Mobility, Marine, Certification, Industry, Real Estate and Infrastructure[1][2]
Founded1861
HeadquartersGenoa, Italy
Area served
Global
Key people
  • Carlo Luzzatto (CEO and General Director)
  • Ugo Salerno (Executive Chairman)[3]
ServicesVarious
Revenue€664 million (2022)[4]
Number of employees
5,300 (2022)[5]
Websitewww.rina.org

RINA is a private, multinational company headquartered in Genoa, Italy. It was founded in 1861 under the name Registro Italiano Navale (Italian Naval Register).

In 1999, following the enforcement of a 1994 European Council directive regarding the inspection, survey and certification of ships[6] that liberalized the ship classification market, the Registro Italiano Navale transferred all operational activities to RINA S.p.A.,[7] making it the sole, and later, majority shareholder.[8]

Until 1999, RINA worked almost exclusively as a ship classification company. It has since included operations in the following sectors: Energy and Mobility, Marine, Certification, Industry and Real Estate and Infrastructure. The company has also expanded its services in the fields of testing, inspection and certification and engineering consultancy.[9]

  1. ^ "Home". annualreport.rina.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "RINA at a glance - RINA.org". www.rina.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Ugo Salerno stepping down as RINA's boss after two decades in hot seat". Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ "RINA: RINA exceeds 660 million in revenue and presents the strategic plan to 2027".
  5. ^ "RINA annual report 2022".
  6. ^ "Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organizations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations". EUR-Lex - Access to European Union Law. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "History of RINA". RINA corporate website.
  8. ^ "Press release – Paolo d'Amico appointed new Chairman of Registro Italiano Navale" (PDF). d’Amico International Shipping corporate website.
  9. ^ "RINA Annual Report 2020".