IN BRIEF

Staying clean and green

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 Index is backed by a number of Swedish bodies, many of Sweden’s largest cargo shippers and the EU. It takes into account the environmental effects connected to shipping, such as emissions and the use of chemicals and antifouling, and ranks vessels or shipping companies under each criteria. It is aimed at giving charterers a clearer view of the environmental performance of shipping providers.