RINA focuses on fuel savings

Several services can be combined as a full package or taken advantage of individually. They include: auditing to ISO 14001 Environmental Management certification; auditing for ISO 50001 Energy Management Certification; development of the SEEMP (Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan); EEDI verification; energy saving and energy conservation analysis; fuel consumption data analysis and decision support solutions.

Andrea Cogliolo, head of innovation, RINA Group, said: “Owners can use our services at the level appropriate to them, from simple compliance through to a major re-engineering of how they use energy on ship and ashore.”

These services are complimented by tailored energy saving training courses – the reason being that they ensure that the people who have to make the process work know what they are doing, and why.

In line with this, Mr Cogliolo added that the human factor is very important when implementing a new energy saving strategy. “You can build in a lot of fuel saving devices but if the crew are not trained and motivated to run the ship efficiently then nothing helps”, he added.