RINA launches gas centre of excellence
The initiative will gather together experience from experts across the group including D’Appolonia, CSM, RINA Services.
Paolo Moretti, RINA’s marine general manager said: “It brings together the global gas expertise amalgamating the competencies from within the group. RINA Services will provide classification and inspection, particularly of vessels and offshore and onshore terminals”
“Experts from CSM will provide advice on materials. D’Appolonia are actively providing engineering consultancy around the design, construction and management of LNG terminals.”
The EU masterplan aims to develop framework conditions for the use of LNG on ships in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Black Sea areas.
This plan will increase the potential of Motorways of the Sea by lowering transport costs and reducing CO2, NOx and SOx emissions, in conjunction with greening the transport corridors and using LNG as an alternative to marine bunkers.
Mr Moretti, added: “Operating LNG ships and terminals demands significant training so the RINA Academy, as part of our Gas Centre of Excellence, has developed both basic and advanced LNG fuel courses, in line with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) requirements.”
As well as the launch of the Gas Centre of Excellence, presented a number of papers including, Addressing the challenges and opportunities of LNG as a fuel for shipping at Posidonia 2016.
