RINA is a company related to maritime shipping that is headquartered in Genoa, Italy. It was founded in 1861 under the name Registro Italiano Navale, by the Associazione della Mutua Assicurazione Marittima [established in Genoa in 1857 by ship managers and shipowners, to cover risks related to loss and/or damage of the hull and rigging of sailing ships], to meet the needs of Italian maritime operators, as had already occurred in Great Britain and France.