Italy’s ship classification group RINA has acquired a majority stake in Montreal[ds_preview]-based marine survey company Hayes Stuart. Stefano Socci, General Manager Americas, RINA Services, said, »It is a well-established Canadian marine survey company with expertise that complements ours. We see the marine market growing in Canada and Hayes Stuart together with RINA will be well placed to expand with it.«
Hayes Stuart employs fifteen full-time marine experts. It provides a range of commercial marine services including hull and machinery surveys, condition surveys, bunker and cargo surveys, loss prevention surveys. The company will maintain its brand. »The acquisition reflects our strategy of growing by acquiring high quality companies with complementary expertise which also provide access to new markets«, RINA stated. The group delivers verification, certification, conformity assessment, marine classification, environmental enhancement, product testing, site and vendor supervision, training and engineering consultancy across a wide range of industries and services. www.rina.org
