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Genoa-based classification society Rina has allocated its new environmental notation Green Plus to three new mega-yachts.

A fourth Green Plus mega yacht newbuilding in China was announced during the 19th Monaco Yacht Show in Montecarlo. The 62 m yachts, MY Candyscape II and MY RoMa, built by ViareggioSuperyacht, and the 41 m MY Ocean Emerald, designed by Norman Foster and built by Cantieri Navali Rodriquez received the Rina Green Plus certificates.

China’s Kingship Marine announced that the yard is building the 45 m Green Voyager to Rina’s Green Plus standards. Designed by the Axis group of Viareggio, the yacht is expected to be the first anywhere to surpass Rina’s Green Plus Platinum standards.

« Yacht owners seek the ultimate in performance using the most modern materials and technological innovations, and they are prepared to invest in the most innovative green technologies to ensure their yachts achieve the highest levels of efficiency and the lowest possible environmental impact, » said Rina’s ceo Ugo Salerno. « This will encourage the introduction of new technologies, which Rina experts will evaluate on a case by case basis. That is where Rina’s Green Plus standards come in. »

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