Ship Safety Score and GHG Ratings the Industry Trusts

RightShip’s Safety Score provides an independent rating of a vessel and its DOC owner’s operational safety performance on a scale of one to five. The score is calculated using five years of verified operational data, including PSC inspections, detentions, deficiencies, and incident history. This structured methodology helps stakeholders assess vessel risk through consistent, data-driven ship safety intelligence.

In some cases, RightShip may not be able to assign a Safety Score to a vessel. When this occurs, it is clearly indicated within the platform.

This typically happens for vessel types that fall outside the Safety Score methodology or where sufficient data is not available to generate a reliable rating. 

Vessel types that are generally not included in the Safety Score include:

• Small or recreational craft (e.g. motorboats)

• Tugs and barges

• Ferries and RoRo vessels

• Cruise and other pleasure craft

• Offshore support, supply, construction, and platform vessels

• Vessels under government service, including those in the U.S. Reserve Fleet

RightShip’s GHG Rating is designed to highlight the most efficient vessels within each segment, enabling charterers, financial institutions, and shipowners to make more transparent, data-driven decisions when selecting or operating vessels.
As vessels improve their emissions performance, their GHG Rating may increase, and a “+” symbol may be displayed. This indicates above-benchmark performance within its peer group, improving visibility and allowing owners to demonstrate and market the environmental improvements they have achieved.

RightShip recommends using the Safety Score as an initial indicator when considering which vessels to put forward for full vetting, saving time in the selection process. The score provides a clear and consistent benchmark of historic safety performance, combined with RightShip's maritime expertise, industry-leading database and robust vetting programme to provide a holistic picture of risk and suitability.

Yes. Many charterers integrate minimum GHG Rating thresholds directly into their vessel selection policies. The RightShip platform allows you to filter vessels by rating and track emissions across your chartering programme. This makes it straightforward to set corporate targets, enforce minimum environmental standards, and demonstrate progress toward your decarbonisation commitments.

The Safety Score provides a comprehensive, objective view of a vessel's operational safety history, independent of owner self-reporting. Financial institutions use it to assess the risk profile of vessel portfolios, conduct due diligence on both the asset and its manager, and identify concentration of risk across their books. Real-time insights and API access allow continuous portfolio monitoring as vessel risk profiles evolve.