Marine and Offshore
SHAPING THE FUTURE We’re here to help, over 8,000 of us. Lloyd’s Register (LR) is a leading international provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, helping our clients design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance.
We’ll help you make the right decisions for your business, based on the world’s best technical knowledge and insight. Our services and capabilities are as broad as our reach, which extends across every ocean, major port and trading nation.
At LR, we’re shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our clients every day. Because, while we’re proud of our history, it’s creating tomorrow that drives us.
Whether you’re a designer, builder, owner, operator or innovator, equipment manufacturer, insurer or financier, you can call on our 8,000-strong team of skilled technical personnel for advice. We’re here for you today, and for the decades to come, just as we have been for over 250 years.
AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE Providing insight into the technology challenges that need to be addressed for the industry to meet forecast demand over the next 15 years.
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APPROVING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES GTT’s groundbreaking Mark V gas containment system has approval in principle from LR.
WORKING TOGETHER If you are developing new technology, we can help you qualify its compliance and performance, and find a route to market.
SMART SHIPS LR is working on joint industry projects to design the next level of cyber ships – applying up-to-date information technology, including real-time data transmission and collection, large-capacity calculations, digital modelling and remote control.
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DELIVERING SOLUTIONS TODAY Here to help you reduce risk and improve efficiency. We understand that a day’s downtime could cost you a six-figure sum, and that marginal gains in efficiency can transform your bottom line. As one of the world’s largest and most respected classification societies, we provide independent, third party assurance of safety, technical and environmental compliance. Our early involvement at every stage of the asset lifecycle can dramatically reduce risks, and improve efficiency, saving you time and money.
Over 1,600 surveyors.
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But in today’s industry, cost-conscious compliance alone isn’t enough to win, retain and reassure customers and stakeholders. Through our extensive consultancy services, supported by excellent project management and working relationships, we address challenges, achieve milestones, and help you maximise opportunities.
POLAR EXPERTISE We were chosen to class Polaris, a world-first, LNG-fuelled icebreaker with ‘azipod’ propulsion.
MARKET LEADERS We are the number one provider of verification services to offshore operators in the UK.
CLASS IN SERVICE We help you deliver business as usual by providing the right support at the right time.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE We can respond fast to changing regulations, in turn helping you ensure compliance for your fleets.
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SAFER SURVEYS Embracing the latest technologies to do things more safely and efficiently.
SOFTWARE SPECIALISTS We are collaborating with Keppel to enhance semi-submersible designs by using high-performance computing to predict their behaviour in waves.
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INTEGRITY There are certain things you have to do; we’ll help you do them right. We’re regulatory experts, but our work extends far beyond legislation. We help our clients embed safety, sustainability and human factors at every stage in their supply chain and asset lifecycles. We don’t believe in making compromises. When done properly, compliance can be a driver for lasting cultural change, reducing risks and costs long-term.
Our values are shaped by our parent organisation, the Lloyd’s Register Foundation; a charity dedicated to enhancing the safety of life and property, and supporting public education. The profits we generate go directly into research to make the industry safer and more sustainable. Because we believe it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that counts. DEVELOPING NEW GUIDELINES Ensuring that the latest techniques deliver results that can be relied on.
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INDEPENDENCE A fresh set of eyes you can trust. We’re in 78 countries. Our independence from shareholder and government control makes us unique in the industry. We provide genuinely impartial, informed advice you can trust, free from compromise and prejudice. We help you face the continued pressure for transparency, environmental stewardship, corporate responsibility, profitability and safe,
sustainable operations, with intelligent, practical and expert advice. No one knows and understands your business better than you do. But sometimes, opportunities can be overlooked. We provide the objective technical and operational insights you need to make the right decisions.
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ASSURING SAFETY FOR NAVAL SHIPS We provide operational safety assurance to 19 navies around the world, including the Royal Australian Navy.
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A METHANOL-FUELLED FIRST We have classed the world’s first methanol-powered ferry, Stena Germanica.
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Helping you make the best commercial decisions, based on the best technical insight.
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CONSULTANCY We work with you to enhance your ship or offshore asset’s safety, environmental and operational performance to the most competitive standard.
RELATIONSHIPS A vessel or offshore installation is a community. One we’re proud to be part of.
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We recognise the human element in every commercial asset. We’re not just dealing with physical structures, or numbers on a balance sheet; we also have a fundamental responsibility to the people who live and work on board. Our consultancy portfolio includes training and human factors services, ensuring everyone works safely and efficiently. Providing skills, analysing processes and procedures and making safety and sustainability central to the business’s
culture goes beyond problem-solving and compliance; it’s a strategic investment bringing lasting commercial benefits. Our ability and willingness to engage in alternative ideas and concepts is what sets us apart. Our greatest reward, though, is knowing our people are a trusted, reassuring presence, and welcome on ships and offshore assets worldwide. Wherever you are, we’ll be there for you.
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INSIGHT No two ships or offshore installations are exactly the same. And we never forget it. We approach every situation with an open mind. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, we can solve whatever challenge you present us with, whether technical, regulatory or commercial, by drawing on specialist expertise from across our organisation.
LR classes 7,651* vessels of all types and sizes.
You know what your asset needs to achieve better than anyone, so we’ll work closely with you to provide clear answers and reach the best conclusions. Your asset is one of a kind. We’re confident you’ll feel the same way about us.
BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE From the biggest ship to the smallest detail, we can provide the appropriate advice for your project.
HYBRID TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE We are the market leaders for new tug construction, with 28.6%* of the global order book, and experts in implementing hybrid technologies.
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EXPERTS IN GAS Helping our clients meet the challenges of adopting and implementing high-risk and novel gas-as-fuel technology.
INNOVATORS We are supporting the adoption and development of technology across all areas of the shipping industry.
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Over 8,000 employees globally.
INNOVATION Where will our industry be in a decade? We’re working on it. We believe the best way to ensure a secure, sustainable future for our clients, and our industry, is to take responsibility and shape it ourselves. Through our Global Technology Centres and joint industry projects, we’re conducting world-class research and development into design, construction and operation for the next 20 years and beyond. Our industry is under huge regulatory and commercial pressures to become more efficient.
ADDING VALUE LR has been actively involved with the Shell Prelude FLNG project, ensuring it will operate safely and sustainably and applying our FLNG expertise via classification, equipment certification and validation against performance standards.
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We’re at the forefront of developing new technologies and thinking to balance these demanding ideals with commercial reality. No matter how novel a technology is, we can qualify it and provide verification of its performance, giving innovators a seal of approval for their products, and help to attract investment.
OPTIMISED DESIGN THROUGH CFD Using advanced, full-scale CFD modelling, we are optimising designs for realistic sea states. The result will be safer and more efficient ships that are future-proofed for the global demands of low-carbon shipping.
3D PRINTING LR is now poised to begin providing independent certification services to manufacturers wishing to have 3D printed parts.
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TECHNOLOGY QUALIFICATION If you’re considering investing in new technology, we can help make sure it delivers the results you need, and help you understand what return on investment to expect.
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REACH Our clients operate worldwide. Which is where you’ll find us, too. Wherever you are, whenever you need us, Lloyd’s Register will be there, through our network of national and regional offices, spanning almost 80 countries worldwide. This combination of global reach and local presence makes a huge difference to our clients. Whether you need a simple fuel test, a routine survey, or help re-floating a grounded vessel,
we have the necessary expertise, including over 1,600 Lloyd’s Register surveyors, ready to respond. No waiting for the right person means less downtime, which in turn reduces costs and potential loss of revenue. As our client, you’ll always have help close at hand. Welcome to our world. AMBITION With our Global Technology Centres in the UK and Singapore, and our Applied Technology Group in Canada, we are stimulating innovation, ambition and creative thinking.
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CAPABILITY One constant, wherever and whenever you need us. Our network of 300 national and regional offices, spread across six operating areas, puts our customers first around the world, giving you access to our advice and expert service delivery from Aalesund to Zhoushan.
And wherever you are, you can be confident that our entire team of over 8,000 specialists is never more than a phone call or email away.
Marine & Offshore operational areas
Map key North Asia South Asia & Middle East South Europe North Europe UK&I Americas LR’S SIX OPERATING AREAS
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Adding value at every stage.
Innovation
Design
Innovation
Design
We are conducting world-class research and development into design, construction and operation for the next 20 years and beyond. If you are developing novel technology, we can qualify its compliance and performance, helping you attract investment, prove your business case and find a route to market.
At the design stage, our appraisal services and software give you confidence that your asset will comply with all class and statutory requirements. And we can work with you to optimise your design so it achieves the best possible performance and return on investment.
Build and commissioning
Operation
Life extension
Build and commissioning
Operation
Life extension
At the build and commissioning stage, we help you ensure that assets are delivered to meet all contractual requirements.
In-service, we help you keep your assets compliant, safe and performing reliably, helping you deliver business as usual and minimise downtime.
We can help you best manage the operational life of your assets. By assessing their condition we provide you and your clients with assurance of their integrity. We can also work with you to extend the life of your assets in line with your business needs, identifying any remedial work or renovations that are required.
And we help you make the right decisions when investing in designs and technologies.
And we can help you implement the latest technologies, and understand what return on investment to expect, so that you can increase performance and be more competitive in the market.
Decommissioning and recycling
Decommissioning and recycling At the end of your asset’s life our services help you comply with recycling requirements and provide added confidence in a safe and sustainable decommissioning process.
With our experts on your team, you have a solution for every challenge. To find your nearest office, visit www.lr.org/officefinder We also have a global network of technical helpdesks, there specifically to answer your questions on applying marine class and statutory requirements. Send your questions to marine.technicalhelp@lr.org
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