Press releases

Press releases

• New Lloyd’s Register appointments strengthen technology and service delivery for shipowners and shipbuilding clients

  Lloyd’s Register has made two new senior appointments in Asia which will benefit global shipowners, operators and builders.

• Zodiac, Totempower and Lloyd’s Register embark on wind energy monitoring project as industry looks to improve fuel efficiency

  Lloyd’s Register’s Strategic Research Group has joined forces with Totempower Energy Systems and Zodiac Maritime Agencies to assess the potential of wind-generation devices onboard commercial ships as the maritime industry steps up its pursuit of viable carbon-alternate fuels.

• Lloyd’s Register awarded safety-oversight role on the new Aarhus Light Rail project

  Lloyd’s Register EMEA has been appointed as the independent safety assessor (ISA) for the new light-rail system approved for the city of Aarhus and surrounding districts.

• Lloyd's Register acquires WEST Engineering Services to become the top independent provider of technical services to the offshore drilling sector

  Lloyd’s Register has acquired Houston-based WEST Engineering Services in a move that secures the Group's position as the premier independent risk-management organisation supporting the global offshore drilling industry.

• Lloyd’s Register draws on industry experience to issue new rules for stern-first ice-class vessels

  The first dedicated set of rules for stern-first ice-class ships has just been published by Lloyd’s Register, answering demand for technical support as industry continues to explore the potential of polar transportation routes and the new energy reserves in the far north.

• Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance's lead auditor course receives recognition from the Foundation for Food Safety Certification

  LRQA completed a hat-trick of licensed FSSC 22000 food safety training courses with the recent notification that its Lead Auditor course had been given the stamp of approval by the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC).

• Lloyd's Register launches machinery damage and repair workshops

  Lloyd’s Register is offering Machinery Damage and Repair workshops to support marine superintendents and engineering personnel.

• Lloyd's Register designs first industry software to help asset owners monitor rotating and instrumentation equipment

  Lloyd’s Register has designed industry’s first reliability-based mechanical integrity (RBMI) software designed to address the maintenance needs of rotating and instrumentation equipment.

• Industry survey finds engineers are being deterred from railway careers due to requirements for early specialisation

  The present training and development programme for railway engineers encourages specialisation too early, a feature which is likely to limit career paths and could be deterring new entrants, according to a survey of professional engineers from the industry.

• Lloyd's Register joins Robert Swan's International Antarctic Expedition to help raise global awareness about the impact of climate change

  A four-man team from Lloyd's Register will set sail today from Ushuaia, Argentina, as part of an international expedition to the Antarctic lead by the renowned polar explorer and environmentalist Robert Swan, OBE.