In a market where luxury is already taken to extremes, the yacht industry’s pursuit of perfection and innovation never ends. 

When we look at the expectations of a growing number of potential clients, we can see they will push the concept of floating luxury even further. As a classification society, we are evolving our roles with the industry to meet the new dimension of digitalisation and decarbonisation challenges, without any compromise of safety and quality at the same time.

How we can help

  • Our expertise
  • Trusted adviser for safety, reliability and quality
  • Adding value through futureproof solutions
  • A Class apart
  • Digital transformation with LROneOcean

At LR, we have been working with our yacht clients for over 150 years, delivering bespoke solutions at every stage, from concept and design to construction, and operation to resale. Evolving along the changing world, we are trusted by captains, owners and builders with their increasingly exclusive and technically challenging prestige yacht projects.

 

For the environmental and operational performance, the reliability and safety of the yacht and people on board is paramount. That’s why we work closely with our clients at every stage of a vessel’s life-cycle to achieve safety, compliance, reliability and efficiency. We ensure assets are designed, built and maintained to the highest standards. As the world’s leading class society in yachts, we have developed our own requirements and procedures that go beyond the minimum statutory regime, reflecting our unique expertise.

 

We add value at every stage of an asset’s life and through the way we work and interact with you from innovation and concept design through to operation.Our dynamic approach in technology qualification and adoption helps you overcome various challenges you may encounter, such as improving operational efficiency, complying environmental requirements, keeping people and assets safe, and remaining secure physically and digitally.

 

We have the leading market share of the yacht existing fleet and order book, classing and certifying innovative designs with high standards of safety, quality, comfort and reliability. Our extensive experience, gained during the design, construction and operation of luxury yachts around the world, gives us a lead when it comes to understanding your requirements.

Lloyd’s Register OneOcean is the digital solutions platform providing actionable intelligence to maritime professionals worldwide. As a trusted solution for superyacht operations, the OneOceanLR Platform enables you to be fully prepared and confident that your obligations are met, while freeing up time to focus on your guests or project.

 

Lloyd’s Register is dedicated to delivering unmatched support and expertise to the yacht sector. Our comprehensive services—including compliance, consultancy, research, and innovation—enable our clients to integrate safety, sustainability, and operational excellence at every stage of their yacht's lifecycle. With a distinguished legacy, our collaborative partnership approach assists yacht builders in crafting high-quality vessels and empowers owners to uphold those standards throughout their yacht’s operational life.

Engel de Boer

Global Yacht Segment Manager

Adding value to every stage

  • Design
  • Construct
  • Operate
  • Extend
  • Decomission

Embrace innovation and have confidence in your designs
 
Using technical expertise and data intelligence, we evaluate and approve your asset structures, materials, technologies, processes, and suppliers. We ensure your designs meet current and impending standards and requirements around long-term quality, safety and sustainability. 

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De-risk every stage of new construction

We support every stage of new construction and streamline processes to run on time and within budget. Leveraging our technical experience and data insight, we help you monitor supplier, component and process quality and mitigate risks of your newbuild projects.

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Keep your vessel performing at its best

Through our enhanced survey schemes and expert advice on fuels and maintenance optimisation, we help you reduce risks and downtime of ship operations. Our holistic digital solutions platform is trusted to drive your asset performance and business growth.

Improve the value of your asset  through conversion

We support you with all your retrofitting needs. Apart from assessment and approval of designs, processes, materials and suppliers, we help you adopt new technologies that are mostly viable to your operations, maximising the asset’s  lifetime value.

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Recycle your vessel safely and sustainably 

We provide confidence that your decommissioning process protects people, the planet, and your business reputation with expert support, including vetting recycling suppliers, evaluating safety hazards, assessing compliance, and helping reduce environmental impact. 

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One constant, wherever and whenever you need us

For more information about how we can help you with your yacht projects, contact one of our regional yacht specialists:
Americas

T +1 (1)954 236 8366
E miami-passengershipcenter@lr.org

France

T +33 49 191 0044
E tariq.berdai@lr.org

Germany

T +49 403 2810 7417
E manuel.ortuno@lr.org

Italy

T +39 33 5101 5027
E paolo.izzo@lr.org

Middle East

T +97 15 6683 9116
E pavlos.kioussis@lr.org

Netherlands

T +31 10 224 8539
E engeljan.deboer@lr.org

North Asia

T +852 3709 4626
E bin.tian@lr.org

South Asia

T +61 28 299 4100
E prince.jacob@lr.org

Spain

T +34 616 713 053
E wilfredo.cedeno@lr.org

Turkey

T +90 53 3389 4032
E engin.yazicioglu@lr.org

UK

T +44 797 052 0072
E michael.smith@lr.org