Why 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.
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.
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.
Ship types we support

Transferring your vessels to LR class is a fast and simple process.
With an international network, we have an unrivalled view of the developments shaping the shipping industry.
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Balancing your priorities with BoxMax.
Our comprehensive BoxMax stowage packages ensure vessels spend less time in port, are more secure in a storm, and more consistently on time.
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We apply our expert solutions and independence to assure the integrity, reliability and success of every aspect of your operation. Helping maximise productivity, reduce operating costs, mitigate risk and demonstrate compliance with government regulations, industry codes and standards, many of which we have helped to develop.
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Consulting, Analysis & Advisory
Applying our expertise to your projects
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Find the opportunity, extract the potential, optimise project efficiency and maximise production
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Commissioning, Design & Build
Diligence to get your projects off to a good start
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In-life & Operation
Ensuring the smooth and efficient running of your operations
- Advanced Finite Element Analysis for Ships
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- Compliance for offshore operators
- Condition Assessment Programme (CAP)
- Cyber security BIMCO guidelines
- Drones: A fresh look at marine classification surveys
- ECO notation
- Enhanced survey programme
- Explosion Testing and Trial Support
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- Fuel Management Toolkit for shipowners
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- Manning Optimisation, Efficiency Analysis
- Marine and offshore Structural Software
- Marine environment regulatory compliance
- Marine Technical and Failure Investigation (TFI)
- Marine technical helpdesk
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- Performance Management and Competency Assurance
- Polar Code
- Residual life assessment of cranes
- Rulefinder
- Services to support sulphur 2020.
- Ship Emergency Response Service (SERS)
- Ship performance
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- Sulphur 2020: What's your plan?
- Thickness measurement for ship compliance
- Transfer of Class
- Unmanned Marine Systems Code
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- Vessel underwater acoustic survey
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Life Extension
Optimising maintenance to increase lifetime returns
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Recycling & Decommissioning
Recycling & Decommissioning
Safe and compliant removal or recycling of assets
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