Lloyd’s Register

(shipping) An alphabetical register of vessels completely describing them and containing other information valuable to a marine insurance company; published by Lloyds Register of Shipping.
An independent risk management organization providing risk assessment and risk mitigation solutions and management systems certification around the world. Originally founded in 1760 to survey and classify merchant ships so that insurance underwriters and other interested parties may know the quality and condition of the vessels offered by insurance or employment. Contact at Lloyd’s Register; 71 Fenchurch Street; London EC3M 4BS, UK; Tel: [44] (0)20 7709 9166; Web: www.lr.org.