Lloyd's Register Group

Lloyd's Register (LR) is a maritime classification society and technical services group. It sells classification, compliance, inspection, certification, advisory and digital solutions to shipping, offshore and energy customers in more than 75 countries. It is wholly owned by the UK charity Lloyd's Register Foundation, and its profits fund the Foundation's engineering research and education work. LR traces its origins to 1760. In March 2025 it announced a collaboration with Microsoft to use generative AI to advance nuclear technology in maritime. Headcount was about 5,000 at the end of 2025, and revenue estimates vary by source, from about $850M to $1.2B.