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Clarity at a glance with the Idwal Grade
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Extensive global surveyor network
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45% of ships sold inspected by Idwal
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World leading technical expertise
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Inspection insights. Data advantage.
Ship Inspections, Analysis and Benchmarking
Idwal is the ship inspection, technology and data business. The global leader in independent sale and purchase inspections and the industry’s trusted partner for fleet condition monitoring.
Our 500-point inspection reports provide transparent and actionable insights into a vessel’s maintenance, quality and ESG compliance, contextualised by the Idwal Grade®, the industry standard for measuring asset integrity.
Idwal’s data-driven methodology ensures that inspection reports are consistent, intuitive to read, accurate and free from bias. Trusted as the industry standard, we inspect almost half of all vessels sold each year.
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More than 10m data points, inspection photos & documents
More than 15% of the global fleet inspected since 2019
More than 100 countries where an inspection has taken place
Upcoming Events
Marine Insurance Nordics 2025
1 October, 2025We’re pleased to share that Frank Andersen, Partnerships Manager at Idwal, will be attending this year’s Marine Insuranc...
International Union of Marine Insurers Annual Conference 2025
6 September, 2025Idwal are heading to Singapore for our first IUMI annual conference This week, Idwal’s Nick Owens (CEO) and Frank Anders...
Latest News
Idwal September Update
22 September, 2025As autumn settles in here in the UK, things remain as busy as ever at Idwal. This month, we’re pleased to share some exc...
Lloyd’s List Intelligence and Idwal Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Vessel Quality and Risk Evaluations
17 September, 2025Lloyd’s List Intelligence has partnered with Idwal, one of the world’s leading providers of standardised vessel inspecti...
MEPC 83 Part One: Understanding the IMO’s Net Zero Framework – What It Means for Shipping
26 August, 2025The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) proposed Net Zero Framework (NZF) is set to become one of the most signi...
“As one of the largest shipping companies in the world, MOL has used the services of Idwal to conduct pre-purchase inspections of vessels which are marketed for sale. Idwal is a reliable and trustworthy company that always provides fair and independent inspection reports to MOL’s vessels in line with MOL’s attitude to be open and fair to the market.”
MOL Group