Lloyd’s List Intelligence has partnered with Idwal, one of the world’s leading providers of standardised vessel inspections and ship condition intelligence. The collaboration brings together Idwal’s unique grading methodology, the Idwal Grade®, with Lloyds List Intelligence’s world-leading sanctions and maritime risk screening analytics, providing insurers, financiers, charterers and operators with a seamless, comprehensive view of physical and regulatory vessel risk.
Maritime risk assessment is complex. Quantifying it requires reliable, comprehensive information on vessel quality and compliance - data that is often fragmented and difficult to access.
Against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical tensions, increasingly complex sanctions regimes and growing scrutiny on supply chain transparency, the need for more rigorous vessel inspection and due diligence has never been greater. Financial institutions, insurers, and charterers are under pressure to prove compliance, mitigate operational risk, and make faster, more confident decisions in an environment where the stakes continue to rise.
Benefits of the integration
Lloyd’s List Intelligence Seasearcher users can now access the Idwal Grade directly within their workflows. This provides a fast, objective benchmark of vessel quality using a standardised grading methodology trusted across the industry. Combining this with Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s sanctions, ownership, and operational risk analytics provides Seasearcher users with a more complete perspective on vessel risk - helping them make informed underwriting, compliance and chartering decisions.
For Idwal users
For Idwal customers, Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s sanctions and maritime risk screening data is now integrated into vessel inspection reports, providing a more holistic view of vessel risk in a single environment. That means due diligence investigations can be more comprehensive and more efficient.
For those seeking a combined solution
For organisations that are not yet customers of either platform, the partnership delivers something new: a single, joined-up view uniting physical vessel condition with sanctions, ownership, and operational risk intelligence. It provides a powerful solution for those who need both sides of the picture — vessel condition and maritime risk evaluation — to ensure compliance, manage exposure, and unlock opportunities.
Delivering clarity and efficiency
“We are committed to empowering our users with a sharper, data-driven view of maritime safety that delivers a single, comprehensive perspective on risk. Partnering with Idwal allows us to provide a simple, integrated way to assess vessel risk, reduce uncertainty, and protect our customers’ business.” – Nicky Marlin, Chief Product Officer, LLI.
“By bringing our capabilities together, Idwal and Lloyd’s List Intelligence are delivering a clearer, shared benchmark for vessel risk. Uniting vessel condition insights with regulatory and ownership risk reduces uncertainty by providing a consistent, auditable view of risk that stands up to scrutiny and helps customers act faster, with confidence, compliance and rigour.” – Dai Evans, Chief Technical Officer, Idwal.
This partnership reflects a shared mission: to bring greater transparency, efficiency, and confidence to maritime markets. By uniting Idwal’s vessel condition expertise with Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s market leading data, analytics, and risk evaluation, the industry gains a new benchmark for assessing and managing vessel risk, reducing uncertainty, and strengthening compliance strategies.
About Lloyd’s List intelligence
For over 290 years, Lloyd’s List Intelligence has been the trusted independent partner for monitoring, assessing, and managing maritime risks. Leveraging deep industry expertise and advanced technology, we provide actionable insights that support confident decision-making across the shipping, insurance, finance, and government sectors. The company is headquartered in London, with offices in Australia, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.
About Idwal
Idwal is 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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