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Lloyd's List Intelligence (formerly Lloyd's MIU LLC) is a maritime data and intelligence company founded in 1734 as part of the wider Lloyd's List publishing operations. [1] The company provides information services to the global shipping industry, including vessel tracking, market data and credit risk assessments.
Lloyd's List Intelligence operates an online platform offering vessel movement records, real-time AIS (Automatic Identification System) data, and information on ships, companies, ports, and maritime incidents. It also provides consultancy, investigations, due diligence, market analysis, and credit reporting services.
The company maintains offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Singapore, and Australia, with additional analysts and researchers based in Greece, India, Canada and China. [2]
Lloyd's List Intelligence originated as a spin-off of Lloyd's List , one of the world's oldest continuously published journals focused on maritime news and data.
In 2017, the company launched its updated platform, "Next Gen Lloyd's List Intelligence". [3]
In August 2022, parent company Informa sold Lloyd's List Intelligence to Montagu Private Equity for £385 million. [4]
The company provides subscription-based services covering sectors such as tankers, gas, dry bulk, finance and credit, law and regulation, and insurance. These services include access to analysts, data feeds and research tools. [5]
Other services include risk assessment, asset tracking and the provision of maritime credit reports. Reports can be obtained individually or accessed through the company’s database. [6]
Lloyd's List Intelligence employs journalists, researchers and data analysts to collect and verify information. Its datasets combine land-based AIS receivers, satellite AIS providers, classification societies, shipping registries, P&I clubs and port authorities. [7]
As of 2021, more than 1,450 land-based AIS stations provided coverage across 132 countries, supplemented by satellite AIS through agreements with providers such as ORBCOMM. [8]