Lloyd’s List Intelligence and Idwal partner to deliver comprehensive vessel quality and risk evaluations
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.
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.
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 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 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.
Nicky Marlin, Chief Product Officer, LLI said: “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.”
Dai Evans, Chief Technical Officer, Idwal, said: “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.”
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.