About Us

Since its birth in Edward Lloyd’s London coffee shop in 1734, Lloyd’s List has been informing and guiding the thinking of business leaders and decision-makers the world over. Two and a half centuries later, the culture that spawned the provision of expert, authoritative coverage of the global shipping markets is as strong as ever.

But Lloyd’s List is not solely about shipping. On this internet site and in the pages of our daily newspaper you will also find in-depth coverage of marine insurance, offshore energy, logistics, global trade and law.

Our writers generate an unrivalled daily source of news and comment, acting not just as the voice of the shipping industry but sometimes its conscience too. A dedicated newsroom and staff in London are mirrored by a network of correspondents sited strategically in the world’s crucial shipping centres, ensuring that our coverage is up-the-minute as well as global.

In addition to five daily editions a week and web presence, Lloyd’s List produces hundreds of supplements and special reports every year targeted at specific markets in the maritime sector and related industries. It publishes the industry’s first and best shipmanagement magazine, LSM and Maritime Asia, written and produced in the local market.

Lloyd’s List is the flagship of the Maritime and Transport division of London-listed Informa plc, a leading international provider of specialist information services to the professional, commercial, academic and scientific business communities.

Informa plc is the leading international provider of specialist information and services for the academic and scientific, professional and commercial business communities. Informa has over 150 offices in more than 40 countries and employs 7,500 staff around the world.

Informa is the largest publicly-owned organiser of conferences and courses in the world with an output of over 10,000 events annually. Informa publishes over 2,000 subscription-based information services including academic journals, real-time news and structured databases of commercial intelligence. Informa's book business has more than 40,000 academic and business titles in print.

Informa's products are founded on high value content in a wide variety of subject areas. These range from the arts and humanities through social sciences to physical science and technology; from the professional domains of finance and the law through to commercial fields such as telecommunications, maritime trade, energy, commodities, and agriculture.