Meyer Werft in Papenburg delivered the LPG/LRG tanker "Gaschem Nordsee" to the shipping company Harpain.

Lloyd's Register Asia has opened its first dedicated marine surveyor training centre in Shanghai, assuring that the Group's global marine team will continue to deliver the high technical standards demanded by the modern maritime industry.

Professor Choo Yoo Sang, Director for Research at the National University of Singapore's Centre for Offshore Research and Engineering (CORE) has been appointed Lloyd's Register Educational Trust Professor with effect from 1 April 2009.