Lloyd’s Register

Summary of Lloyd’s Register

A publication containing details of the characteristics and construction of various oceangoing vessels. The publication is not produced by Lloyd’s Of London (read this and related legal terms for further details), which is a separate organization, although both bodies have common origins in the maritime community that congregated at the coffeehouse of Edward Lloyd.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)

Lloyd’s Register in International Trade

Meaning of Lloyd’s Register, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): An organizational maintained for the surveying and classifying of ships so that insurance underwriters and other interested parties may know the quality and condition of the vessels offered by insurance or employment. Website.