By
Laura Hyde |
Marine professional services company Lloyd’s Register (LR) and China Cruises have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to collaborate on key areas of cruise operations, including safety, technology research and development, green transition and digitalisation.
The agreement comes following LR’s full classification services for Adora Magic City, which is operated by Adora Cruise – China Cruises has a 65 per cent stake in the brand.
“This collaboration will further strengthen our technical capabilities and international operations, while fostering deeper cooperation in cruise safety, sustainability, and technological innovation,” said Li Ming, general manager of China Cruises and chairman of Adora Cruise.
LR’s market share exceeds 40 per cent in the global fleet of operating and newly built large cruise ships. It also operates Cruise Centres of Expertise in China, the UK, Italy, and the US, to bring together specialists to address industry challenges and focus on client care, technical support, accountability, global consistency, and innovation. LR employs a global team of over 220 cruise surveyors, who provide end-to-end technical support throughout the design, construction, operation, and management phases.
“By drawing on LR’s global experience and technical expertise in the cruise sector, we aim to support China’s independent development and construction of large cruise ships,” said Francesco Ruisi, vice president of global passenger ship segment director at LR. “We will contribute to the integrated growth of the cruise industry supply chain and play an active role in helping China’s cruise sector advance toward high-end global positioning with a firm commitment to green and sustainable development.”