The International Maritime Rescue Federation
IMRF’s #SaferSAR initiative, funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, aims to enhance global SAR collaboration by sharing lessons and best practices to improve maritime safety.
Safer maritime systems
Safety across the maritime system is a key consideration in building a sustainable ocean.
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people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.
Meeting the challenge of maritime - together.
Globally, we all rely on the ocean to provide food, energy, and the transit of goods yet working at sea remains one of most dangerous occupations in the world.
Safety of people working to provide services both at sea and on land is paramount. We work to create safer solutions to the challenges affecting those working in the maritime sector, most notably decarbonisation, digitalisation and the impacts of climate change.
Three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods according to the United Nations. It is important they are involved in what happens to protect that environment.
At Lloyd's Register Foundation, we want to make certain all voices are heard in discussions to drive interventions around risks in the new challenges and opportunities in maritime driven by changing climate, energy transition and technological innovation.
Explore our work in this area below.
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Safer Maritime Systems
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Number of live grants.
12
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Number of countries.
£21.43m
£21.43m
Total value of live grants.
Jan Przydatek Director of Technologies
Oceans are crucial for food, energy, and transport. Lloyd’s Register Foundation champions diverse voices, evidence, and collaboration for a safer, sustainable maritime future.
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New Foundation-funded maritime law students
With Foundation funding, Salaseini Lesianawai (Fiji), Kefalotse Tsalaile Mmese (Botswana), Sifiso Kaula (South Africa) and Mr Adriano Tchuda (Guinea-Bissau) have joined the International Maritime Law Institute this academic year.
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In-depth report backs up Malta Manifesto call to action on potentially polluting wrecks
A new report published by Lloyd’s Register Foundation has provided an in-depth assessment of the threat posed to coastal communities, fishing grounds and marine ecosystems by at least 8,500 potentially polluting shipwrecks (PPWs) around the world.
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Maritime Connected: work with us to find and bridge the safety gaps
Lloyd’s Register Foundation is inviting organisations and communities to apply to its new Maritime Connected funding offer, as it looks to fund projects and initiatives aimed at connecting parts of the maritime system in relation to current or future safety challenges.
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Unlocking the Ocean Economy: Beyond the Blue Bubble
Suzanne Johnson, Senior Oceans Advisor with the UN Global Compact and a thought leader when it comes to ocean finance, argues momentum for a sustainable ocean economy is no longer niche - it’s central.
