Welcome to LOC Group
LOC Group is the premier international marine and engineering consulting firm with over 35 offices located in Europe, Africa, Americas, Middle East, Asia and Australia.
LOC operates in the shipping, oil & gas and renewables sectors, providing loss prevention (marine warranty, surveys, inspections & audits, technical due diligence), loss management (marine casualties, claims, disputes and litigation) and marine and engineering consultancy services. Our clients comprise P&I clubs, H&M insurers, underwriters, brokers, oil and gas companies, energy utilities, field operators, developers, EPC contractors, installation contractors, drilling contractors, lawyers, shipowners, governments, and turbine and cable manufacturers.
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Trusted advisor driving the energy transition in shipping and offshore energy sectorsExperts
World-class expertise in engineering and marine disciplines since 1979Independent
Independence to innovate and expand where clients need usGlobal
Offices located in key shipping and energy hubs worldwide, with a strategy to expand into new marketsInnovation
Strong track record of developing technologies for sustainable energy and shipping practicesResponsive
Highly responsive team with on-the-ground expertise where needed
Our offices are strategically located near the world’s major shipping and offshore energy centres
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Jieyang Shenquan 1 Offshore Windfarm Contract Win – A 2nd Recent Renewables Contract Win for LOC China
LOC is pleased to announce it has won a contract to provide Marine Warranty Services to support the development of the Jieyang Shenquan 1 OWF, located in the…
Marine Warranty Survey Contract Win for Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Export & Array Cables
LOC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded by Ørsted a contract to provide Marine Warranty Survey services (MWS) for the Greater Changhua 1 &…
LOC Canada strengthens its Hull & Machinery offering with appointment of Frans Schouffoer
LOC Group, the leading international engineering and marine consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Frans Schouffoer, as Senior Marine Surveyor. Frans, who is based in LOC’s…
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GAGASAN PERAK: Fire / Explosion off Indonesia – August 2010
Project Summary Whilst loading a cargo of crude oil at the Kangean Energy terminal on Sepanjang Island, north of Bali, several explosions ripped through the main deck of the tanker,…
PATHARA MARINE 5: Sank off Bangkok Bay, Thailand – SEPTEMBER 2015
Project Summary Laden inshore container vessel, “PATHARA MARINE 5”, sank in rough seas in Bangkok Bay, Thailand, on the 19th September 2015 with several of the crew missing. Its cargo…
THORCO CLOUD: Wreck Removal – 2015 to 2019
Project Summary Following a collision in December 2015, the ‘THORCO CLOUD’, laden with steel products, split in two and sank in two locations, a mile apart, in the Singapore Straits…