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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Contract Win to Support Hoa Binh 1 OWF Development
LOC Group is pleased to announce it has won a contract with Cong ty Phan Dau Tu Dien Gio Hoa Binh1, part of Phuong Anh Group, to support the…
LOC Webinar: Electronic Marine Accident Analysis
LOC, the premier international marine and engineering consulting firm, is excited to announce it will be hosting a WEBINAR this Thursday 9th July, 9:00AM BST, on the following topic: Electronic…
Contract win for Zhanjiang Wailuo Offshore Windfarm
LOC is pleased to announce it has won a contract to provide Marine Warranty Services (MWS) for the transportation and installation operations, supporting the development of the Zhanjiang…
Case Studies View All
HAVFARM 1 (“JOSTEIN ALBERT”): Single Voyage Transport & Tow Approval – 2020
Project Summary HAVFARM 1 (named “Jostein Albert”) is the world’s largest stationary Ocean Farm, constructed in Shandong Province, China, by CIMC Raffles, as a large-scale moored fish farm…
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…