Credit Reporting Services
Lloyd’s MIU - a world leader in providing commercial research on companies operating within the marine, energy, commodities and transportation markets.
Online Reports
Well over 14,000 Standard Credit Reports are available online from www.seasearcher.com. The Standard Credit Report is our most comprehensive and cost-effective online credit report and it typically includes the information you would expect to see in a StatusCheck report (see below). Furthermore, any online Standard Credit Reports can be updated, at a small additional charge, upon request within one week of download.
As an alternative option, you can create your own Custom Report. Here you simply chose which sections of an online Standard Credit Report you would like to purchase and download it. We would nonetheless add that the most cost-effective online credit report is the Standard Credit Report.
Finally, there are a limited number of online CharterCheck reports that can be downloaded instantly. See below for details regarding the CharterCheck reports we offer.
To search our online database of Standard Credit Reports, click here
You can download reports on a pay-as-you-go basis (see prices below). Alternatively, you can subscribe to our Open Access service, which gives you access to every single online report written over a 12 month period. For more details regarding this premium service, click here
For further information about our online credit reports, download your FREE CREDIT REPORT CATALOGUE
Additional information is also provided as follows:
Commissioned Reports
If you cannot trace an online credit report on the company of your choice, you can commission a brand new report from Lloyd’s MIU. We offer the following commissioned report types:
Statuscheck Report
The StatusCheck report provides information on a company’s background, financial and market position and performance. A StatusCheck report allows you to quantify, and so control, the risk of late or non-payment, or costly legal proceedings. You can also use them for competitor analysis and marketing.
StatusCheck Reports typically reveal the following (where available):
- Legal status, ownership
- Operations and competitive position
- Market reputation
- Current financial condition (even when the balance sheet is unavailable)
- Performance in the context of current market conditions
- Unique five part credit rating
- Fleet list
For a sample please click here
Timescale
Written in 48 hours, 1 week or 2 weeks.
To commission a StatusCheck report, either email reports@lloydsmiu.com or order here
Charter Check Report
A concise report, designed to help shipowners and charterers assess whether a forthcoming fixture is likely to be trouble-free. It provides confidential advice about a vessel and/or company’s background and reputation. There are two types of CharterCheck report:
1) CharterCheck Cargo
Assessing a potential charterer, CharterCheck Cargo will reveal their financial position and payments performance, allowing you to minimise the likelihood payment problems. CharterCheck Cargo also enables you to check you are fixing your vessel to a bona fide entity, so reducing the possibility of fraud.
Type of information that can be supplied:
- The charterer’s background, financial condition and reputation
- Feedback from owners on previous fixtures
- How promptly the charterer pays hire
- Any extended history of disputes
For a sample please click here
2) CharterCheck Vessel
CharterCheck Vessel provides commercial information on an owner, revealing the potential for detentions, or arrests. Presenting the experience of past charterers, CharterCheck Vessel can sometimes also indicate physical problems with the vessel. CharterCheck Vessel also enables you to check you are entrusting your cargo to a bona fide entity; so reducing the possibility of fraud.
Type of information that can be supplied:
- The background and reputation of the owner
- Quality of the fleet and its management
- The class and insurance status of the vessel
- The vessel’s previous charterers
- History of detentions, arrests, casualties
For a sample please click here
Timescale
To your deadline.
To commission a CharterCheck report, either email reports@lloydsmiu.com or order here
And Finally…Tailored Research
If your requirement for company or market intelligence cannot be provided in a standard online or commissioned credit report, Lloyd’s MIU will carry out tailored research to your brief, deadline and budget. For any projects that fall outside of our standing reporting services, please email reports@lloydsmiu.com
Price/Time Options
Registered customers can instantly download online reports. The prices for both our Online and Commissioned reports are priced below (shown exclusive of VAT).
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Prices & Bulk Discounts
There are several discount options available tailored for customers ordering more than GBP3,000 or US$4,500 of reports over a period of 12 months. For more information contact reports@lloydsmiu.com
Open Access
Open Access gives you unlimited access all online Marine and Energy Credit Reports from www.seasearcher.com - all for one annual fee.
- Over 14,000 company reports currently available
- Access to all new & updated reports. Currently, around 500 reports a month are go online every month
- A dedicated team of analysts constantly update reports on the website
- Available via www.seasearcher.com - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Open access provides unlimited access to company reports for:
Credit checking
Credit checking gives you a unique insight into companies for credit assessment purposes. A detailed market feedback section deals with how the company is currently operating in the market and paying other suppliers.
Marketing
Find new prospects amongst the 14,000+ companies listed: corporate details & business activities are contained within our reports. Our reports offer superb briefing documents for use before approaching or visiting prospective clients, ensuring you are well informed when entering discussions. Focus your marketing efforts - assess which companies in the website meet the profile you require. Search criteria can be combined from: country, business type (dry cargo, tanker etc.), turnover, financial condition, payment performance, credit guidelines and overall rating.
Competitor Analysis
Assess the strength and tactics of your competitors. Find out details of any changes & developments to make sure you are staying one step ahead in your industry.
Market Research
On top of all this, our reports are also a valuable source of market information. Use the full text search facility to search for connections & cross-references between companies.
If you do not need access to all the reports on the Lloyd’s MIU website, Lloyd’s MIU will put together an Open Access package to meet your exact needs. For more information contact reports@lloydsmiu.com
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Credit report catalogue
Our aim is simple: to provide the very best and most up-to-date online database of marine and energy credit reports. Download our credit report catalogue to find out more.
