Celebrating over 30 years of providing maritime training programmes to the industry, Lloyd’s Maritime Academy is firmly established as the leading international brand for professional development. As a member of the Informa Group headquartered in London, we deliver learning and development opportunities to several thousand international participants every year.
Lloyd’s Maritime Academy seminars have become a familiar feature in the training calendar for many businesses. From the first course held in 1976 to our current portfolio of seventy seminars, we offer topical events across the full spectrum of the maritime industry. The range is constantly updated and includes diverse topics in law, insurance, finance, technology, environmental concerns, security, bunkering and management plus the acclaimed Background to Shipping and Ship Finance Schools.
The Masterclass series of advanced level training workshops has been specifically developed for experienced professionals wishing to extend their knowledge and skills on a particular subject.
The continued strength of our Distance Learning programmes will see over 2,000 international students enrolled on our courses this year including the popular and well established Diplomas in Marine Surveying, Ship Management and Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law. Various accreditation levels are available from short, online based certificate courses, through to fully academic accredited Diploma and Postgraduate Diplomas.
The MBA in Shipping & Logistics is our pinnacle course. This specialist maritime MBA, delivered solely by distance learning allows those in the industry aspiring to reach top level executive management to do so with no constraints of time or global location.
Where public programmes don’t suit your needs, In-house Corporate Training provides businesses with bespoke training solutions designed to meet company specific training requirements, aligned with enterprise goals and offered within the same rigorous quality framework as our public courses.
Lloyd’s Maritime Academy is the trusted brand for professional development, working with leading academic and industry bodies to provide accredited education and training where it is much needed. We are stepping up investment in new learning management platforms, improved content and learner resources to enhance your experience and ensure maximum reward for the investment you make in your future.
We continue to research new topics to provide you with the qualifications needed for a successful career; supporting a safer, cleaner and more efficient shipping industry for decades to come.
We look forward to welcoming you onto one of our programmes.

"It is an extraordinary course that every professional ship agent must take. It reviews in a delightful, clear and precise way the complex matters and interactions dealt with by ship agents."
"This course has been a great tool of guidance and knowledge for me towards the shipping industry. It has covered every topic and all I needed to know about the operations of ship agency."
"The course is full of real examples and will enhance one’s practical experience to analyse situations and will help in making strategic decisions. In my opinion it is a ‘must’ course for anyone who is looking for a career in shipping."
"I was impressed with the way the Ship Agent diploma was delivered, the data and the useful information we benefited from this course. I would recommend this course for all who are involved in the maritime industry as it contributes to the continuing professional development needs of everyone in it."
"The knowledge I have gained during this course will be very useful in my daily work."