IHS Fairplay Research & Consultancy Services

IHS Fairplay Research & Consultancy Services provide customized analysis and forecasts for a wide range of maritime issues. Whether you want to study a potential market or desire an analysis of how new regulations will impact your revenues, our highly experienced team of research experts can craft a customized solution for your business. Our proprietary emissions model monitors exhaust emissions for a specific geographic area, with updates at the frequency you choose, enabling you to comply with the new emissions reporting regulations. 

Who uses the Product/Service:

• Maritime Companies 
• Ship Operators 
• Port and Local Authorities

What the Product/Service can do:

• Customized analyses from IHS Fairplay databases and external sources 
• Market analyses and forecasts on a consultancy basis and through regular reports 
• Sector analyses and forecasts cover shipbuilding, fleets, trade, and port developments 
• Emissions reporting compliance 
• Review of fee structuring system to take into consideration speed-to-port and emissions output

Benefits:

IHS Fairplay Research & Consultancy Services enable you to:

• Tap into and maximize your value from the industry’s most comprehensive databases 
• Trust that your services are provided by a validated source: IHS Fairplay is the sole global issuing body of the IMO Ship, Company and Registered Owner numbering system 
• Receive complete service, from identifying your requirements to providing after-sales support 
• Avoid costly fines from non-compliance of environmental regulations 
• Determine the environmental impact of exhaust emissions and support environmental issues

Research and Forecasting
Customized market analysis and forecasting for our clients covering any maritime policy, industry, or sector.

Emissions Model
IHS Fairplay's proprietary model for analyzing exhaust emissions using detailed AIS-derived vessel movements and engine emissions output data, designed to help ports, local authorities and ship operators comply with the new emissions reporting requirements.

IHS Fairplay holds the largest maritime database in the world, evolved from The Lloyd's Register of Ships which has been continuously published since 1764.

With IHS Fairplay you can:

• Track live ship positions with unrivalled AIS coverage
• Identify every merchant and military ship
• Contact 145,000 ship owners, operators and managers
• Receive insights for profitable, efficient and safe shipping
• Plan a port call with ease

With extensive ship, movement, casualty, company, port and news databases, as well as research, forecasting and consultancy services, IHS Fairplay has developed a range of high quality products and services that are unique to the industry.

As the sole originating authority for assigning and validating IMO Ship and Company numbers, IHS Fairplay's databases are able to guarantee a level of comprehensiveness no-one else can.