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IMarEST Transfers Historic Library to Lloyd's Register

Lloyd's Register has taken delivery of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology's (IMarEST) library, giving the collection a secure new home and assuring its preservation for the future. The historic IMarEST collection – which consists of more than 390 linear meters of material – now resides at Lloyd's Register's offices on Fenchurch Street in London. "Like our own collection, the IMarEST library is one the great resources still available for current and historic information concerning maritime history, marine engineering, naval architecture, offshore engineering and ocean technology. It was absolutely vital that this collection be preserved to continue to provide the public with a rich sense of one of our traditional industries…