Lloyd's List is one of the world's oldest continuously running journals, having provided weekly shipping news in London as early as 1734.
Also known simply as The List, it was begun by Edward Lloyd, the proprietor of Lloyd's Coffee House, as a source of information for merchants' agents and insurance underwriters who met regularly in his establishment on Lombard Street to negotiate insurance coverage for trading vessels.
[2] It continues to provide this information in addition to marine insurance, offshore energy, logistics, market data, research, global trade and law information, and shipping news.
[citation needed] However, claims that Lloyd's List is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the world are disputed.
[6] Beginning in 2013, Lloyd's List was published in digital format only, as it was found that fewer than 2% of customers used the print version.