LiberoGroup is a diversified company with a long-standing presence in the maritime cluster. Please give us a brief history of the company and how important it is to continuously adapt to the developments of its external environment.
With a presence established in 1980, LiberoGroup has evolved from its early technical origins into a global provider of engineering, certification, and training services.
From its first years of operation, LiberoGroup has focused on delivering high-quality technical, certification, and training services, contributing consistently to quality, safety, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance. As the maritime industry became more complex and highly regulated, the company expanded and organized its services into specialized divisions.
Continuous adaptation to the external environment is crucial for LiberoGroup because the maritime sector is strongly influenced by regulatory changes, technological progress, and increasing requirements for safety and environmental performance. Using advanced technologies, and maintaining a strong expert team, LiberoGroup ensures that its services remain aligned with international standards and industry needs. This ability to adapt allows the company to maintain trust across different business environments and to remain competitive in a constantly evolving global maritime cluster.
Building a strong clientele like yours certainly requires focusing on safety, sustainability and quality of your provided services. Please analyze the principles upon your business model is governed by.
The business model of LiberoGroup is governed by some core principles that directly support safety, sustainability, and quality.
At the center of its model is the protection of human life and the environment, which reflects the company’s strong commitment to safety and sustainable operations in the maritime and industrial sectors. This principle guides both technical services and certification activities.
Another key principle is the commitment of all partners and personnel to the company’s targets and policies, ensuring alignment with international standards and regulatory frameworks. This guarantees consistency and reliability in the services provided.
In addition, LiberoGroup places strong emphasis on coordinated support to clients, promoting efficiency, professionalism, and long-term trust-based relationships.
These core principles shape a business model focused on quality, responsibility, and credibility, enabling the company to build and maintain a strong international clientele.
LiberoGroup provides assessment, certification, training and technical expertise amongst others. Which are the three specialized divisions of your Group and how do they serve diverse industries?
LiberoGroup operates through three specialized divisions, each designed to address specific technical, regulatory, and operational needs across different industries.
The first division is Libero Hellenic Register, which focuses on classification and statutory services for the maritime sector. This division supports shipowners and operators by ensuring that vessels comply with international conventions and flag state requirements related to safety, security, and environmental protection. Through surveys, inspections, and technical assessments, it contributes directly to safer shipping operations and regulatory compliance.
The second division is LiberoAssurance, responsible for accredited certification of management systems and the provision of accredited training. This division serves both maritime and industrial sectors by helping organizations implement and maintain internationally recognized standards in areas such as quality management, occupational health and safety, environmental management, and compliance. In parallel, its training activities enhance professional competence, ensuring that personnel are properly prepared to meet evolving regulatory and operational challenges both on board and on shore.
The third division is LiberoServices, which manages international projects and tendering activities. It provides technical expertise, consultancy, and project coordination services, particularly in complex and multinational environments. Through this division, LiberoGroup extends its reach beyond core certification and classification services, supporting diverse industries with tailored technical solutions and structured project management.
Together, these three specialized divisions enable LiberoGroup to deliver integrated assessment, certification, training, and technical expertise across different industries.
LiberoGroup already enjoys an extensive and well-recognized network (both in Greece and abroad). Please analyze how it operates and what your plans are for a potential expansion of your network in the future.
LiberoGroup operates through an extensive and well-recognized network in Greece and internationally, based on long-term cooperation with flag administrations, industry partners, and accredited bodies. Its network functions through local representatives, surveyors, and technical experts who apply unified procedures and standards, ensuring consistency and reliability of services across different regions. This decentralized but coordinated model allows the Group to remain close to its clients while maintaining strong central control over quality, compliance, and professional practices.
Looking ahead, the Group’s expansion strategy focuses on strengthening its presence in key maritime and industrial hubs, particularly in regions with growing regulatory and technical demands. Future plans include forming new strategic partnerships, expanding accredited services to emerging markets, and leveraging digital tools to enhance communication, remote services, and operational efficiency across the network. By combining geographic expansion with technological integration and continuous capacity building, LiberoGroup aims to further reinforce its international footprint while preserving trust, quality, and regulatory credibility.
Lifelong learning undoubtedly is a key element of success in shipping business. What are the training courses / programs LiberoGroup offers and to whom do they address?
LiberoGroup places great importance on lifelong learning in the maritime sector, offering a wide range of marine training courses through its LiberoAssurance division. These courses are fully compliant with international maritime standards, ensuring that participants gain the skills and certifications required for safe, efficient, and regulated operations at sea.
The courses are addressed to a broad spectrum of maritime professionals, including seafarers, company and ship security officers, designated persons ashore, port facility security officers, crew, operations and technical managers, marine training personnel, recruiters in the marine industry, and professionals new to the sector. By targeting both experienced staff and newcomers, LiberoGroup ensures that all participants develop the knowledge and competencies necessary to meet current industry requirements and maintain high standards of safety, security, and operational performance.
In today’s rapidly changing industry’s environment in terms of green shipping, energy transition and digitalization, how does LiberoGroup respond?
LiberoGroup actively supports the maritime industry in green shipping and energy transition. Through services such as the EU MRV application, offered through Libero Hellenic Register, LiberoGroup helps shipowners monitor and report CO₂ emissions, verify Monitoring Plans, and issue the required Documents of Compliance, ensuring alignment with EU MRV and ETS regulations.
In addition, LiberoGroup, through LiberoAssurance, assists maritime companies in implementing ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 50001 for energy management, providing structured frameworks to optimize environmental performance, improve energy efficiency, and reduce operational impact.
In parallel, the Group leverages digitalization to enhance efficiency and accessibility, using remote surveys where possible, and e-learning platforms. These tools complement its sustainability services by making monitoring, verification, and training faster, more accurate, and widely available.
A modern and dynamic company apart from the business part should also take into consideration terms such as contribution to society, responsibility etc. What are the core CRS values of LiberoGroup and how they are implemented?
At LiberoGroup, corporate responsibility is a core part of the company’s identity. Safety and environmental protection are embedded across all operations, while ethical conduct and confidentiality guide interactions with clients and partners. The Group invests in professional development through accredited training programs, fostering skills and lifelong learning within the maritime and industrial sectors.
LiberoGroup also actively contributes to the community, supporting local sports teams through sponsorships and promoting health, teamwork, and social engagement. In addition, as an incentive provider for INSCAI (International Sustainable Conformity Assessment Initiative), the Group supports international initiatives on conformity schemes that advance sustainability in various industries, aligning business practices with global environmental and social standards.
As a member of the UN Global Compact, LiberoGroup further reinforces its commitment to human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption principles. Through these combined efforts, the company merges operational excellence with social and environmental responsibility, building trust and positioning itself as a forward-thinking, responsible partner.
As a company with long term and high valued targets, what will LiberoGroup’s strategic directions and the pillars you will be based upon for the years to come?
LiberoGroup builds its strategy around the principle “Focus on Safety. Aim for Compliance,” which guides every decision and initiative. The Group emphasizes safety and regulatory compliance across all services, while embracing innovation and digital tools to enhance efficiency, transparency, and the overall client experience. Sustainability is a key focus, with services such as EU MRV compliance supporting green shipping and energy transition. At the same time, LiberoGroup invests in professional development through accredited training programs, fostering lifelong learning in the maritime and industrial sectors. By integrating safety, compliance, sustainability, and innovation under this guiding philosophy, LiberoGroup positions itself as a trusted and forward-looking partner, capable of delivering long-term value and adapting to the evolving demands of the maritime industry.
