LMG Marin started its activity 80 years ago and was founded by the three naval architects Mr. Lund, Mr. Mohr and Mr. Giæver-Enger, who also created the name of the company: LMG Marin. These gentlemen headed the company through its first decades, founding the legacy of reliability, experience and innovation.

When LMG Marin started its activity resources for ship building were limited, but there was a great need for creativity and technical skills. LMG had both, and became soon a highly respected and well established naval architect and marine engineering company. LMG assumed a major role in the rebuilding of the Norwegian fleet and the forming of a modern maritime industry. A large number of fishing vessels, ferries and cargo ships were designed, with an initial focus on conversion of naval craft of different kinds into ships for commercial purposes and the upgrading of the ageing and worn down fleet.

Norwegian ship yards were numerous, but on average small and with limited technical knowledge. This was ideal for LMG, offering complete design packages and supervision services. From the late 1940s LMG designed hundreds of ships, ranging from car ferries and passenger ships to reefers, tankers, research vessels and a multitude of dry cargo vessels. Most Norwegian yards were, at any given time, building an LMG-designed ship. In addition, numerous ships were built abroad to our design and/or supervision.

During the past 25 years, many of the major yards have disappeared or turned to offshore activities, whilst some of the smaller yards have specialised and grown. LMG has retained a good standing in the market through shifting times – especially for sophisticated ships –, and we are still a major supplier of designs to Norwegian and foreign yards.