The main objective of the ThroughLife project is to develop and prove new approaches for through-life asset management for selected technologies and application scenarios in the maritime industry. This will be done by considering all life cycle phases of the technologies concerned in view of their cost efficiency, environmental performance and safety. Special emphasis will be given to the identification, elaboration and demonstration of innovative joint services of the main actors in the ship life cycle, i.e. primarily new building yards, repair yards and ship operators.