News and Knowledge

14/02/2025

Brookes Bell Hosts Merseyside Drinks at Head Office

Over 80 guests joined us for an evening of conversation, catching up, and celebrating our shared commitment to the maritime industry.

13/02/2025

Norway Begins Second Stage of Nuclear Propulsion in Shipping Study

Could nuclear power one day be a mainstream type of propulsion for container ships? The answer could be ‘yes’ if Norway’s NuProShip (Nuclear Propulsion in Shipping) project is a...

12/02/2025

Van Oord Takes Delivery of World’s Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has taken delivery of the world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel, Boreas. Van Oord took delivery of the vessel during a festive ceremony...

11/02/2025

AkzoNobel Protects Ultra Deep Sea Drilling Vessel

Maritime paint and coatings provider AkzoNobel has revealed that its International-line of marine coatings have been used to protect China’s first domestically designed and built...

10/02/2025

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Wins Gothenburg Terminal Contract

Norwegian car carrier firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reached an agreement to take over the operations of Sweden’s Gothenburg port; the largest automotive-specific port in...

07/02/2025

Singapore Reports Sales of 1m Tonnes of Alternative Fuels in 2024

The world’s largest bunkering port, Singapore, has reported that sales of alternative fuels crossed the 1 million tonnes mark for the first time in 2024.

06/02/2025

74% of All New Shipbuilding Orders Booked by Chinese Yards in 2024

China has continued its increasing dominance of the shipbuilding industry by reporting that Chinese yards booked 74% of all newbuild orders last year. The country saw overall...

05/02/2025

Major Inspection Firms Consider Merger

Paris-based Bureau Veritas and Geneva-based SGS, two leading inspection, certification, and testing companies, are reportedly in talks to combine.

15/01/2025

Brookes Bell announces four key promotions

Brookes Bell is delighted to announce the promotion of four team members, reflecting their expertise and dedication to the maritime consultancy industry.

14/01/2025

Meet The Team: David Browbank

Modern-day fuel chemists are often expected to have many strings to their bow. Within the maritime sector, fuel chemists are focused on the chemistry and performance of fuels used...