The team at Brookes Bell celebrated a huge milestone for the business on Friday as Chief Technical Officer Ray Luukas, and Master Mariner Mark Keenor, each celebrated thirty years with the…
The UK Government has announced a £43m funding boost which will be used to provide subsidies for the training of cadets and ratings.
Seafarers who qualify as eligible for the subsidies will now get…
Superyacht fires: how common are they?
You’d think that superyachts, given that they are prestigious vessels worth millions of dollars, seldom experience fires or explosions, yet even a cursory…
A new form of fully-automated sail technology that promises to reduce the emissions associated with shipping has received a £5m funding boost as part of a three-year Scottish Government-backed…
A brand new ISA designed and built superyacht, the Aria SF, has been destroyed by fire whilst cruising off the coast of Formentera in Spain. The fire comes only a month after the superyacht was…
If you’ve even a passing interest in modern industrial processes and manufacturing, you’ve no doubt heard about materials science and the associated discipline of materials testing. But, if you want…
What is metallurgy?
Let’s start with a definition. What exactly is meant by the term metallurgy?
At its simplest, metallurgy is the study of the exploitation of metals. Metallurgy is an ancient…
A Boston-based startup has unveiled a remarkable water-based, rechargeable battery that could match the performance of lithium-ion batteries at a fraction of the cost.
The startup, Alsym Energy,…
Are you or do you know of a Marine Engineer who would like to join our friendly and highly skilled team in Liverpool, or a Cargo Scientist looking for an exciting new role in Singapore?
In both…
Brookes Bell’s metallurgy root cause failure analysis, surveying and inspection services are designed to cover the complete lifetime of any maritime project or asset and a broad range of scenarios -…
