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A study for the Maritime Charities Group (MCG) warns the UK’s seafaring community could fall rapidly over the next decade, driven by burnout, safety concerns and poor shore‑to‑ship support. A report…

DNV has set out a case for renewed interest in nuclear propulsion as a potential long-term route to decarbonise shipping.  The classification society’s white paper, ‘Maritime nuclear…

A sanctioned Russian crude tanker, trading as Komander, suffered an engine failure and grounded in the Suez Canal on 28th October, briefly disrupting transits before being refloated and towed…

With global trade still carried overwhelmingly by sea, shipbuilding remains an industry intrinsically linked to global commerce. Since the dawn of the twenty-first century, shipbuilding companies…

Hisyam Haron, a Master Mariner in our Singapore office, recently attended the International Safety@Sea Conference, a flagship event organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)…

Since 1903, Brookes Bell has been the leading multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy serving the marine and energy sectors, worldwide. Last year, we announced the addition of the US…

When people think of high-stakes structural engineering, they often picture rockets and space capsules. Very few picture a 400-metre container ship taking green seas over the bow in the North…

Brookes Bell’s United States division is thriving, building on Houston’s position as one of the most important maritime hubs in the world. Since the acquisition of 3D Marine in 2021, the company has…

We are pleased to introduce Dr Luis Guarín, Principal Naval Architect based in Brookes Bell’s Houston office. With more than two decades’ experience in ship safety, design and performance, Luis…

Mitsubishi Chemical UK has confirmed that it will be leasing a substantial unit at the Port of Hull to facilitate the bulk import of chemical cargoes to the UK. The facility - which has 158,000 sq ft…