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An AI‑driven firefighting system developed by South Korean researchers has completed shore and shipboard trials, autonomously detecting petroleum fires and directing foam monitors to extinguish them…

Divers have located and identified the wreck of HMS Bayano in the Firth of Clyde, confirming the resting place of the First World War armed merchant cruiser torpedoed in 1915. A community‑led team…

The UK’s sale of five Type 26 frigates to Norway has secured a record £10–£13 billion export boost for British shipbuilding, but defence analysts warn that transferring hulls mid‑production could…

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…