With global supply chains and energy markets seeing increased demand, LNG and container ships are dominating newbuild orders according to a new report.
The rise in new build orders from the…
The failure of a structural weld in a ship, offshore platform or other steel structure has the potential to be catastrophic as well as costly. Often, it fuels a dispute between the asset owner…
This month we meet Luke Swords, one of the NDT technicians at the Brookes Bell Lab on the outskirts of Liverpool, UK.
What does your day job entail?
My current role is Advanced NDT technician,…
Brookes Bell is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Singapore office later this year. The celebration could not come at a better time, according to Brookes Bell’s Director of Asia,…
Adrian Scales, Brookes Bell’s Director of Nautical is currently working with our fire expert Lea McDonald as well as various other parties including the UK SOSREP and the UK’s National Fire Chief’s…
Nick Haslam, Principal Master Mariner has also recently taken part in a panel discussion with the International Salvage Union (ISU). The ISU Associate Members' Day was a face-to-face event held…
Nick Haslam, principal master mariner has contributed to the Nautical Institute’s latest publication: Guidelines for the Maritime Expert Witness.
The new book provides invaluable assistance and…
These cargoes are covered by the IMSBC Code, cargoes that are liable to liquefy are listed as Group A (or A and B) in the Code. However, over the years there has been considerable confusion about…
Brookes Bell has been offering non-destructive testing (NDT) services for some time to identify and assess the extent of corrosion on the deck of a vessel as well as a range of other flat steel…
Ukraine
On 24th February Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine, sparking an immediate surge in oil and gas prices across the world.
Within days, both major oil trading benchmarks had risen…
