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Is your vessel running as well as it could be?  If you’ve not asked - and answered - that question, then you could be missing out on higher profitability, as well as opening yourself up to…

Main propulsion and power generation systems. Auxiliary machinery and cranes (on ships, offshore and shore side). Refrigeration plant. HVAC systems (boilers, scrubbers and exhaust gas treatment).…

Main and auxiliary engine casualties are expensive categories of damage. In fact, according to one source, it’s estimated that as many as 28% of all machinery claims are related to main engine…

Steering gear failures, rudder issues and propeller incidents can all have catastrophic, and fatal, consequences. Whilst these failures can be somewhat mitigated during the design and…

Shafts, shaft bearings and stern tube bearings must withstand significant stresses and loads and dynamic misalignment from propeller forces.  The shaft bearings must support the weight of…

Defined as ‘all machinery and apparatus forming the non-propulsive equipment of a ship’, auxiliary machinery has an important role to play in the smooth functioning of your vessel. From boilers…

Together with our fire and explosion experts, Brookes Bell’s marine engineers are able to investigate a range of fire incidents including engine room fires and explosions and assess the nature and…

Due to their large size and weight, their relatively low power and the potential for large environmental forces, the manoeuvring of a ship in hazardous and busy channels can lead to collisions,…

The nature and characteristics of liquid petroleum and natural gases means that disputes involving these cargoes can quickly become complex and difficult to resolve. At Brookes Bell, our team has…

Our team has experience advising on the following crude oil-related issues and challenges: All sizes of tankers, ore-bulk-oil (OBO) and OO carriers Cargo loss on voyage from load to disport…