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Contact us recruitment@brookesbell.com Founded in 1903, Brookes Bell is a leading multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy serving the marine and energy sectors. We…

Are you an owner, charterer, manager or lawyer that needs assistance investigating an instance of dock damage?  Then draw upon Brookes Bell’s wealth of expertise and experience. Our team…

There are two main groups of factors that affect a vessel’s performance: external factors such as weather and currents and vessel factors such as the state of loading, the condition of the hull…

Piracy remains a very real and serious issue for the shipping industry. Spreading beyond the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, our experience of investigating and managing piracy issues has…

Grounding and collisions can lead to a range of negative outcomes, from applying extreme loads upon ship structures, significant hull damage, to loss of life. No matter how they occur, once…

The proper stowage and securing of cargoes is a vital part of ensuring safe operations at sea. Failure to properly stow and secure cargoes has led to numerous serious ship casualties, injuries…

According to the World Shipping Council around 1,300 containers are lost at sea every year. Whilst this may not seem like a huge number given the volume of global shipping trade, every container…

Are your bulk carrier operations undertaking hold cleaning and preparation properly?  If they’re not, you could fail hold inspections and quickly find yourself facing substantial cargo…

The handling and carriage of liquid cargoes is highly complex and provides operators and charterers with a unique set of challenges. With years of operational and consultancy experience, Brookes…

Under the MARPOL convention, ship owners have an obligation to minimise the level of pollution generated by their operations.  Our Master Mariners are well versed in the requirements of the…