SOLAS Safe Return to Port (SRTP) regulations represent a step change in crew responsibilities during flood and fire emergencies on new medium and large passenger vessels and highly occupied Special Purpose Ships. Read Dr Luis Guarin’s advice to crew, ship owners and operators in The Maritime Executive: http://bit.ly/1ThES1b.

With over 100 guests from a range of lawyers, P&I clubs, ship owners and operators the Brookes Bell evening of presentations and networking was a huge success in Piraeus, Athens on Tuesday 19th April.

A drinks reception took place to welcome the guests at the prestigious Yacht Club of Greece, in the Piraeus port, with guests then being entertained by our specialists, listening to a series of 3 presentations on our services and abilities within our business and the sector.

Colin Kershaw, Managing Partner, kicked off the evening, with an introduction to the business and the importance of hosting such an event, enabling us to share our wide range of expertise with those working in the industry.

Our first speaker subject was forensic engineering, including topics about 'Unusual Wear' by Ray Luukas, Senior Partner and 'Unusual Bunker Claims' by Chris Fisher, Brookes Bell consultant. Then it was on to 'Identifying cargo hazards under the IMSBC Code', presented by Dr. Martin Jonas. With the 3rd presentation given by Adrian Scales and Dr. Kieran Dodworth regarding the re-float of the Good Faith, that occurred in Greece last year. With Q&A's ending the more formal section of the evening, leading into a drinks reception.

Taking in the stunning evening views overlooking the Bay of Piraeus everyone enjoyed a relaxed atmosphere with food and drinks available for the remainder of the evening. A great chance to converse further with those that the Brookes Bell team had met with during their two days in Athens and to meet new people coming into the industry or those they had not previously met with.

The Brookes Bell team looks forward to being in Greece again this year for the Posidonia event.

Brookes Bell Group, is delighted to have won the SME Business of the Year Award 2016 at the Mersey Maritime Industry Awards ceremony held in March. This is the second consecutive year that Brookes Bell has won an award at the event, having taken home the Global Reach Award in 2015.

Having been in business for some 113 years and with our roots firmly in Liverpool, today the Group leads the market in professional expertise and experience across all the major maritime and scientific disciplines, operating out of offices in Liverpool, London Tower Bridge, Sidcup, Glasgow, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. All of the company’s full-time personnel work exclusively for the Group, enabling us to provide specialist advice in a wide range of inter-disciplinary areas.

Colin Kershaw, Managing Partner at Brookes Bell Group was delighted to receive the SME Business of the Year Award on the Group's behalf and commented, "We are delighted to be honoured with the Group’s second industry award at the Mersey Maritime ceremony. This is a wonderful occasion and one that recognises all those in the industry who play such a significant part in making Liverpool and the North West a fantastic region to do business. We are so proud of all of the team involved in achieving such a prestigious accolade."

Congratulations to our Singapore office on attaining certification to ISO9001:2008. All units in the Brookes Bell Group are now certified to the International Standard.