News and Knowledge

30/03/2023

Brookes Bell UK heads inland with new service offering

The maritime sector has long been Brookes Bell’s ‘bread and butter’ but, importantly, the company is not a one trick pony.

30/03/2023

Meet the Team

Meet Graham...

29/03/2023

Samskip Announces Next-Generation Zero-Emission Short Sea Container Vessels

Dutch-headquartered Samskip has announced that it has signed a shipbuilding agreement with the leading Indian shipyard Cochin Shipyard Ltd for two hydrogen-fuelled short sea...

24/03/2023

UK Government to Designate Three ‘Highly Protected Marine Areas’ in English Waters

The Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey, has announced that the UK Government will be designating the first three Highly Protected Marine Areas in English waters this year.

17/03/2023

New Green Ammonia Facility Planned for Liverpool

A new green ammonia import terminal could be coming to Liverpool should plans proposed by Stanlow Terminals proceed. The planned terminal forms part of the recently announced Essar...

08/03/2023

International Women's Day

To celebrate International Women's Day, Master Mariner, Karley Smith discussed her time at sea and what she's been involved with since coming ashore.

07/03/2023

The Jones Act and Offshore Wind: The Challenges & Opportunities

Like other nations across the world, the U.S. is embarking on an energy transition - away from carbon-based energy sources to renewable energy sources such as offshore wind....

03/03/2023

The Story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald

Speak to anyone with even a passing involvement or interest in the maritime industry, and the words ‘SS Edmund Fitzgerald’ will immediately conjure up memories of an incident which...

01/03/2023

First Ever Net-Zero Voyage Fuelled by Bio-Ethanol Completed

The world’s first ever net-zero voyage fuelled by bio-ethanol has been completed. The vessel, Cajun Sun, began its journey at Geismar in the U.S., and finished at Antwerp, Belgium.

24/02/2023

HMM Orders Nine Methanol-Fuelled Containerships

The case for alternative marine fuels has taken another step forward, with South Korea’s HMM (formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine) placing an order for nine methanol-fuelled...