News and Knowledge

30/07/2025

From Flake to Failure: The Cost of Ignoring Modern Marine Coatings Challenges

Maintaining a vessel’s protective coatings is essential for its longevity and operational efficiency. Despite representing up to just 2% of a ship’s newbuild cost, hull coatings...

29/07/2025

Wind Energy Taps Into Brookes Bell to Gain Forensic and Scientific Edge

As Brookes Bell diversifies its skillset beyond shipping, The Lab has expanded into supporting the increasingly important renewable energy sector, offering the same rigorous...

03/07/2025

New Research Finds Propulsion Energy Saving Devices as Key to Cutting Fuel Use

A recent report from Lloyd’s Register (LR) has found that advanced propulsion energy saving devices (ESDs) could deliver up to a 10% fuel reduction for vessels, yet fewer than 2%...

02/07/2025

Lloyd’s Register Grants First Ever Approval for Coating & Robotic Cleaning System

Lloyd’s Register has awarded the world’s first Recognised Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to Jotun for its SeaQuantum Skate antifouling coating, alongside type approval...

01/07/2025

ABS Publishes Ground-Breaking Study on Floating Nuclear Powered Data Centres

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. From smartphones to TVs, AI is being incorporated into endless electronic devices. However, AI, and the data centres that power it, requires...

30/06/2025

UK Pledges to Double Nuclear Submarine Force

As a result of the latest Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the UK Government has committed to doubling the number of nuclear attack submarines in the Royal Navy fleet. Up to 12...

26/06/2025

Samskip Launches UK to Rotterdam Container Service

European shipper Samskip has announced a new shortsea container service that will connect Rotterdam and the Port of Blyth in northeast England, enhancing multimodal connections...

25/06/2025

Port of Liverpool to Develop £35m Low-Carbon Cement Terminal

The Port of Liverpool in collaboration with Medcem - a major global player in cement production - is set to develop a major cement import facility to support the UK construction...

25/06/2025

Meet The Team: Ben Marray

We are pleased to introduce Ben Marray, Laboratory Technician at The Lab at Brookes Bell. Ben blends practical engineering skill with forensic rigour, ensuring that every case...

24/06/2025

Brookes Bell Puts Engine Room Fires Into Focus

Over the last few years there has been significant changes in the Hull and Machinery landscape. The growing size and complexity of vessels has led to a sharp rise in both incidents...