ASA Member Highlights

Since 1903, Brookes Bell has been the leading maritime consultancy, becoming the “go to” name for casualty investigation, forensic analysis, technical dispute resolution and expert witness work to some of the biggest names in shipping across the globe. Over that time, Brookes Bell has developed unrivalled expertise in master mariner services, marine engineering, naval architecture, cargo science, salvage & wreck removal, fire investigation, fuel & liquid cargoes, metallurgy, and paint & coatings.

Thanks to the broad range of disciplines we employ at Brookes Bell, we can deliver complex projects through a single point of contact. This is a vital difference of support as smaller attritional claims are reduced and are replaced with more low-frequency, complex, high-cost claims where clients need a single partner to steer them through the complexities to quickly and cost effectively deliver a resolution. This is an important point, and one of the key reasons P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, underwriters, and law firms around the world choose Brookes Bell when they need independent and impartial expert support.

As the needs of the maritime world have developed, so to have the services that Brookes Bell offers with dedication to innovation which is highlighted through our ground-breaking digital simulation software and the addition of our state-ofthe-art laboratory providing independent detailed forensic investigation and analysis across fuels, paint & coatings, metallurgy, and NDT. A global industry needs a global partner. With roots in Liverpool’s renowned commercial shipping district, Brookes Bell now has offices in major maritime and energy hubs such as London, Glasgow, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, San Francisco, Houston, and Miami.

In 2021, Brookes Bell added 3D Marine to its portfolio, providing additional strength and reach to its service offering in the Americas with offices in Houston and Miami. Combined with our offices in New York and San Francisco, we are well placed to support our clients where and when they need us.

A full-service consulting group, 3D Marine specializes in all aspects of marine transportation, offering vessel and cargo surveys, casualty, and marine engineering consultancy. With a reputation of high-quality service, based on many cases around the US coast and South America, 3D Marine is a perfect fit for the work and specialisms of Brookes Bell.

The new team members are David Ireland (San Francisco based SCR), William Leschaeve (New York based SCR), Martin Twomey (Marine Engineer with oversight of operations in the Americas), Eric Crabtree (Houston based and former Salvage master with Ardent Americas), Matthew Fenton (San Francisco based marine engineer) and Luis Guarin (Miami based naval architect). Luis will be developing our Quantitative Risk Assessment capabilities, which is becoming an increasingly prominent tool in casualty management. These experts allow Brookes Bell and 3D Marine to work more closely with the ASA members across the Americas providing casualty support, forensic analysis, digital simulation, and expert witness services in marine salvage as well as brown water salvage.

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A Brookes Bell SCR was appointed to a high-profile grounding case in Ashdod, Israel on Christmas Day 2019// Un Brookes Bell SCR fue designado para un caso de puesta a tierra de alto perfil en Ashdod, Israel, el día de Navidad de 2019