3D Marine USA

Operating as a strategic division of the international Brookes Bell group, 3D Marine has established itself as a comprehensive maritime consulting firm serving clients throughout the Americas. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional offices in Miami, San Francisco, and New York, the company delivers full-service marine consulting across all aspects of marine transportation. Their team comprises time-served experts with extensive maritime industry experience, positioning them as a single-source solution for complex marine challenges.

The firm's multidisciplinary approach encompasses marine surveying and inspection services, marine engineering expertise, naval architecture capabilities, and pollution control consulting. Their team includes master mariners, cargo scientists, metallurgists, fuel chemists, and fire investigation specialists who collaborate to address low-frequency, complex, high-cost claims that other firms struggle to handle. This depth of expertise allows 3D Marine to serve as expert witnesses in maritime litigation while providing practical engineering solutions for vessel operations and casualty management.

Through their connection to Brookes Bell's global network, 3D Marine provides clients access to The Lab, a world-leading forensic investigations laboratory located near Liverpool, UK. This facility specializes in failure investigations, materials testing, and non-destructive testing, extending the firm's analytical capabilities beyond what typical marine consulting firms can offer. The integration of laboratory services with field expertise enables comprehensive investigations of marine casualties, machinery failures, and cargo disputes.

3D Marine has built an impressive portfolio serving diverse vessel types including superyachts, convenience cargo vessels, passenger ships, cruise lines, barges, push boats, and tugboats. Their brown water operations expertise complements their deep-water capabilities. With the evolving global energy market, the firm has expanded into crude oil tanker operations, chemical tanker services, LNG carrier support, and offshore energy development consulting. Their client roster includes P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, underwriters, H&M insurers, and maritime law firms who rely on their impartial technical analysis and expert testimony.

The company's service capabilities extend to salvage and wreck removal operations, scientific cargo expertise for bulk commodities, coating failure investigations, fire response and investigation, and personal injury case support. Their engineers provide technical management consulting, MARPOL compliance services, and forensic engineering for machinery surveys. Naval architects on staff handle stability assessments, design conversions, computational fluid dynamics analysis, and vessel motion studies. This breadth of technical capability, combined with their multi-office presence across American maritime hubs, allows 3D Marine to respond rapidly to casualties and provide continuous support throughout complex marine incidents.

As part of a global maritime consulting organization with offices spanning Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore, 3D Marine combines local market intelligence with international technical resources. Their culture emphasizes innovation and lean business practices, delivering cutting-edge expertise while maximizing value for clients navigating the increasingly complex regulatory and technical challenges facing the modern maritime and offshore energy industries.