3D Marine

What 3D Marine does

3D Marine is a full-service maritime consulting firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, operating as the Americas-focused brand within the international Brookes Bell group. The company delivers multidisciplinary technical consulting to maritime and energy sector clients, including protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs, shipowners, charterers, marine underwriters, hull and machinery (H&M) insurers, law firms, and attorneys. Its service portfolio spans marine consulting and surveying, marine engineering, naval architecture, pollution control, personal injury expert witness support, superyacht services, salvage and wreck removal, scientific and cargo expertise, metallurgy and non-destructive testing (NDT), fire response and investigation, and paint and coatings. A notable technical asset is access in-region to The Lab at Brookes Bell, a world-leading forensic investigations laboratory near Liverpool, UK, providing failure investigations, materials testing, and NDT services.

The firm operates from four US offices (Houston, Miami, San Francisco, and New York) and draws on the broader Brookes Bell network of offices in Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements, with a relationship-driven enterprise field sales motion targeting complex, high-cost, low-frequency maritime claims and disputes. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the firm offers no-obligation initial consultations. 3D Marine functions as a wholly-owned operating brand of Brookes Bell LLP, a UK-incorporated limited liability partnership, with no independent ownership or external investment disclosed. Marketing is conducted primarily through the corporate Brookes Bell website, with brand reputation and expert credibility serving as the principal demand-generation mechanism rather than performance or paid marketing channels.

Name

3D Marine

Legal name

3D Marine

Website

https://3dmarine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

3D Marine is a Houston-headquartered, full-service maritime consulting firm serving the Americas within the international Brookes Bell group. It provides multidisciplinary technical consulting, expert witness support, and forensic laboratory services to shipowners, P&I clubs, insurers, and law firms handling complex maritime claims.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Consulting Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Management & Owner’s Engineering / Technical Consultancy (Spec Writing, Bid Support, Site Support) (IMAJAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marine Service Provider Coordination (Diving, Inspection, Class/Survey Support) (TLAHAJAI)

Keywords

• Maritime consulting services
• Marine surveying and engineering
• Naval architecture consulting
• Marine casualty investigation
• Maritime expert witness support

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Maritime Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for maritime and energy industries including marine surveying, engineering, naval architecture, pollution control, and expert witness support. Services are provided on a project basis addressing complex, high-cost claims and investigations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

3D Marine is a full-service maritime consulting firm delivering multidisciplinary technical and scientific services to the marine and energy industries across the Americas. Its core offerings include marine surveying, marine engineering, naval architecture, pollution control, master mariner services, salvage and wreck removal, scientific and cargo expertise, metallurgy/inspection/NDT, fire response and investigation, paint and coatings, superyacht services, and personal injury expert witness support, supplemented by access to The Lab at Brookes Bell forensic laboratory in Liverpool.

Product overview

3D Marine is a full-service maritime consulting business operating as part of the Brookes Bell group. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices in Miami, San Francisco, and New York, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio of consulting services including marine consulting and surveying, marine engineering, naval architecture, pollution control, personal injury expert witness support, and superyacht services. The core services connect through a multidisciplinary team of experts, enabling 3D Marine to serve as a single-source solution for complex maritime claims. Additional services are accessed through Brookes Bell's global network, including Master Mariner services, salvage and wreck removal, scientific and cargo expertise, metallurgy/inspection/NDT, fire response and investigation, and paint and coatings. The company also provides access to The Lab—a world-leading forensic investigations laboratory offering failure investigations, materials testing, and non-destructive testing (NDT) services. Together, these services form an integrated offering for P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, underwriters, H&M insurers, law firms, and attorneys dealing with low-frequency, complex, high-cost maritime claims.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine Consulting and Surveying Comprehensive marine consulting and surveying services for maritime clients in the Americas, covering all aspects of marine transportation. Targeted at P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, underwriters, H&M insurers, and law firms.
• Marine Engineering Marine engineering expertise including MARPOL services, crane incident investigations, technical management, forensic engineering, engine damage assessment, steering gear incidents, and fire and explosion surveys. Targeted at shipowners, insurers, and maritime operators.
• Naval Architecture Naval architecture services encompassing marine design, stability assessment, design conversions, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis, vessel motions, mooring analysis, and ship handling. Targeted at shipowners, offshore developers, and salvage operators.
• Pollution Control Pollution control consultancy services for maritime operations and environmental compliance, including MARPOL Annex 1 and Annex 2 consultancy. Targeted at tanker operators, charterers, and regulatory-facing maritime clients.
• Personal Injury Expert Witness Support Expert witness support for personal injury cases in the maritime industry. Targeted at law firms and attorneys handling maritime personal injury litigation.
• Superyacht Services Specialized consulting services for superyacht operations and management. Targeted at luxury yacht owners, operators, and managers.
• Master Mariner Services Master Mariner expertise including speed and consumption disputes, navigation analysis, piracy issues, collisions and groundings, stowage assessments, container ship casualty management, hold cleanliness, tanker operations, and fixed object damage. Targeted at shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs, and law firms.
• Salvage and Wreck Removal Salvage and wreck project management, stability assessment capability, Special Casualty Representatives (SCRs), and finite element modelling for casualty situations. Targeted at P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, and salvage operators.
• Scientific and Cargo Expertise Scientific cargo advice, grain and food quality disputes, loss prevention advice under IMSBC/IMDG codes, cargo liquefaction emergency assistance, coal and solid fuel cargo consultancy, and fertilizers handling. Targeted at cargo interests, shipowners, charterers, and insurers.
• Metallurgy, Inspection and NDT Maritime metallurgical consultancy, exhaust gas scrubber corrosion inspections, corrosive cargo transport advice, failure investigations, and forensic analysis. Targeted at H&M insurers, shipowners, and forensic investigators.
• Fire Response and Investigation Fire response investigation, fire safety in ship design, advice on lithium-ion and battery fires, and maritime fire and escape simulation analysis. Targeted at shipowners, insurers, and legal counsel.
• Paint and Coatings New build/maintenance and repair coating services, vessel surveys, coating failure investigations, paint and coatings forensic analysis, and antifouling consultancy. Targeted at shipyards, shipowners, and insurers.
• The Lab - Forensic Investigations Laboratory A world-leading forensic investigations laboratory based near Liverpool, UK, providing failure investigations, materials testing, and non-destructive testing (NDT) services. Targeted at maritime insurers, shipowners, and legal counsel requiring independent forensic analysis.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Brookes Bell GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3D Marine is part of the international Brookes Bell group, a leading multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy serving the marine and energy sectors. This subsidiary relationship provides 3D Marine with access to The Lab at Brookes Bell (a world-leading forensic investigations laboratory near Liverpool, UK), as well as the ability to tap into Brookes Bell's global network of offices in Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The partnership enables 3D Marine to serve as a single-source solution for clients requiring services beyond its direct offerings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lloyd's Register: Maritime classification society with an established marine consulting practice (including failure investigations and energy advisory), competing with 3D Marine for high-end casualty and engineering work.
• DNV Maritime: Maritime classification and advisory arm of DNV, providing consulting, surveying, and expert services overlapping with 3D Marine's marine engineering, naval architecture, and risk advisory offerings.
• Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore: Global classification society and testing/inspection major that competes with 3D Marine in marine surveying, casualty investigation, and marine engineering advisory, though it offers these as part of a much broader statutory and certification portfolio.
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS): Houston-headquartered classification society offering marine surveying, engineering advisory, and offshore technical services that overlap with 3D Marine's naval architecture and marine engineering consulting.

Direct peers

• RINA Services: Italian classification and marine consulting society offering marine surveying, engineering advisory, and certification services that compete directly with 3D Marine's naval architecture, marine engineering, and regulatory compliance offerings.
• Crawford & Company: Global claims management company with marine and cargo adjusting capabilities that competes with 3D Marine in maritime claims, surveying, and expert investigations for insurers and P&I clubs.
• McLarens: Global independent loss adjusting and surveying firm with a marine and energy practice that competes with 3D Marine for marine surveying, cargo, and H&M insurance claims work.
• Brookes Bell: Parent group of 3D Marine, offering the same multidisciplinary maritime and energy consulting services globally from offices in the UK, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Effectively the broader peer entity of which 3D Marine is the Americas brand.
• Charles Taylor (Marine): Provider of marine claims management, technical services, and loss adjusting for P&I clubs, insurers, and shipowners, directly comparable to 3D Marine's marine surveying, casualty response, and expert witness offerings.
• Sedgwick (Marine): Global claims management and loss adjusting firm with a dedicated marine practice handling cargo, hull, and P&I claims, overlapping directly with 3D Marine's surveying and expert witness services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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