Maritime transport
Transport of people or goods via waterways
Follow Maritime transport on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
We include updates on New England, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Elaine Chao, United States Coast Guard, Maple syrup, Hardtack, Grog, Container ship, Saudade, Scrimshaw, Sea shanty, The captain goes down with the ship, Coxswain, Boatswain, List of United States Navy enlisted rates, Whaling ... and more.
| March 10 2025 | The MV Stena Immaculate, an oil tanker managed by Crowley, was involved in a significant maritime incident in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire. The vessel was at anchor when hit by the Portuguese-flagged container ship MV Solong, resulting in multiple explosions and a fire. Despite the serious nature of the collision, all crew members of the Immaculate were successfully rescued. |
| 2025 | Delivery of the world's largest coast guard vessel under the Polar icebreaker program is expected. |
| 2024 | Crowley christened the first U.S. all-electric tugboat and created a standalone company with SEACOR Holdings. |
| December 2024 | Coast Guard acquired the USCGC Storis, a 360-foot icebreaker previously used by Royal Dutch Shell. |
| December 20 2024 | Bureau Veritas was admitted as a member of the CAC 40 stock market index, marking a significant milestone in the company's corporate status. |
| March 2024 | Bureau Veritas announced LEAP | 28, its latest strategic framework focusing on three key pillars: Portfolio, Performance, and Human Capital. |
| February 2024 | Angela, Elaine Chao's sister, died after backing her car into a pond. |
| 2023 |
United States Navy enlisted rates
The United States Navy approved their version of the SEAC insignia.
|
| 2023 | Crowley purchased Tamarind Consolidated. |
| 2023 | In January 2023, Elaine Chao responded to Trump's racist attacks, stating that 'people had deliberately misspelled or mispronounced' her name and highlighting the hard work of Asian Americans to change that experience for future generations. |
| December 13 2023 | Fondo Italiano d'Investimento SGR officially entered RINA S.p.A.'s shareholder structure, changing the company's ownership distribution. Carlo Luzzatto was simultaneously appointed as the new CEO and General Manager, while Ugo Salerno remained Executive Chairman. |
| September 2023 | DNV acquired ANB Systems, a US-headquartered SaaS company providing energy programme services to utility and regulatory body customers. |
| July 2023 | Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux was appointed as an Independent Director of Bureau Veritas. |
| June 2023 | Laurent Mignon was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Pascal Lebard was appointed Lead Independent Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors. |
| June 2023 | Hinda Gharbi became the CEO of Bureau Veritas, taking leadership of the global testing and certification company. |
| 2022 | From July 2022 onward, former President Trump criticized Mitch McConnell's leadership on social media and directed racist attacks at Elaine Chao. |
| December 2022 | Laurent Mignon was appointed to the board of directors, succeeding André François-Poncet. |
| July 2022 | Bureau Veritas acquires AMSfashion, an expert in sustainability, quality, and conformity services for the fashion industry. |
| June 2022 | Bureau Veritas acquires Advanced Testing Laboratory, specialized in scientific sourcing services. |
| January 2022 | Bureau Veritas acquires PreScience, a company specialized in Project Management and Construction management services for Transportation Infrastructure projects. |
| 2021 | DNV published the fifth edition of its independent Energy Transition Outlook annual report, continuing its commitment to researching and analyzing global energy trends. |
| 2021 | Coast Guard Reserve commander Andre Douglas was selected to join NASA Astronaut Group 23. |
| 2021 | Elaine Chao began serving on the board of directors for ChargePoint, an electric charger network provider. |
| 2021 | In 2021, Elaine Chao joined the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 2021 | Chao publicly spoke out against incidents of anti-Asian harassment, highlighting her stance on combating racism in the wake of increased violence against Asian Americans. |
| December 2021 | CEO Didier Michaud-Daniel announced Bureau Veritas' strategic ambitions for 2025, targeting leadership in critical societal areas including energy transition, smart cities, new mobility forms, and supply chain traceability. |
| September 2021 | Bureau Veritas acquires AET France, a company specializing in laboratory testing, product development, and sustainability testing. |
| August 2021 | In August 2021, Elaine Chao was elected to the board of directors of the Kroger supermarket chain. |
| June 2021 | In the first half of 2021, Bureau Veritas demonstrated strong financial recovery, posting a net profit of €196.9 million with revenues of €2.4 billion, a 9.9% increase compared to 2020. The company also recruited 8,000 new employees, including 1,000 in France. |
| April 2021 | Bureau Veritas acquires Bradley Construction Management, an American company specialized in project management and construction management services for the renewable energy sector. |
| March 4 2021 | The Inspector General released a report outlining numerous ethics violations by Chao, including using department resources for personal errands, and referred its findings for potential criminal prosecution, which the Justice Department ultimately declined to pursue. |
| March 1 2021 | DNV GL changed its name back to DNV. |
| January 2021 | Bureau Veritas takes a majority stake in cybersecurity specialist Secura. |
| January 7 2021 | Elaine Chao submitted her resignation as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, effective January 11, 2021, following the January 6 United States Capitol attack. She was the highest-ranking member of the administration to resign due to the riots. |
| 2020 | Bureau Veritas announced its 2025 strategy, focusing on value enhancement, growth, and sustainability in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) sector. Despite the challenges of the global crisis, the company maintained profitability with a net profit of €125.3 million, though experiencing a nearly 10% drop in revenue to €4.6 billion. |
| 2020 |
Cold ironing
International Maritime Organization (IMO) sets a target to reduce world maritime sulphur output to <0.5%, further tightening emissions regulations for maritime vessels.
|
| 2020 | UNCTAD reports that maritime transport accounts for approximately 80% of international trade, highlighting the continued critical importance of sea-based transportation in global commerce. |
| 2020 | Under the CARES Act, Chao's Department of Transportation had $114 billion made available for the transportation sector, with significant allocations including $25 billion for public transit systems. |
| 2020 | Chao worked to allow truckers to deliver essential goods to New York City, leading to the withdrawal of the city's 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state truckers after federal government pressure. |
| 2020 | Chao announced the disbursement of $1.2 billion in grants to 405 airports for infrastructure and safety improvements as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| July 31 2020 |
Dublin Docklands
Royal Canal Linear Park was officially opened, with the Dublin-Galway Greenway running along its section and integrating some elements of the original plan.
|
| May 2020 | The Trump administration removed acting Inspector General Mitch Behm, who was investigating Chao for potential preferential treatment towards transportation projects in Kentucky, amid her husband’s re-election campaign. |
| May 2020 | Elaine Chao sternly warned airlines to adhere to their published ticket refund procedures and Department of Transportation regulations, insisting on cash refunds instead of vouchers when required by law due to the COVID-19 outbreak. |
| 2019 |
United States Navy enlisted rates
Each military branch was tasked with creating a unique rank insignia for the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC).
|
| 2019 | Bureau Veritas acquires Owen, a provider of compliance services for buildings and infrastructure in the United States. The company also acquires Q Certificazioni, an Italian organic food certification body, and integrates Capital Energy in France to expand energy efficiency certification services. |
| 2019 | Bureau Veritas entered into a strategic partnership with Microsoft to develop artificial intelligence applications in testing laboratories. |
| 2019 |
Dublin Docklands
Construction began on the Royal Canal Linear Park project.
|
| 2019 |
Freight technology
The world's first blockchain-based system for streamlining air cargo costing, billing, and reconciliation was announced at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, marking a significant technological advancement in freight logistics.
|
| 2019 |
Freight technology
TradeLens platform expands to cover nearly 50% of global container shipping cargo shipments, demonstrating significant adoption in the maritime logistics technology sector.
|
|
We are only showing the most recent entries for this topic. |
|
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Cold ironing, DNV, Sea captain, Maritime transport, RINA (company), Dublin Docklands, United States Coast Guard, Crowley Maritime, List of United States Navy enlisted rates, Freight technology, Elaine Chao & Bureau Veritas, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.