The Court of Justice of the European Union cancelled the approval of the Fehmarn Belt’s financing model.
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Shipyard labor contractors fined for employment discrimination
The US Department of Justice received a court order on December 11, awarding the US $857,868 in civil penalties, along with other relief, in the Department’s immigration-related employment discrimination lawsuit against companies that provide contract shipyard labor.
The court found that the companies violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against workers based on their citizenship status during the employment eligibility verification process.
The court’s order comes...
https://safety4sea.com/shipyard-labor-contractors-fined-for-employment-discrimination/
Korean Court Orders MHI to Pay WWII Forced Labor Compensation
MHI ordered to compensate South Koreans who were forced to work for MHI predecessor during WWII.
S. Korea top court orders Mitsubishi to pay for WWII forced labour
In November, South Korea’s Supreme Court ordered major Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay damages to two groups of South Koreans for wartime labor.
Tokyo protested immediately against the two rulings which set a clear precedent for similar cases involving Japanese companies. The rulings affect the relationship between South Korea and Japan that are often strained by issues of wartime history.
According to local news, Japan insists that the issue over wartime labourers,...
https://safety4sea.com/s-korea-top-court-orders-mitsubishi-to-pay-for-wwii-forced-labour/
Carnival to appeal Captain’s fine for breaching European air pollution limits
After the Captain of the P&O Cruises-operated ship ‘Azura’ was fined for ‘deliberately breaching the European air pollution limits’, there are reports that Carnival is planning to appeal the court’s ruling.
A Marseille court has imposed a fine of €100,000 (USD 114,000) to the American Captain of the P&O Cruises-operated ship ‘Azura’ for ‘deliberately breaching the European air pollution limits’, in a first of its kind ruling, on Monday. However, the court specified that the €80,000 of this sum...
https://safety4sea.com/carnival-to-appeal-captains-fine-for-breaching-european-air-pollution-limits/
Court ruling validates definition of ‘carriage’ under Athens Convention
The UK Club issued a Legal Update informing that a recent court decision cemented a precedent judgement in favour of the operator, regarding at which point “carriage” concludes for the purpose of the Athens Convention in the context of passengers disembarking from a cruise ship.
The case was similar to another one reported in the port of Malaga, Spain, that led to respective judgement. According to the case, a passenger was disembarking the ‘Thomson Dream’ on 16 January 2015, when she allegedly...
https://safety4sea.com/court-ruling-validates-definition-of-carriage-under-athens-convention/
Captain fined €100,000 for breaching European air pollution limits
A Marseille court has eventually imposed a fine of €100,000 (USD 114,000) to the American Captain of the P&O Cruises-operated ship ‘Azura’ for ‘deliberately breaching the European air pollution limits’, in a first of its kind ruling, on Monday. However, the court specified that the €80,000 of this sum must be paid by the P&O Cruises’ parent company, Carnival.
French court sued the Captain of the ‘Azura’, Captain Evans Hoyt, 58, over using heavy fuel oil (HFO) containing 1.68% of sulphur, which...
https://safety4sea.com/captain-fined-e100000-for-breaching-european-air-pollution-limits/
Davie Shipbuilding Contests Government Support for CTMA Ferry Procurement
The procurement process has been halted and the matter is presently before the courts.
UK Club: Recent developments on Limitation Fund in Singapore and UAE
The UK Club issued a legal update on recent developments with respect to Limitation Funds in Singapore and the UAE. Under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976, shipowners may limit their liability in maritime claims by establishing a limitation fund.
This may be done, either by depositing the sum or by producing a guarantee acceptable under the legislation of the State Party, where the fund is constituted and considered to be adequate by the court, or other...
https://safety4sea.com/uk-club-recent-developments-on-limitation-fund-in-singapore-and-uae/
Trial ongoing for cruise ship Captain over breach of sulphur limit
The defense team of the cruise ship Captain, who was charged over breaking the sulphur limit in the Mediterranean over the summer, said that the European rules unfairly distinguished between the limits applying to cruise ships and these for cargo ships, international media reported.
In the first case of its kind in Europe, French court has sued the Captain of the cruise ship ‘Azura’, operated by P&O Cruises, over breaching sulphur fuel limit, during the ship’s stopover in Marseilles on 29 March....
https://safety4sea.com/trial-ongoing-for-cruise-ship-captain-over-breach-of-sulphur-limit/