Singaporean shipping company Zeaborn Ship Management has pleaded guilty to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oily bilge water and garbage on board the vessel Star Maia….
Illegal dumping
Greek Shipowner to Pay $2.25 Million for Safety and Environmental Crimes on U.S.-Bound Tanker
A U.S. District Court judge in Rhode Island has sentenced Zeus Lines Management S.A., the Greek company that owned and operated the Galissas, to pay $2.25 million over for safety and…
Norwegian Shipping Company Convicted of MARPOL Violation in U.S.
Norwegian shipping company Clipper Shipping has been convicted in U.S. federal court of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and sentenced to pay a $1.5 million fine for…
https://gcaptain.com/norwegian-shipping-company-convicted-of-marpol-violation-in-u-s/
Ship Manager Denies Pollution Incident Alleged by Spain
LONDON/MADRID, Feb 22 (Reuters) – A tanker that was detained by Spain and accused of discharging fuel in open waters near the northeastern port city of Tarragona did not cause any pollution…
https://gcaptain.com/ship-manager-denies-pollution-incident-alleged-by-spain/
Spain Detains Tanker Over Mediterranean Oil Discharge
By Emma Pinedo and Jonathan Saul MADRID, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Spain has detained and fined a Maltese-flagged oil tanker it says discharged oil in open waters near the northeastern port city…
https://gcaptain.com/spain-detains-tanker-over-mediterranean-oil-discharge/
Russian Chief Engineer Sentenced to Prison for Dumping Oily Bilge Water and Cover-Up
The Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged bulk carrier has been sentenced to a year plus one day in prison for deliberately discharging oil-contaminated bilge water overboard in U.S. waters…
Bulk Carrier Operator, Chief Engineer Caught Dumping Oily Bilge Water at Sea
Despite several successful cases brought by the United States against vessel operators and crew, oily bilge water continues to be illegally dumped at sea. In most cases, the crimes also…
https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-operator-chief-engineer-caught-dumping-oily-bilge-water-at-sea/
Illegal Bilge Dumping at Sea Remains All to Common in Shipping, Investigation Reveals
The illegal dumping of oily wastewater into the ocean from ships is likely much more widespread than previously known and largely goes unpunished, according to an investigation from German media…
Cyprus-Based Shipping Company Fined $2 Million in U.S. for Concealing Illegal Discharges
Cyprus-based shipping company Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited was sentenced this week in U.S. federal court to a $2 million fine for concealing illegal discharges of oily water from one of…
Canada-Based Algoma Fined $500,000 for Dumping Wastewater Into Lake Ontario
Ontario, Canada-based Algoma Central Corporation has been fined $500,000 after pleading guilty to dumping wastewater into Lake Ontario, the U.S. Justice Department announced this week. Algoma operated a fleet of…