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Carrier to pay millions in cleanup, penalties for Connecticut gasoline spill

A Connecticut transportation company will pay millions of dollars in penalties and cleanup costs related to a 2022 gasoline spill – the biggest in the state’s history, according to Attorney General William Tong.

“Soundview is fully responsible for the ongoing remediation and clean-up of the site, costing millions of dollars,” a Wednesday news release on the company’s settlement with the state noted.

Soundview also faces penalties and payments totaling $350,000 in connection with the accident in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carrier-to-pay-millions-in-cleanup-penalties-for-connecticut-gasoline-spill

Guilty plea in Big Sandy River towboat spill case

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia reports that David K. Smith, 55, of Paducah, Kentucky, River Marine Enterprises, LLC, and Western River Assets, LLC, pleaded guilty October 17 to discharge of refuse into navigable waters. According to court documents and statements made in court, Western River Assets owned a towboat, the Gate City, that docked along the West Virginia shore of the Big Sandy River from at least 2010 until January 2018. River Marine Enterprises...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/guilty-plea-in-big-sandy-river-towboat-spill-case/

Hot Shots: Truck spill, fearsome fires and more

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features a truck spill in Oregon that shut down an interstate highway, the exploding Caldor fire in eastern California and more.

Sticky situation

A truck carrying barrels of apple juice concentrate crashed late Wednesday morning on Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon. Sections of the highway were closed for several hours between Pendleton and Ontario,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-truck-spill-fearsome-fires-and-more

Hot Shots: Best freight-related social posts of the week

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look back at the week in social media highlighting trucking, transportation and weather. This week features severe storms in the Plains, a truck spill in Atlanta and a progress report on a major bridge repair in the South.

Survivor

A truck driver is OK after Irving, Texas, police said he tried to beat a train that ended up crashing into his trailer. The video may be difficult for some people to watch, but to reiterate: The accident was not fatal.

Irving...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-best-social-media-posts-of-the-week

Swift Action at Freeport To Control ‘Water Soluble’ Liquid Spill

Prompt action was taken by the authorities after a “water soluble” liquid was spilt from a container ship at the Freeport, reports Times Malta. 

What happened?

A Freeport spokeswoman said that the incident happened when a container was ruptured during the loading process. 

She added that the Freeport took immediate action to address the spillage.  

Was it a hazardous cargo?

The contents of the container were water-soluble and no material inside that could be classified as hazardous cargo. 

Members of...

http://mfame.guru/swift-action-at-freeport-to-control-water-soluble-liquid-spill/

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