New Zealand Fines Stevedoring Company $150,000 for Dropping Excavator from Ship’s Crane
A New Zealand court has sentenced a Tauranga-based stevedoring company to a more $150,000 fine after a 15 tonne excavator was dropped from a ship’s crane
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A New Zealand court has sentenced a Tauranga-based stevedoring company to a more $150,000 fine after a 15 tonne excavator was dropped from a ship’s crane
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