pollution


Friday, November 21, 2014
garbage sea ocean beach pollution environment
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Bulk Carrier Owner and Master Fined for Dumping Trash Off Australia

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has prosecuted China Earth Shipping Incorporated, the owners of Panama flagged bulk carrier Xin Tai Hai and

November 21, 2014
Total Views: 128

Monday, November 17, 2014
Car Carrier Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty in ‘Magic Pipe’ Case
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Car Carrier Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty in ‘Magic Pipe’ Case

The chief engineer of a NYK Line car carrier has pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore, Maryland, to obstruction of justice and violating the Act to

November 17, 2014
Total Views: 84

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Fujian Huadong Shipyard
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Abalone Farmers Storm Chinese Shipyard

A shipyard in China's southeast has suspended operations after at least 500 farmers, who blame water pollution from the yard for killing their abalone harvest,

September 23, 2014
Total Views: 90

Thursday, April 17, 2014
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Addressing Grey Water Pollution from Ships

By Wei Chen, R&D Manager, Waste Water Systems, Wa?rtsila? In 2013, fines incurred under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from

April 17, 2014
Total Views: 442

Monday, October 7, 2013
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Satellite Imagery Busts Maersk Tanker in UK Pollution Case

At a hearing today at Truro Magistrates Court in the UK, Maersk Tankers Singapore was ordered to pay a total of £22,500 in fines and costs after pleading

October 7, 2013
Total Views: 153

Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Columbia Shipmanagement Fined $10.4 Million for Oil Pollution at Sea Violations [UDPATE]
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Columbia Shipmanagement Fined $10.4 Million for Oil Pollution at Sea Violations [UDPATE]

Note: This article has been reposted from March 22, 2013, with an update that the sentence was handed down yesterday, July 23, 2013.  Shipping firms Columbia

July 24, 2013
Total Views: 1015

Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Last American Coal Powered Ferry Asks Permission to Dump Ashes While Steaming

  Via K&L Gates Lake Michigan Carferry, Inc., the operator of the SS Badger today filed the first ever individual permit application to authorize

May 24, 2012
Total Views: 60

Monday, May 21, 2012
Captain Found Guilty in MARPOL Misstep
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Captain Found Guilty in MARPOL Misstep

The former captain of a Panama-flagged bulk carrier M/V Gaurav Prem that discharged hundreds of plastic pipes into the ocean, has been convicted by a jury in

May 21, 2012
Total Views: 38

Thursday, August 18, 2011
Puerto Rican shipping company fined in pollution cover-up case
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Puerto Rican shipping company fined in pollution cover-up case

Puerto Rican-based Epps Shipping Company was sentenced today in federal court to pay a $700,000 fine for violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships

August 18, 2011
Total Views: 46

Thursday, June 9, 2011
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‘Healthy oceans are everyone’s business’

Photo By Rob Almeida, Copyright 2011 Remarks by NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco during Capitol Hill Oceans Week June 7, 2011 Good morning everyone! Let

June 9, 2011
Total Views: 30

Friday, July 2, 2010
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Mapped

(Source: IMC Brokers) In the broad expanse of the northern Pacific Ocean, there exists the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a slowly moving, clockwise spiral of

July 2, 2010
Total Views: 1645

Friday, April 24, 2009
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Guilty Plea in Empress of The North Pollution Case

Today, Juneau District Court Judge Keith Levy sentenced American West Steamboat Company, LLC for violating a Alaskan state criminal law that makes polluting

April 24, 2009
Total Views: 133