Three months prison for chief engineer in dumping case
JULY 8, 2015 — Valerii Georgiev, 42, a Russian citizen, and the former chief mate of the ocean cargo vessel M/V Murcia Carrier, has been sentenced to a term of three months
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Second indictment for DFDS Shipping
JUNE 12, 2015 — Following an indictment in Mobile, AL, last month for related conduct (see earlier story), Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab AS (DSD Shipping) and four employees are now under three-count indictment
DSD Shipping and four engineers indicted in magic pipe case
MAY 13, 2015 — A federal grand jury in Mobile, AL, has returned a seven-count indictment charging Stavanger, Norway, headquartered Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab AS (DSD Shipping) and four employees with violating the
Carbofina to pay $2.75 million in magic pipe case
MARCH 6, 2015 — At a sentencing hearing in Tampa, FL, U.S. District Court Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has ordered Italian shipowner Carbofina S.p.A. to pay an overall criminal penalty of
Magic pipe case chief engineer gets prison sentence
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — The chief engineer of a car carrier involved in a magic pipe case received a prison term at a February 20 sentencing hearing in Baltimore, MD.Chief U.S. District
Whistleblower to collect $250,000 in magic pipe case
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 — A whistleblower is to collect $250,000 in a “magic pipe” case in which the Hachiuma Steamship Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Japan’s NYK Line, is to pay $1.8
Shipowners who violate ECA rules face stiff penalties
JANUARY 19, 2015 — Shipowners who violate the new fuel sulfur requirements in the North American ECA (Emissions Control Area) will face stiff civil penalties. On January 16, 2015, EPA released a
Odfjell cops plea in pollution case
MARCH 5, 2014 — The U.S.Department of Justice reports that Singapore-based Odfjell Asia II Pte Ltd (Odfjell) and one of its senior crew members pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Hartford,