Greek shipping companies plead guilty to polluting ocean near U.S. ports

Two Greek shipping companies fined $3.4 million for dumping bilge into NJ waters

Two Greek shipping companies will pay $3.4 million in fines after admitting their vessel’s crew dumped oily bilge water into the narrow shipping channel between New Jersey and Staten Island, then falsified records to hide it. In addition to the fine, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered Avin International Ltd. and Kriti Ruby Special Maritime Enterprises, owner and operator of the offending Motor Tanker Kriti Ruby, to make a $1.1 million commun…

Greek Companies and Tanker Engineers Pay U.S. Over $4.5M in MARPOL Fines

The owner and operator of a Greek product tanker along with two engineers working on the vessel have each pleaded guilty in the latest U.S. Coast Gua...

Greek shipping companies admit dumping oily waste at N.J. port, face $3.4M fine

Two Greek shipping companies have pleaded guilty to federal charges of falsifying records and obstruction of justice, agreeing to a $3.4 million fine for concealing the illegal dumping of oily waste off the coast of New Jersey.Avin International and Kriti Ruby Special Maritime Enterprises pleaded guilty in Newark federal court on Monday to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District…

Greek Shipping Companies Plead Guilty To Polluting Sea In The U.S.

Two Greek shipping companies are called to pay millions of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to polluting the sea near U.S. ports. Credits: Greek Reporter Two Greek shipping companies pleaded guilty to the illegal transport and discharge of oily waste into the sea near U.S. ports, according to U.S. Department of Justice officials. Avin International Ltd. and Kriti Ruby Special Maritime Enterprises pleaded guilty to the 2002 polluting incide…

Greek shipping companies plead guilty to polluting ocean near U.S. ports

Two Greek shipping companies are having to pay millions of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to concealing the illegal transport and discharge of oily bilge water near U.S. ports.

Two Greek shipping companies fined $3.4 million for dumping bilge into NJ waters - New York Times Post

Two Greek shipping companies will pay $3.4 million in fines after admitting their vessel’s crew dumped oily bilge water into the narrow shipping channel between New Jersey and Staten Island, then falsified records to hide it. In addition to the fine, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered Avin International Ltd. and Kriti Ruby Special Maritime Enterprises, owner and operator of the offending Motor Tanker Kriti Ruby, to make a $1.1 million commun…