Fines
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Maritime News
France Targets Shadow Tankers with Stiffer Penalties for False Flag
France is reported to be pursuing legislation to stiffen the penalties for vessels flying false flags or failing to comply…
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Maritime News
South Africa Arrests and Fines Four Chinese Vessels for Illegal Fishing
South African authorities have intercepted and fined four Chinese distant-water fishing vessels that were suspected of engaging in illegal fishing.…
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Maritime News
Taiwan Fines and Deports Fishing Boat Captain Who Damaged Subsea Cables
Taiwan continues to carefully monitor its subsea communications cables and other connections after a series of incidents involving ships. In…
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Port News
Splash Wrap: Flags, fines and fakes
Sanctions, the shadow fleet, and the many ways authorities are trying to clamp down on this illicit trade kept Splash…
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Maritime News
Court Fines Fishing Companies Over $1 Million for Bilge Discharges
The federal district court in Anchorage, Alaska, has entered final judgment against three Kodiak-based commercial fishing companies and their manager…
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Maritime News
Australia Fines Indonesian Sea Cucumber Poachers
Nineteen Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in three separate cases at Darwin Local Court on…
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Maritime News
Australia Fines Indonesians Fishing Illegally
Eighteen Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in three separate cases at Darwin Local Court on…
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Maritime News
Australia Fines Bulker for Failing to Follow Safety Directions
A court in Australia sided with its maritime authorities and ordered the owners of a bulker to pay a fine…
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Maritime News
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…
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Marine World
U.S. Fines Mexican Shipping Company $1.75 Million for Pollution Cover-Up
In the latest case in the United States’ ongoing crack down against marine pollution, Mexico-based shipmanager Gremex Shipping S.A. has…
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