The Japan P&I Club informs that the Chinese Supreme Court rendered its Civil Order in December 2015 confirming that it was justifiable under the contract of carriage for a vessel to deviate in order to check the safety of the cargo and carry out sun-drying operations, further to the liquefaction of a cargo of nickel ore.
Read moreUS Department announced that the Turkish Ship Management company, Ciner Gemi Acente Isletni Sanayi Ve Ticaret S.A. and two employees pleaded guilty and were sentenced in federal court in Baltimore, Maryland, for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS). The company will pay over $1 million criminal fine for Marine Oil Pollution Crimes.
Read moreEarthjustice on behalf of eight conservation groups has filed to intervene in a case before the Interior Board of Land Appeals to defend the Department of Interior’s decision to deny Shell Oil’s request for an extension of the terms of its oil drilling leases in the Arctic Ocean.
Read moreThe Standard P&I Club has issued an article to provide general guidance on when a master is entitled to refuse a damaged cargo. A master’s authority to clause bills of lading issued by or on his behalf can sometimes become the cause of disagreement between shippers, charterers and carriers.
Read moreUS Department of Justice announced that engineering officers charged in scheme to cover up oil discharges from cargo vessel.
Read moreOn November 30, 2015, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana handed down the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in the penalty phase of the civil case against Anadarko for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident.
Read moreThe US Department of Justice announced that an oil company charged with multiple felonies related to violations of offshore oil production safety and environmental regulations.
Read moreEU Commission proposes a fine and refers ROMANIA to the Court of Justice of the EU over failure to transpose EU rules on sulphur
Read moreCommission proposes a fine and refers Romania to the Court of Justice of the EU over failure to transpose EU rules on sulphur
Read moreThe Federal Court has fined Japanese whaling company Kyodo $1 million for hunting whales within an Australian whale sanctuary
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