Tag: US Department of Justice

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil lawsuit against two Singaporean companies, over the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge by their container ship. 

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a chief engineer has been sentenced to twelve months and a day in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice and failure to maintain an accurate oil record book.

The US Department of Justice, has filed suit against Japan-based MOL to recover damages incurred as a result of the allision of the company’s single cruise ship, the Nippon Maru (IMO 8817631) with a US Navy fuel pier in Apra, Guam.

JM Fisheries LLC, G.S. Fisheries Inc., agreed to pay a total of $725,000 in civil penalties to settle federal Clean Water Act claims related to oil pollution violations.

A Cyprus-based company that operates several commercial vessels, was fined $2M for concealing illegal discharges of oily water into the Atlantic Ocean.

Cargo ship captain is about to face charges for falsifying information concerning 15 COVID-19 positive crew members cases.

The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) signed the first interagency MoU to foster cooperation and communication with the aim of enhancing competition in the maritime industry.

A federal jury in Oakland convicted a first engineer of falsifying the Oil Record Book and obstruction of justice, in connection with the intentional dumping of oily bilge water from the tanker Zao Galaxy in February 2019.

Following its sanctions program last year, the United States managed to sell more than a million barrels of seized Iranian fuel, as Reuters reported.

Following its efforts to block Iran’s energy exports, US gone to court in order to seize 2 million barrels of oil that it claims came from Iran.