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Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has brought charges against the owner of the cargo vessel Rena, following the ship's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on October 5, 2011.
Greece-based Daina Shipping Co. has been charged under section 338 (1B) and 15(B) of the Resource Management Act 1991, which relates to the "discharge of harmful substances from ships" in the coastal marine area.
The charge carries a maximum fine of $600,000 and $10,000 for every day the offending continues.
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Iran stopped shipping oil to Greece and may halt supplies to Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN, RDSA, RDSB) over unpaid bills, Iran media said Friday, as the impact of sanctions widens. The news suggests a decline in Iranian oil exports last month may accelerate as banking sanctions add to an upcoming European ban on Tehran oil. That could lead to upward pressure on oil prices, which have recently surged to a four-year high.
The Mehr news agency said that, due to unpaid bills, Iran stopped deliveries to Greek refiners Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE.AT) and Motor Oil (MOH.AT). Greece has long been the European Union country relying the most on Iranian oil–sometimes for as much as a third of its supplies.
The Carrier is lying against huge concrete blocks and on rocks which form the sea defences in front of the main A55 Expressway, which was closed so it could be used as a landing pad.
It's believed the ship was leaving the quarry jetty loaded with limestone when disaster struck.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued a press release stating that it will work with other states to pursue a uniform national ballast water standard that will leave in place the EPA's current standards in New York for the remainder of the EPA's current Vessel General Permit through December 2013.
Aegean Marine Petroleum is pleased to announce the immediate commencement of bunkering operations at FNIDEQ ANCHORAGE, North Morocco. Aegean Marine Petroleum is pleased to announce the immediate commencement of bunkering operations at FNIDEQ ANCHORAGE, North Morocco. Once again Aegean expands its presence in this strategic market through another location, the Company's news release said.
Tanger Med is a significant location which lies on the North African Coast at the Western entrance to the Straits of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean and FNIDEQ ANCHORAGE is situated 20miles South of Gibraltar Eastern anchorage just below the Spanish enclave of ‘Ceuta’ in Morocco.
Ransom payments to Somali pirates have contributed to an increase in piracy and the use of more sophisticated methods by seafaring marauders, according to the State Department's top expert on counter-piracy.
Pirates increasingly are kidnapping the entire crews of hijacked commercial vessels, which they then use as "mother ships" to hold their hostages and resupply smaller attack vessels, said Andrew Shapiro, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs.