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DOJ – company sentenced to pay $2.5 million

The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a news release stating that DSD Shipping has been sentenced to pay $2.5 million following its convictions for obstructing justice, violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), tampering with witnesses, and conspiracy. It operated a tanker without a functioning oily-water separator and maintained fictitious record books. An internal company memo in 2010 warned of the condition of the tanker's oily water separator, but no action was taken until US Coast Guard inspectors discovered the situation in 2014. (4/8/16) [located at https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/norwegian-shipping-company-sentenced-alabama-pay-25-million-illegally-discharging-oil-ocean].

NBIC – ballast water management reporting form

The National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC) posted a notice stating that, based on requests from the maritime industry, the NBIC has added a data field to the Ballast Water Management Reporting (BWMR) form that allows a ship to specify the number of ballast water tanks being discharged in association with a given arrival. With some exceptions, this number should match the number of discharged tanks described in the Ballast Water History section of the form. Furthermore, in response to requests for a PDF form with room to report BW history of more than 20 tanks, a 36-tank form is now available. The Web App form already accommodates as many ballast water tanks as needed. (3/29/16) [located at http://invasions.si.edu/nbic/]. Fonte: Dennis Bryant.