Alaska Sues Royal Caribbean

Monday, August 16, 1999

Alaska filed a civil suit on Aug. 13 against Royal Caribbean Cruises, accusing the company of dumping oil and other hazardous wastes into state waters after the firm pleaded guilty to federal criminal pollution charges. Royal Caribbean pleaded guilty last month and was fined $18 million for 21 felony counts of violating federal water pollution laws in areas ranging from the Caribbean to Alaska's Inside Passage.

Escort Tugs in San Francisco Bay

Indian Navy Chose Ullman Seats as New Standard

NGO's Condemn IMO Environmental Implementation Delays

Subchapter M Looms Operators and Suppliers Respond

Jamaica Seeks Logistics Hub Development

Legal

Australian Reef Protected by New Safety Initiative

To protect the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia’s north-west region, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to establish an area ships should avoid.

Coast Guard Evacuate 78 From Blazing Fishing Vessel

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Chemical Kills 4,000 Sea Birds: Conservationists Seek Ban

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Finance

Tankship Surplus Hits Clean Tanker Rates

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Intelsat Jackson Receives Requisite Consents to Amend Certain Notes

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Maersk Drilling Fast Out of the Blocks in 2013

Interim financial results for Q1 2013 show a strong start to 2013 by Maersk Drilling. With an increase in profit to USD 146 million in the first quarter of 2013