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August 29, 2019
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DOJ Casts Wide Net in Landmark MARPOL Air Pollution Case on Eve of IMO 2020
On August 23, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands sentenced two shipping companies in a broad-reaching landmark MARPOL prosecution. Although the U.S. Coast Guard has previously detained vessels for using fuel with a higher sulfur content than permitted in the North American Emission Control Area, this case marks the first time that the U.S. Department of Justice has prosecuted a case for a violation of MARPOL Annex VI regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships.
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