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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | €266,631 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €1.73m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | €24,902 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | €1.5m |
5 cases
28 Aug 2026 MSC Shipmanagement Limited; Hong Kong Spirit Shipping and Trading LimitedMSC Shipmanagement: 1.75 million USD fine for secretly discharging oily bilge water €1.5m
On board the MSC Samira III, senior engineering officers had oily bilge water pumped overboard via the sewage tank, bypassing the oily water separator, in 2024/2025, manipulated the oil content monitoring and falsified the oil record book, which was presented to the Coast Guard in Philadelphia. The operator and the owner each pleaded guilty to two counts under the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and are paying a combined 1.75 million USD; in addition, there are four years of probation.
Shipping companies must actively monitor practice on board and the oil record book, because instructions given by individual officers are attributed to the company under criminal law.
MARPOL obligations on board, oil record book and reporting channels for crews
- Authority / court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Anklage: DOJ Environment and Natural Resources Division)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), 33 U.S.C. § 1908
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- Second Engineer Mikhail Tsurikov also pleaded guilty; sentencing scheduled for 10 September 2026.
- Published
- 28 Aug 2026
Original amount 1,750,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Aug 2026.
- International Shipping Companies Sentenced to Pay $1.75 Million Fine for Concealing Discharges of Oily Waste into Ocean Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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8 May 2026 Transport Desgagnés Inc.Transport Desgagnés: 40,000 CAD because a tanker entered an Arctic protected area without a permit €24,902
The tanker M/T Sarah Desgagnés, operated by the company, entered the Akpait National Wildlife Area in Nunavut on 29 September and 6 October 2024 without the required access permit. The Nunavut Court of Justice imposed 40,000 CAD for the Environmental Damages Fund; the company must publish a notice in a local newspaper and is listed in the Environmental Offenders Registry.
Protected area boundaries belong in every vessel's voyage planning; missing access permits are prosecuted even in remote areas.
Protected areas in voyage planning and bridge practice
- Authority / court
- Nunavut Court of Justice (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability
- Legal basis
- Wildlife Area Regulations (Canada Wildlife Act), Paragraph 3.3(1)(h)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- Published
- 8 May 2026
Original amount 40,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 May 2026.
- Transport Desgagnés Inc. fined $40,000 for Canada Wildlife Act violations in Nunavut Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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27 Aug 2025 V.Ships Norway A.S.V.Ships Norway: 2 million USD fine for oil pollution and falsified oil record books €1.73m
On board the tanker M/T Swift Winchester, a hose connected the incinerator's waste oil tank to the sewage tank from February to August 2022, so that oily waste bypassed the pollution prevention equipment and went into the sea; in August 2022, an oily water separator filter was also hosed down with degreaser on deck and the oily mixture ran overboard. The vessel called at Baton Rouge and Port Arthur with a knowingly falsified oil record book. The ship management company pleaded guilty and is paying a fine of 2 million USD.
When a crew member reports misconduct to management, the company must intervene immediately; otherwise it is liable for the continued pollution.
Handling oil residues on board and honest documentation
- Authority / court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Anklage: DOJ Environment and Natural Resources Division)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 27 Aug 2025
Original amount 2,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Aug 2025.
- Shipping Company Fined $2M for Maritime Pollution Offense Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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14 May 2025 Norfolk Southern Railway CompanyNorfolk Southern: EPA fine for locomotives without valid emissions certification €266,631
In the view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the freight railway operated locomotives without a certificate of conformity, did not comply with the conditions of a testing exemption for several locomotives and operated locomotives in breach of the applicable emission standards. Under the settlement (Consent Agreement and Final Order), the company is paying a civil penalty of 299,000 USD.
Converted vehicles or vehicles exempted for testing are also subject to certification and restoration obligations, which must be tracked in fleet management.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Clean Air Act §§ 203(a), 213(d) (42 U.S.C. §§ 7522(a), 7547(d)); 40 C.F.R. § 1068.101
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
Original amount 299,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 May 2025.
- In the Matter of Norfolk Southern Railway Company, EPA Docket No. CAA-03-2025-0062, Consent Agreement and Final Order Decision of an authority
- 2025 Clean Air Act Vehicle and Engine Enforcement Case Resolutions Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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20 Mar 2024 Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM)Amsterdam District Court: KLM advertising on sustainable flying misleading Other
In a collective action brought by the Fossielvrij foundation, the Amsterdam District Court (Rechtbank Amsterdam) found that 15 KLM advertising claims were misleading and unlawful: they suggested sustainable flying or that offsetting products actually compensate for the climate impact, although biofuels and reforestation reduce it only marginally. KLM bears the costs of the proceedings; further claims were dismissed (ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2024:1512).
Offsetting and SAF offerings must not create the impression of climate-neutral travel; associations can challenge such claims in court.
Climate claims and offsetting offers in customer communication
- Authority / court
- Rechtbank Amsterdam
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Misleading environmental and sustainability claims
- Legal basis
- Wet oneerlijke handelspraktijken (Art. 6:193a ff. BW)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 20 Mar 2024
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link