China seeks WTO backing for $7 billion sanctions on U.S. over dumping duties

China told the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday it wanted to impose $7 billion (5.38 billion pounds) a...

Brazilian government asked to stop dumping toxic ships on South Asian beaches

The Brazilian CONTTMAF trade union federation and its member SINDMAR [1] have recently criticized the shipbreaking...

Two Greek Firms to Pay USD 1.3 Mn for Dumping Oily Waste

The ship operator Angelakos Hellas SA and ship owner Gallia Graeca Shipping were ordered by U.S. District Court in Seattle to pay a USD 1.3 million fine for dumping oily waste at sea, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.