Antonis G Pappadakis
Antonis G Pappadakis
GREEK ship operator Kassian Maritime Navigation has been indicted by a US district court in Virginia on charges of illegally dumping bilge water and trying to hide the evidence.
15:53 24 May
GREEK ship operator Kassian Maritime Navigation has been indicted by a US district court in Virginia on charges of illegally dumping bilge water and trying to hide the evidence.

The eight-count indictment, issued on 22 May, also named shipowner Angelex ... Full Story >>

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