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Ship owner, crewman plead guilty to dumping oily bilge

   Singapore-based Odfjell Asia II Pte Ltd. and one of its senior
crewmen pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Hartford, Conn., for
violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the Justice
Department said.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.