Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Bouchard Transportation
Penalty:
$6,000,000
Year:
2010
Date:
November 15, 2010
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
The Department of Justice, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode Island announced that Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. and its affiliates will pay more than $6 million to settle a portion of the federal and state natural resource damages claims for the April 2003 spill of up to 98,000 gallons of oil into Buzzards Bay.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department multiagency referral
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
New York
Ownership Structure of Parent:
privately held
Major Industry of Parent:
miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent:
barge services
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
