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Company: Kirby Inland Marine, LP
Current Parent Company: Kirby Corp.
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Penalty: $15,300,000
Year: 2021
Date: December 1, 2021
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Kirby Inland Marine LP agreed to pay $15.3 million in damages and assessment costs under the Oil Pollution Act to resolve federal and state claims for injuries to natural resources resulting from an oil spill from a Kirby barge, after a collision Kirby caused. The settlement was also announced by the U.S. Justice Department (see separate entry).
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Texas Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Texas
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: barge services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.