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Green Spanker Shipping S.A., International Maritime Organization and Philsynergy Maritime Inc. (Board decision, March 10, 2016)

In re Green Spanker Shipping S.A., International Maritime Organization and Philsynergy Maritime Inc. (EAB APPS Appeal No. 16-01C): consent agreement ratified

Decision type
Board decision
Dockets
APPS 16-01C, MSEB-HQ-2015-8126
Decided
March 10, 2016
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Citable Board precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-21
Official source
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Final EAB decision
This Environmental Appeals Board Final Order is a final disposition of the enforcement proceeding. The Board incorporated and ratified the attached Consent Agreement and ordered the respondents to comply with all of its terms. The full text below is the official EPA release, transcribed from a scanned PDF with OCR proofreading.
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Plain-English summary

Green Spanker Shipping S.A. and Philsynergy Maritime Inc. entered a Consent Agreement with EPA in an Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships penalty matter. The Environmental Appeals Board incorporated the agreement into its Final Order and ratified it under the Consolidated Rules of Practice. The respondents were ordered to comply with every term of the Consent Agreement immediately.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited authorities: 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)-(c)
  • Outcome: The Consent Agreement was incorporated and ratified, and the respondents were ordered to comply with its terms immediately.
  • Key point: Ratification made the Consent Agreement an immediately binding Final Order.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

F I L E D

MAR 10 2016

Clerk, Environmental Appeals Board
INITIALS [illegible]

ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C.

In re:

Green Spanker Shipping S.A., International
Maritime Organization (IMO) Number:
0643691, and Philsynergy Maritime Inc.,
IMO Number: 5371354,

Respondents.

Docket No. MSEB-HQ-2015-8126

FINAL ORDER

Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)-(c) of EPA's Consolidated Rules of Practice, the attached Consent Agreement resolving this matter is incorporated by reference into this Final Order and is hereby ratified.

The Respondent is ORDERED to comply with all terms of the Consent Agreement, effective immediately.

So ordered.¹

ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD

Dated: 3/10/2016

Mary Beth Ward
Environmental Appeals Judge

¹ The three-member panel ratifying this matter is composed of Environmental Appeals Judges Mary Kay Lynch, Kathie A. Stein, and Mary Beth Ward.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that copies of the foregoing “Consent Agreement” and “Final Order” in the matter of Green Spanker Shipping S.A., International Maritime Organization (IMO) Number: 0643691, and Philsynergy Maritime Inc., IMO Number: 5371354, Docket No. MSEB-HQ-2015- 8126, were filed and copies of the same were sent to the following persons in the manner indicated:

By First Class Certified Mail/
Return Receipt Requested:

Mr. Ryohei Abe, Director
Green Spanker Shipping S.A.
Ko 829-1, Kinoura, Hakata-cho, Imabari City
Ehime Pref., Japan

Capt. Reynold L. Torres, President
Philsynergy Maritime Inc.
1001 Common Goal Tower
Finance St., Madrigal Business Park, Ayala Alabang
Muntinlupa City 1700 Philippines

By Interoffice Mail:
Meetu Kaul
Air Enforcement Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Mail Code 2242A
Washington, DC 20460

MAR 10 2016

Dated:

Annette Duncan
Secretary

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