Epps Shipping Company, a Liberian corporation doing business in Carolina, is facing a $700,000 federal fine for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and lying to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding an incident dating to November 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., parent company of the 119-year-old Crowley Maritime Corporation, announced Friday it has acquired the business and assets of Puerto Rico Freight Systems in Guaynabo, for an undisclosed amount.