四年前，挪威监管机构突袭了Teekay Offshore船运公司的办公室，并对其非法向印度出口两艘船进行拆解的行为处以约75万美元的罚款。

该公司如今更名为Altera Infrastructure，并继续对这些指控进行反驳，称其尚未收到挪威国家经济与环境犯罪调查与起诉局(Økokrim)的辩护和答复。

这两艘船是在北海作业的穿梭油轮，将石油从相对较大的远洋油轮运送到指定的码头。

Økokrim认为，出于商业目的，北海穿梭油轮的最高运营年龄约为20年。

这两艘船在接近20年的期限时已经出口报废。

这两艘船都建于1998年，退役时在巴拿马注册。

2018年3月，12.4万载重吨的Navion Britannia号从挪威出发，驶往印度。

四个月后，即2018年7月，12.7万载重吨的Alexita Spirit号离开了。这两艘船都在印度搁浅，准备拆解。

第二年，Teekay指出，2017年，它在印度的回收中心回收了四艘经核实符合《香港公约》的船只。

在选择设施之前，他们对船厂进行了审核，以确保它们能达到严格的标准。

此外，该公司在其网站上发布的一份新闻稿中表示，在整个回收阶段，通常需要6到8个月的时间，员工会监测HSEQ的表现，并定期进行检查和提供技能培训，以提高堆场的安全性和可持续性。

Økokrim将在海滩上进行类似于在印度Alang所做的废弃行为称为一个巨大的全球环境问题。

他们强调了与重金属和类似有害物质造成的污染有关的环境问题。

挪威法律要求公司将船只作为废物运输到国外需要获得批准。

Økokrim的警察检察官Maria Bache Dah表示：“Økokrim关注的是将挪威经营的废弃船只和相关废物以及环境问题出口到立法和执法能力比挪威弱的发展中国家。”

他们还补充说，他们已经向该公司提供了一份关于调查结果的简报。

该公司的一位发言人回应了媒体的要求，声称这些船只将提供进一步的服务。

他们认为，该公司花了一年时间寻找进一步的服务，并期望这些船只获得新的生命。

Altera的发言人史蒂芬·罗根(Steffen Rogen)不同意这种说法，并表示公司坚信这两项指控都没有事实依据。

他进一步指出，他们还要求提供索赔的背景和依据。

该公司在2020年Økokrim突击搜查了斯塔万格的办公室后进行了合作。

这一争议凸显了船东在处置报废船只时遇到的问题。

只有少数几个公认的专门用于回收的设施，随着《香港公约》在2023年批准后全面生效，这将变得更具挑战性。

位于亚洲的船厂基本上没有得到欧盟的批准。

Altera于2020年(3月)从Teekay分拆出来，成为一家上市的基础设施公司。

根据挪威的指导方针，该公司有两周的时间来考虑是否接受罚款。

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英文原文

Four years after raiding the offices of the shipping firm earlier known as Teekay Offshore, Norway’s regulators imposed a fine of about $750,000 for unlawfully exporting two vessels to India for scrapping.

The firm is today called Altera Infrastructure and continues disputing these allegations, stating that it hasn’t received justifications and replies from the Norwegian National Authority of Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim).

The two vessels were shuttle tankers operating in the North Sea, ferrying oil from the relatively bigger ocean-going tankers to designated terminals.

Økokrim contends that for commercial purposes, the highest operating age of the North Sea shuttle tankers is about 20 years.

Both vessels had been exported for scrap since they approached the 20-year timeline.

Both vessels were constructed in 1998, and when they were retired, they were registered with Panama.

The 124,000 dwt Navion Britannia departed Norway in March 2018 and sailed to India.

The 127,000 dwt Alexita Spirit departed four months later, in July of 2018. Both were beached in India to be dismantled.

The following year, Teekay pointed out that in 2017, it recycled four vessels at recycling hubs in India that had been verified to be compliant with the Hong Kong Convention.

Before choosing the facilities, they audited the yards to make sure they could meet the stringent standards.

Besides, throughout the recycling phase, which generally takes about 6 to 8 months, the staff monitors HSEQ performance and visits regularly to perform examinations and provide skills training to enhance the yard’s safety and sustainability performance, the firm said in a release published on its website.

Økokrim is calling scrapping on the beach, similar to what is done at Alang, India, a vast global environmental issue.

They highlighted the environmental concerns related to pollution due to heavy metals and similar hazardous substances.

Norwegian law needs firms to get approval to transport vessels outside the nation as waste.

Økokrim takes a view of export of Norwegian-operated obsolete vessels and associated wastes and environmental issues to developing nations with weaker legislation and law enforcement than Norway, stated Maria Bache Dah, the police prosecutor of Økokrim.

They also added that they had offered the firm a briefing about the investigation’s findings.

A spokesperson associated with the firm responded to media requests claiming that the vessels were offered for further services.

They contend that the company spent a year looking for further service and expected the vessels to have a new life.

Steffen Rogen, Altera’s spokesperson, disagrees and says the company strongly believes that neither allegation has a factual basis.

He further stated that they also demand the background and the basis for claims.

The firm cooperated after Økokrim raided the offices based in Stavanger in 2020.

The dispute highlights the problems the shipowners encounter when disposing of end-of-life, obsolete vessels.

There are merely a handful of recognized facilities dedicated to recycling, and this will become more challenging as the Hong Kong Convention enters full force following its 2023 ratification.

The yards based in Asia are primarily unapproved by the EU for disposal.

Altera spun off from Teekay in 2020 (March), emerging as a public-traded infrastructure firm.

Under Norwegian guidelines, the firm has two weeks to consider whether they will accept the fine.

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