Binjiang Police Affa Chapter 769 - 522: Xiang Ning Issued Another Ticket!2

Chapter 769: Chapter 522: Xiang Ning Issued Another Ticket!_2

From the navigation log, you left the port less than two hours after unloading the iron ore, the hold and the deck should be dirty, yet your hold and deck are so clean. Where did you clean and wash them? Where did the iron ore residue and wastewater from washing the hold and deck go?"

The Captain was perplexed, staring speechlessly at Han Xiangning, the beautiful female port official.

The two safety inspectors from the Port Supervision Bureau reacted, reminding: "Captain sir, this is China, this is the Yangtze River, you must abide by our Chinese laws. Please answer Director Han’s questions truthfully!"

The Chief Officer from Australia and the Second Officer from Malaysia did not understand Chinese and looked bewildered as the atmosphere suddenly beca tense.

The Captain hesitated, nervously saying: "I’m sorry, I... we..."

"Did you, in a hurry to load cargo in the East Sea, think that hiring the port’s professional team to clean and wash the hold and deck would delay ti and increase costs, and thus allowed the deck crew to clean and wash during the voyage, discharging the cleaned-out iron ore and the wastewater from washing the hold and deck directly into the Yangtze River?"

"Ms. Han, I need to contact our agent."

"If it is as I just described, you have already violated our Chinese laws, contacting the agent will not help."

"Ms. Han, Mr. Inspector, we are here for ship repairs, could you give us a chance?"

"This is a different matter from ship repairs!"

Han Xiangning would not miss this opportunity to issue a fine, and started checking the waste oil and spent fuel oil reception records, and even went to inspect the sewage hold.

The Singaporean Captain realized the seriousness of the trouble, but being in China, one must comply with Chinese laws, and had no choice but to follow Han Xiangning downstairs.

Uninspected, unknown; after inspection, it was discovered that there was very little wastewater in the sewage hold.

Han Xiangning climbed out of the hold, onto the deck, took out a calculator from her bag, and started calculating the accounts in front of everyone.

"Your ship arrived at the Yangtze River Estuary Anchorages on November 3rd, entered the river on November 5th, arrived at Jiangcheng Port Dock No. 8 on November 9th... and reached the current anchorage on November 18th. During this period, you did not engage the port or other professional teams to handle waste oil, spent fuel oil, or dostic sewage?"

"Yes."

"Your ship has 22 crew mbers, with a sewage tank capacity of 9.36 cubic ters. Based on 70 liters of dostic wastewater generated per person per day, the tank’s capacity does not et the needs of this voyage. We have reason to suspect your ship has discharged pollutants in violation of standards while at the Yangtze River Estuary Anchorages or during navigation and anchoring in the Yangtze!"

It’s over, it’s really over.

This is exactly the situation the Ship Agency feared most!

Old senior sister was so aggressive, leaving the Singaporean Captain in deep trouble, forcing him to admit to discharging waste while navigating the Yangtze.

This custor is a major custor of our developnt zone; you can’t just ignore relations like this, doing so would negatively impact the environnt for attracting investnt in the developnt zone...

Just when Tang Wentai was panicking, Han Xiangning took out the national revised Water Pollution Control Law from last year and Jiangnan Province’s Inland Water Pollution Control asures among other docunts from her bag, and explained them one by one to the Captain, Chief Officer, and Second Officer. Fearing that her English was not good enough and the Chief and Second Officers might not understand, she asked her junior, Tang Wentai, to help with the translation.

Then she took out a blank penalty notice from her bag, rapidly filled it out, and issued three fines totaling sixty-eight thousand yuan!

Guo Weitao had heard from the local police, Old Jiang, that the "Boss Lady" gave terrifyingly high fines, but had never seen it happen until today, and he was stunned.

The news reached the Developnt Zone Managent Committee, leaving Deputy Mayor Shen at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Wanting to call Han Xiangning but feeling it inappropriate, he simply dialed Han Yu’s cell phone instead.

"Salted Fish, what are you busy with?"

"I just sunk the dock gate and am reinforcing it; once reinforced, I’ll begin draining the water from the dock."

"Do you know that Xiang Ning has issued another penalty notice?"

"That’s her job, issuing penalty notices is normal for her; the office building of the Port Supervision Departnt was funded by the penalties she issued."

Deputy Mayor Shen said with a wry smile: "This ti, the penalty wasn’t for soone else, she fined the Singapore cargo ship that is about to enter the dock for major repairs!"

Han Yu was quite surprised and curiously asked, "What violation did that cargo ship commit?"

"They said it discharged wastewater into the river. A symbolic fine wouldn’t have been a big deal, but she really went to extres, fining them sixty-eight thousand. Xiao Tang not only translates on board but also represents our developnt zone, he’s so embarrassed he almost wants to jump into the river, he can’t even face the Singaporean captain."

"If foreign ships break the law, they must be punished..."

"But they ca to Linghai for ship repairs. We can’t just make a quick buck; if we do this, will they dare to co back for repairs?"

One repair can generate over five hundred thousand US Dollars in revenue and even boost employnt in the developnt zone.

The more Deputy Mayor Shen thought about it, the more frustrated he felt, stressing: "I asked President Zhang, he said the Singaporean shipowner is a big company with dozens of large ocean-going cargo ships. If this cooperation goes well and their ships need major repairs while nearby, they will definitely choose to co here."

This penalty by the senior sister could really offend people.

But she manages the finances, she runs the show, she calls the shots!

Han Yu wouldn’t be foolish enough to pass this ssage for Deputy Mayor Shen, he held back a laugh and said: "Mayor Shen, I am my master’s apprentice, and Ningning is Director Zhu’s apprentice. In her work, she only listens to Director Zhu. Why don’t you call Director Zhu and ask her to speak with Ningning?"

"Enlist Sister Zhu’s help?"

"You are Mayor Qin’s forr subordinate, and Sister Zhu has always cared about you."

"Alright, I’ll give her a call."

...

As Han Yu expected, Deputy Mayor Shen’s attempt to involve Sister Zhu was in vain.

Sister Zhu said the penalty notice had been issued, signed by the Singaporean captain, and the penalty was already in effect. Even contacting Director Tang would be useless.

Deputy Mayor Shen had no choice but to call Tang Wentai and Zhang Asheng, asking them to properly explain to the Singapore captain and even the shipowner, trying to mitigate the negative impact caused by Han Xiangning’s penalty on Linghai.

However, Sister Zhu was secretly enjoying herself, smiling as she told the arriving director, "Supporting their port economic developnt in Linghai is a favor; enforcing the law impartially is our duty; besides, who would complain about legally making more money."

Compared to the tens of thousands of dollars fined to the Singapore cargo ship, Director Tang valued the significance of this penalty more, and smilingly asked: "Sister Zhu, this must be the largest fine for illegal discharge issued by the Yangtze Port Supervision System, right?"

"It should be; after all, the Water Pollution Control Law was only anded last year. Those upstream Port Supervision Bureaus and Departnts only know how to penalize violations; they rarely handle illegal discharges. But then again, illegal discharge is hard to prove, and difficult to penalize."

This added sixty-eight thousand to the accounts, and the significance of this penalty was substantial.

Director Tang grew happier the more he thought about it, sentintally saying, "Xiang Ning is quite sothing, Sister Zhu, you’ve trained your successor well."

Sister Zhu was equally pleased, smilingly said, "This Port Director of ours is now firmly seated. Let her hone her skills in Linghai for a few years, and when I step back, she’ll be ready to take over my position."