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Spill response news - April 2023
ITOPF attends spill in the Phiippines.
ITOPF 2024 R&D award application window announcement
ITOPF’s Research and Development (R&D) Award 2024 application window will be open from the 1st September to 2nd December with up to £60,000 available for short-term projects (1-2 years) and up to £40,000 for PhD projects plus a student stipend and university fees.
ITOPF goes aboard Stolt tankers in Antwerp
ITOPF’s core service is to provide response advice and impact mitigation to ship-source pollution events, and its Technical Team has visited two Stolt vessels (STOLT EFFICIENCY and STOLT JAEGER) to expand its knowledge and experience of how vessels and their teams operate to maintain its level of expertise.
ITOPF welcomes Bridget and Rachel
ITOPF has welcomed two new recruits to its team in Bridget Bulana, Company Secretarial Assistant and Rachel Rayne, Technical Adviser.
ITOPF takes part in Singapore Maritime Week 2023
Singapore Maritime Week has come to a close and its been busy for Managing Director, Oli Beavon and the team in Singapore. More than 20,000 participants have interacted across more than 50 events over the last five days.
ITOPF signs Memorandum of Understanding with Directorate of Ports and Coasts of Marinha do Brasil
We have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Directorate of Ports and Coasts of Marinha do Brasil to formalise and strengthen our cooperation in promoting effective spill response in the marine environment.
ITOPF delivers RETOS workshop in Israel
Technical Team Manager, Franck Laruelle and Technical Adviser, Angela Pinzón Espinosa facilitated a two-day RETOS workshop in Israel as part of the National Workshops on Oil Spill Response Planning and Readiness Assessment in the Adriatic, Central and Eastern Mediterranean organized by the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC).
ITOPF Handbook 2023 just published
ITOPF has just published its annual Handbook for 2023/24. This contains a wealth of valuable information and guidance for those likely to be involved in spills of oil, chemicals or other cargo from ships.
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ITOPF grants 12th annual Research and Development (R&D) award to PLASTOIL project by Cedre
ITOPF is pleased to announce the winner of its 2023 Research and Development (R&D) award as the PLASTOIL project, with funding granted to the Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentations on Accidental Water Pollution (CEDRE).
ITOPF attends spill in the Philippines
ITOPF arrived on scene in Mindoro on 1 March to assist in the response to the fuel oil spill from the sunken tanker PRINCESS EMPRESS. ITOPF remains on-scene with team members working in rotation to conduct shoreline and aerial surveys, inform responders on the fate and behaviour of oil at-sea to plan operations effectively, recommending suitable clean-up techniques and methods of waste disposal, and advising on environmental and socio-economic impacts.
HNS Convention takes place at IMO Building with ITOPF in attendance
ITOPF attended and presented at the HNS Workshop held at the International Maritime Organization in London on 3rd and 4th April 2023.