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ITOPF Appoints New Chairman
Erik Hånell, President & CEO of Stena Bulk, has been appointed as ITOPF's new Chairman.
Oil pollution, Brazil
ITOPF is currently on-site in north-east Brazil attending the recent oil spill that has contaminated approximately 2,500 km of coastline in nine states.
New edition of Ocean Orbit published
ITOPF has just published its newsletter, Ocean Orbit, for 2019
Copenhagen Agreement Seminar
ITOPF attended a meeting of the Copenhagen Agreement in Drammen, Norway on 23rd and 24th October 2019.
P&I Seminar, Mexico
ITOPF was delighted to participate in a seminar entitled “The maritime industry and its role in the protection of the marine environment” organised and hosted by P&I Services (Mexico)
National Workshop on Claims and Compensation, Malaysia
ITOPF was invited to participate in a National Workshop on Claims and Compensation organised by the Malaysian government
US/Canada transboundary liability and compensation workshop
ITOPF attended the second transboundary liability and compensation workshop held to consider the financial aspects of an oil spill affecting both Canadian and US waters.
NOWPAP MERRAC Meetings, South Korea
Duarte Soares attended the 22nd NOWPAP MERRAC Focal Points Meeting, incorporating the 14th Competent National Authorities Meeting for the NOWPAP Regional Oil and HNS Spill Contingency Plan and the 2019 MERRAC Brainstorming Workshop
ITOPF Annual Review 2019 & Notice of AGM
ITOPF has just published its Annual Review for 2019. This report incorporates Financial Statements for the year ending 20th February 2019 and provides notice of its Annual General Meeting in Shanghai on 5th November 2019.
Regional contingency planning, Southeast Asia
Dr Annabelle Nicolas-Kopec was one of the trainers at a regional contingency planning workshop held in Malaysia from 19th -21st August.
National Workshop in Cambodia
David Campion was one of the trainers at a national workshop on oil spill preparedness and response held in Cambodia from 6th-9th August.
EcoCanal 2019, Panama
ITOPF attended the annual EcoCanal seminar and exercise at the Panama Canal
Côte d’Ivoire – GI WACAF Exercise
ITOPF recently attended a GI WACAF (Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa) national exercise in Côte d’Ivoire
30th Anniversary of the Canadian Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund
Tim Wadsworth attended a seminar and reception to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Canadian Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund
SPILLCON 2019
ITOPF attended SPILLCON 2019, the Asia-Pacific oil spill prevention and preparedness conference
Adriatic Spill Conference 2019
ITOPF was one of the supporters of the 4th Adriatic Spill Conference on spill prevention, preparedness and response.
Contingency planning workshop, Kenya
ITOPF was invited to support a workshop aimed at operationalising national oil spill contingency planning, held in Nairobi, Kenya
Vacancies at ITOPF - CLOSED
We currently have vacancies for a Technical Adviser and Technical Support Coordinator
New ITOPF Handbook published
ITOPF has just published its annual Handbook for 2019/20. This contains a wealth of valuable information and guidance for those likely to be involved in spills of oil, chemicals or other substances from ships.
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