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Staff news - January 2022
Oli Beavon is now Managing Director at ITOPF, following the retirement of Dr Karen Purnell on 31st December 2021...
Two members of the technical team have received promotions...
New film about the work of ITOPF
A new five-minute film highlighting ITOPF’s experience, credentials and role during a pollution incident is now available.
Category: Information Services
ITOPF participates in IOSC 2021
ITOPF participated in the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) 2021, which, due to the pandemic, went ahead in a virtual format from 10th-14th May 2021.
ITOPF are active supporters of IOSC and, in addition to our...
Categories: Training & Education, Information Services
ITOPF’s annual tanker spill statistics show a promising start to the new decade
ITOPF’s annual statistics of oil spills from tankers show that there were only 3 incidents where more than 7 tonnes of oil were spilt in 2020.
Category: Information Services
2019 Oil tanker spill statistics published
Lowest number of spills recorded in half a century
Category: Information Services
New Technical Services Brochure available
ITOPF has just published a new version of its Technical Services Brochure. This provides an introduction to ITOPF and the services we provide.
Category: Information Services
2018 Tanker Oil Spill Statistics: Number of spills remains low
For close to five decades, the frequency of oil spills from tankers has shown a progressive downward trend.
Category: Information Services
ITOPF officially drops full version of its name
To coincide with its 50th anniversary celebrations, ITOPF has officially dropped the full version of its name.
Category: Information Services
Downward trend in tanker spills continues
For the last four and a half decades the average number of large oil spills from tankers, i.e. greater than 700 tonnes, has progressively reduced and since 2010 averages 1.7 per year.
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Downward trend in tanker spills continues
ITOPF has today released its tanker spill data for 2015
Category: Information Services
New 5-Year Low in Tanker Spills
Half way into this decade and the downward trend in oil spills from tankers is sustained
Category: Information Services