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10th National Pollution Response Exercise takes place in Chennai, India
The 10th National Pollution Response Exercise, NATPOLREX, took place in Chennai, India, to test, validate and improve India’s readiness to marine pollution incidents. More than 100 national delegates attended from central ministries, state governments, ports, and oil-handling agencies, as well as more than 40 observers from other nations.
52nd GESAMP session takes place at UNESCO Paris
UN agencies and scientific experts of GESAMP met to advance aspects of marine environmental protection at the 52nd GESAMP session at UNESCO Paris with ITOPF joining as observer and supporting the meeting with expert technical input.
ITOPF visits experts in Earth observation and monitoring, Viridien
Responding to spills of oil and other substances requires timely and accurate information on the location, extent, and movement of a substance. Satellite imagery provides an aerial view of a spill situation and has become an invaluable tool for our technical team at ITOPF.
MARISEC 2025 takes place in Finland with ITOPF contributing to discussions
Oil spill response readiness and preparedness in the Baltic Sea and Finland was the first topic of conversation during the MARISEC 2025 Seminar in Kotka, Finland, where ITOPF joined to engage in these discussions.
ITOPF hosts marine pollution response seminar in Hong Kong
ITOPF's seminar, held in Hong Kong in September, provided an overview of these factors, and outlined steps taken to address challenges raised by oil, chemical and plastic pellet responses. Experience from real-life cases were shared with Hong Kong based P&I Insurers, The Hong Kong Shipowners Association, and the Hong Kong Marine Department for wider overall awareness and preparedness.
ITOPF Annual Review 2025 & Notice of AGM
ITOPF has just published its Annual Review for 2025. This incorporates financial statements for the year ending 20th February 2025 and provides notice of the Annual General Meeting in Singapore on 19th November 2025.
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ITOPF joins Pacific Symposium in Fiji
To bolster response readiness in the Pacific, the Pacific Symposium co-hosted by the The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji-(MSAF), the UK Government’s Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP), and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) took place in Fiji last week, with ITOPF supporting the knowledge sharing at the event.
Ocean Resilience Summit takes place in Brazil
Responding effectively to spills of pollutants at-sea and on the shoreline requires careful planning and clear collaboration between involved parties. OceanPact Serviços Marítimos in partnership with International Spill Control Organisation (ISCO) and the Regional Association of Companies in the Oil, Gas and Biofuels Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARPEL) addressed these themes during the Ocean Resilience Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in September 2025.
ITOPF facilitates claims and compensation workshop in Canada
Those affected by ship-source pollution incidents can make claims against economic losses they have experienced, and the submitting, processing, and handling of these claims is a vital step in mitigating the effects of pollution on those associated with the marine environment.