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Stolt Tankers invites ITOPF aboard vessel in Singapore
Stolt Tankers, a leading operator of deep-sea and regional chemical tankers, invited the ITOPF team aboard the Stolt Creativity while at anchor in Singapore.
ITOPF tours Central American maritime stakeholders
ITOPF embarked on a tour of maritime stakeholders in Central America as part of a series of training sessions and workshops on responding to ship-source pollution incidents in partnership with the Comisión Centroamericana de Transporte Marítimo - COCATRAM and RPS Tetra Tech.
ITOPF Handbook 2025 just published
ITOPF has just published its annual Handbook for 2025/26. 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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Expert insight provided at Gallagher Marine Systems North American Regulatory Seminar
ITOPF attended the Gallagher Marine Systems - LLC (GMS) North American Regulatory Seminar where Mark Whittington represented the company, delivering presentations on different incident management systems used across the globe.
ITOPF undertakes HNS training course with Ambipar
ITOPF travelled to Ambipar’s training facility in Bristol to receive training on practical responses to Hazardous Noxious Substances (HNS) incidents. The training was focused on decontamination, monitoring and sensors, confined spaces and included practical deployment of equipment and donning of specialist Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required when handling HNS.
ITOPF invited to Türkiye to attend its 4th Maritime Summit and engage with regional key stakeholders
ITOPF Technical Director, Richard Johnson, was invited to Türkiye by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Republic of Turkey. While there, discussions were held with senior officials in both the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, with future opportunities for collaboration in preparedness and response identified between ITOPF and these organisations.
ITOPF provides expert insight to industry panel on future fuels
Solis Marine, Hill Dickinson LLP and MARITIME LONDON held their ‘Future Fuels’ event in London as the seminar explored the emerging fuel technologies in the maritime industry with Andrew Le Masurier representing ITOPF as part of its expert panel.
Expert insight from ITOPF provided to Mexico National Oil spill exercise
ITOPF was invited by the Mexican Navy to participate in the National Oil Spill exercise taking place in Mexico City between 30th June and 3rd of July.
MASEPOLREX25 takes place in Kenya with ITOPF delivering key sessions on claims and compensation
ITOPF took part in MASEPOLREX25, this year’s regional marine pollution field training exercise for East Africa. Hosted by Kenya following the 2023 edition in Mauritius, the exercise was organised by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) in collaboration with the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA), held in Mombasa.
ITOPF attends UK National Oil spill Contingency Plan test exercise
More than 100 attendees involved in the marine pollution response industry came together for the UK National Contingency Plan exercise, which took place in Fareham as the plan was put through a mock pollution incident scenario. This exercise was jointly hosted by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency and bp.