An annual publication providing data on accidental oil spills from tankers, combined carriers and barges since 1970, derived from ITOPF's database. Published each January.
Following the sinking of the tanker PRESTIGE in the Atlantic Ocean in 2002, a consortium headed by the Spanish oil company, REPSOL, designed and implemented a system for the removal of 13,000 tonnes
ITOPF spent time in Piraeus to meet with some of its key stakeholders in the region and deliver a symposium – ‘A new era of spill response risks and challenges’.
Different factors apply to all the situations in which ITOPF Limited ("ITOPF") provides technical advice, information and assistance and guidance should always be sought when dealing with
The concept of persistence in relation to oil spills probably originated after the Torrey Canyon incident in 1967. This is when discussions first arose regarding various new measures to protect the