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
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 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
ITOPF welcomed delegates from the Malaysian Marine Department to its London office, with Norjipin Bin Saidi, Director of Safety, Security and Marine Environment and Syahrizan Bin Jili, Principle
Two of ITOPF's Technical Advisers made a trip to the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden, to deliver a workshop on pollution spill response and preparedness to Masters students in the MSEA,
Links to websites containing information on marine spills and related issues and to other relevant or related organisations. (Inclusion in this list does not mean that ITOPF endorses the
Whilst a range of response techniques have proven successful in laboratory and controlled field experiments in Arctic conditions, they are yet to be tested in a full-scale incident. The
In addition to rocky shores and gravel/sand beaches similar to those found at lower latitudes, several shoreline types are unique to the Arctic. Tundra cliffs, inundated tundra, permafrost and
The detection and tracking of oil in ice is one of the major technological challenges facing the Arctic spill response community. Although various techniques have proven successful in certain
