ITOPF is pleased to announce the winner of its 2023 Research and Development (R&D) award as the PLASTOIL project, with funding granted to the Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentations
In April, 2007 the cruise ship SEA DIAMOND ran aground and sank off the Greek island of Santorini.The following paper picks up the story, 3 years on, looks at the current situation, compares it in a
ITOPF has published its Oil Tanker Spill Statistics for the year 2023 and it shows 10 oil spills of more than 7 tonnes occurred in the year. These statistics bring the decade average to 6.8, which is
On 28 February 2023, while en route from Bataan to Iloilo, Philippines, tanker PRINCESS EMPRESS developed a list in rough seas and sank to a depth of 400 metres, ~8 kilometres north-east of Oriental
On 11th April 1991 the very large crude carrier HAVEN, with 144,000 tonnes of Iranian heavy crude oil onboard, suffered an explosion while anchored in Genoa Roads.
The Maltese tanker TASMAN SPIRIT grounded at the entrance to Karachi Port, Pakistan in the early hours of 27th July 2003. The vessel was carrying 67,800 tonnes of Iranian Light crude oil destined for
