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
Against a background of reducing oil spills from tankers, maintaining oil spill preparedness and response is a challenge.This paper highlights the evolution of expectations and realities in
Members of the ITOPF technical team embarked on another roadshow tour of maritime stakeholders, this time in Japan, as it continue its efforts to meet with, share knowledge, and discuss solutions to
On 17th April 1992 the tanker KATINA P was disabled by a freak wave while transiting the Mozambique Channel. It was carrying 66,700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil en-route from Venezuela to the United Arab
The oil spills from the tanker EVOIKOS off Singapore and the barge PONTOON 300 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were major incidents which severely tested response arrangements in the two countries.
