ITOPF spent time in Japan visiting several maritime industry and government stakeholders to deliver workshops and seminars on responding to ship source pollution events.
Duarte Soares attended the 22nd NOWPAP MERRAC Focal Points Meeting, incorporating the 14th Competent National Authorities Meeting for the NOWPAP Regional Oil and HNS Spill Contingency Plan and the
ITOPF spent time in Yeosu, South Korea for a joint training workshop with Korea Coast Guard (KCG) covering oil spill preparedness and response, followed by an international cooperation conference in
On 23rd January 2010, two barges and their towing vessel DIXIE VENGENCE, collided with the Singapore flagged oil tanker EAGLE OTOME, in the Sabine Neches waterway in Port Arthur, Texas. The collision
As the Chinese economy continues to develop at a rapid pace, shipping has also increased significantly over recent years. This rise in traffic brings a greater threat of oil pollution from vessels.
