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Droning on: A review of UAV use in recent spills attended by ITOPF and considerations for the future (2018)

Droning on: A review of UAV use in recent spills attended by ITOPF and considerations for the future (2018)

…This paper discusses the considerations for the use of UAVs at future oil spill incidents, based on its experience with other parties who have used the technology on site over a three year period, November 2014 to…

Environmental damage compensation in China following ship-source oil spills (2018)

Environmental damage compensation in China following ship-source oil spills (2018)

…his paper introduces the types of environmental damage claims typically presented following a substantial oil spill in China, and the basis for these damage claims. By discussing how these claims were quantified and…

Spatio-temporal analysis of global marine oil tanker spills over half a century (2020)

Spatio-temporal analysis of global marine oil tanker spills over half a century (2020)

…This paper provides a global overview of the spatial distribution of accidental marine oil tanker spills of size 7 tonnes and over, based on ITOPF’s spills database, and explores spatio-temporal patterns over 50 years…

The Financial Cost of Oil Spills - a review of international cost data and the factors affecting the costs of oil spills from ships

The Financial Cost of Oil Spills - a review of international cost data and the factors affecting the costs of oil spills from ships

…Oil spills pose significant ecological, social, and economic consequences. The response to a spill and the effects of pollution damage can give rise potentially to high costs. The financial risk of an oil spill is…

Alternative fuels: a shift in the response paradigm?

Alternative fuels: a shift in the response paradigm?

The decarbonisation of shipping has become an increasingly prominent topic, and this is due to growing regulatory pressure, a changing climate of public opinion and investors demanding a faster

Balancing the plastic see-saw

Balancing the plastic see-saw

… vessels during transshipment. Over the last five years, ITOPF has been heavily involved in five spills of plastic pellets, including incidents in Sri Lanka, South Africa and Spain.

ITOPF Handbook

ITOPF Handbook

… Handbook contains a wealth of valuable information and guidance for those likely to be involved in spills of oil, chemicals and other cargo from ships.

International Assistance: Sharing the Load or Muddying the Waters?

International Assistance: Sharing the Load or Muddying the Waters?

…Despite a significant decline in major ship-sourced oil spills worldwide, these incidents continue to pose significant challenges for affected countries, impacting livelihoods and coastal ecosystems. Effective spill

Responding to spills in remote locations (2012)

Responding to spills in remote locations (2012)

Over the years, ITOPF has regularly attended incidents in relatively remote locations with limited response capacities and/or limited contingency planning arrangements in place.

SEA DIAMOND 3 years on... Dealing with continual leakage from sunken wrecks (2010)

SEA DIAMOND 3 years on... Dealing with continual leakage from sunken wrecks (2010)

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