The deadline for applications for ITOPF’s 2015 R&D Award is 31st December 2014. Candidates wishing to apply should complete the electronic application form on our website.
The general cargo carrier FU PING YUAN was anchored at the Pukjangjaseo anchorage off Incheon Port, Republic of Korea, when she was involved in a collision with MV CS CRANE on 15th June 2010. The
Assessing the risk of oil spills from ships has long been of interest to the maritime industry. Many factors affect the frequency of accidental oil spills, including the amount of oil transported and
Alex is a Chartered Biologist (CBiol), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) and a Fellow of the Marine Biological Society (FMBA), with a degree in marine biology and an MSc in tropical
Data from ITOPF shows that seven oil spills of more than seven tonnes were recorded from tanker incidents in 2022. This brings the decade average to almost six, which is on a par with the 2010s and a
On 10th September 2011, the bulk carrier GOLDEN TRADER collided with the fishing vessel VIDAR approximately twenty nautical miles off the western coast of mainland Denmark resulting in the spillage
ITOPF will be deploying technical staff at the request of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) to join the UN team in Bangladesh responding to an oil spill in the Sundarbans region
Singapore Maritime Week has come to a close and its been busy for Managing Director, Oli Beavon and the team in Singapore. More than 20,000 participants have interacted across more than 50 events
The work of an ITOPF Technical Adviser is not easy to describe as no two incidents or days are the same. Here we provide an overview of the role of a Technical Adviser during a
