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Compensation for clean up costs and damages caused by oil spills from tankers is governed in many maritime nations by two International Conventions, the Civil Liability Convention (CLC) and the

ITOPF was invited to participate in the Coastal Response Research Center’s (CRRC) workshop “SCAT for Tomorrow”

In this paper we review the use and misuse of SCAT in several recent smallscale incidents and discuss the implications for the wider implementation of SCAT moving forward.

ITOPF is currently on-site in north-east Brazil attending the recent oil spill that has contaminated approximately 2,500 km of coastline in nine states.

Low sulphur fuel oils (LSFO) and their behaviour in marine environments when released is a key topic emerging in the marine pollution response industry.

On 6th February 2024, the articulated tank barge GULFSTREAM, towed by the tug SOLO CREED, capsized off the coast of Tobago.

UN agencies and scientific experts of GESAMP met to advance aspects of marine environmental protection at the 52nd GESAMP session at UNESCO Paris with ITOPF joining as observer and supporting the