We maintain a worldwide database of accidental oil spills from tankers, combined carriers and barges. This is used to generate statistics on numbers and sizes of spill, and to identify the causes
The concept of persistence in relation to oil spills probably originated after the Torrey Canyon incident in 1967. This is when discussions first arose regarding various new measures to protect the
ITOPF contributed towards Ipieca week’s Marine Spill Group and Hazardous Noxious Substances (HNS) workshops last week with presentations, case studies and key input for group discussions derived from
On 8th September 2019, the roll on, roll off vessel GOLDEN RAY developed a list and was grounded at the mouth of the Brunswick River, Georgia, while leaving the Port of Brunswick.
This poster presents the results of an analysis of various aspects of incident information for tanker spills seven tonnes and over within the past ten years (2005-2014).
ITOPF joined the CDSA and its members at the Dalian Maritime University, China where the two organisations came together to deliver a training workshop on effective pollution response and cost
