The aim of this paper is to highlight the common challenges that have arisen following serious containership incidents, focusing largely on the MSC CHITRA incident response in India, in order to
The effects of oil spills can have wide ranging impacts that are often portrayed by the media as long lasting environmental disasters. Such perceptions are understandable as they are often fuelled
ITOPF joined the Marine Spill Group Meetings at Ipieca Week where this year’s discussions reinforced the key focus areas for the pollution response industry, including alternative fuels.
ITOPF contributed to the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) Symposium last month in collaboration with Cefas and JNCC, as part of the Ocean Country Partnership Programme, alongside
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ITOPF staff made a trip to Brest, France as some of its team visited Cedre’s facilities to take part in a four-day exchange of experience and theoretical and practical training.
Experience has shown that the most time-consuming and costly component of a response to an oil spill is often the treatment or disposal of collected waste. The amount of waste generated is dependent
Response actions and mitigation measures, undertaken at the time of a spill specifically to protect seafood resources can ultimately influence the duration, magnitude and extent of impacts. This
ITOPF embarked on a tour of maritime stakeholders in Central America as part of a series of training sessions and workshops on responding to ship-source pollution incidents in partnership with the
SLAM, 2013 R&D Award Winner Development of a novel 'back-pack' system to track rehabilitated oiled birds without compromising their well-being. Swansea Laboratory for Animal Movement (SLAM) is
