How to apply? The application process for the 2027 Award will open on 1 September 2026. The closing date for applications for the 2027 Award will be 4 December 2026. There is no limit to the
Two members of the ITOPF team arrived in Mauritius on Wednesday 12th August to provide on-site technical advice and help coordinate clean-up efforts following the oil spill from the grounded bulk
ITOPF and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on oil spill response equipment and vessel rates in Singapore.
We are pleased to announce that the beneficiary of the 3rd annual ITOPF R&D Award is the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in the UK. The project is called ‘Factors
ITOPF’s series of Technical Information Papers (TIPs), providing practical guidance on oil and chemical spill response in the marine environment, is now available in Korean.
On 28th January 2011, the bulk carrier GDANSK was loaded with 35,100 MT of iron ore when she ran aground outside Ferrominera Port, Puerto Ordaz, on the Orinoco River in Venezuela. As a result of the
ITOPF was pleased to be invited to give a key note speech on the first day of Kemi 2015 and then participate in the oil-in-ice recovery exercise on the second day.
On 15th March 2012, STOLT VALOR carrying 13,000 tonnes of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and 1,300 tonnes of isobutylaldehyde (IBAL) as well as 430 tonnes of Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO 380) as
On 23rd December 2013, after encountering heavy weather, the chemical and product tanker SILVER grounded on a sandbank off the coast of Tan-Tan in South Morocco while entering the port of El Ouatia.
On 18th August 2014, the Ro-Ro ferry AMADEO 1 (GT 9,737) en route from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt, grounded in Kirke Canal, 40 NM south west of Puerto Natales, in southern Patagonia, Chile.
