The prompt settlement of claims for compensation following oil spills from tankers is in everyone's interests, especially those who have incurred clean-up costs, had their property contaminated or
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
The Country & Territory Profiles provide a summary of spill response arrangements and resources in maritime nations. They were originally developed in 1993 to help shipowners produce the
NOWPAP MERRAC Focal Points Meeting, Seoul, S Korea, 10-13 April 2017 Alex Hunt will be attending the 20th NOWPAP MERRAC Focal Points Meeting and the 12th Competent National Authorities (CNA) Meeting
It is often observed after large oil spills that there is pressure to review and change the oil spill prevention and emergency response system. In recent years this was true following the SEA EMPRESS