METULA grounded in the eastern Strait of Magellan, on 9th August 1974. Around 47,000 tonnes of light Arabian crude oil and 3,000 to 4,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil are estimated to be have been lost.
ITOPF Technical Director, Richard Johnson, was invited to Türkiye by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Republic of Turkey. While there, discussions were held with senior officials in both
The deadline for applications for ITOPF’s 2015 R&D Award is 31st December 2014. Candidates wishing to apply should complete the electronic application form on our website.
Data from ITOPF shows that seven oil spills of more than seven tonnes were recorded from tanker incidents in 2022. This brings the decade average to almost six, which is on a par with the 2010s and a
