Over the past half a century our technical staff have provided objective advice in relation to over 860 ship-sourced marine spills in 100 countries. Being…
We were pleased to be invited by the Indian Director General (DG) of Shipping and the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) to deliver a series of presentations as part of a…
ITOPF produces a variety of publications annually to keep our Members, Associates and the wider maritime community informed on issues related to marine spill preparedness and response. These are…
Marta joined ITOPF in January 2024, where she is a member of the Americas team. She holds a BSc in Marine Biology (University of Exeter and James Cook university) and a Master of Philosophy…
The Project to create the Marine HNS Response Manual was implemented through an inter-regional effort, including the participation of the Western Mediterranean Region Marine Oil and HNS Pollution…
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…
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…