MODELRISK, 2021 winner Development of models capable of predicting ecological hazards caused by hazardous and noxious substance (HNS) spills. The beneficiary of the 10th ITOPF R&D Award is the…
POLITE, 2022 winner The beneficiary of the 2022 ITOPF Research and Development (R&D) award is the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in Canada, in partnership with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…
PLASTOIL, 2023 winner The beneficiary of the 2023 ITOPF Research and Development (R&D) award is the PLASTOIL project, with funding granted to the Centre for Documentation, Research and…
On 28 February 2023, while en route from Bataan to Iloilo, Philippines, tanker PRINCESS EMPRESS developed a list in rough seas and sank to a depth of 400 metres, ~8 kilometres north-east of Oriental…
Regular engagement with maritime industry partners is essential to ensuring strong collaboration and forward momentum across the maritime pollution response industry.
ITOPF was represented by its Company Secretary and Director of Governance, Jenny Edwards, at the International Maritime Organization’s first Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) briefing of 2026,…
ITOPF engages regularly with its shipowner members and associates as a vital part of its mission in promoting effective spill response worldwide, sharing its knowledge and expertise in responding to…
Oli Beavon, ITOPF Managing Director, met with Captain Thomas Pinto of Seven Islands Shipping Ltd. and an ITOPF Board Member, to discuss the evolving geopolitical environment and what it means for the…
On 14 June 2024, the hopper dredger VOX MAXIMA lost control, colliding with tanker MARINE HONOUR while the latter was conducting bunker operations alongside container vessel EVER BLINK at Singapore’s…
