The main at-sea response options for the Arctic are containment and recovery, chemical dispersion, and in-situ burning. Containment & Recovery of Oil in Ice Mechanical recovery of oil in ice
ITOPF welcomed the International Maritime Organization Marine Environment Division to its London office for a full day of information exchange and networking, building on the long-standing working
On 3rd December 1992 the Greek OBO carrier AEGEAN SEA, laden with 80,000 tonnes of North Sea Brent crude oil, ran aground during heavy weather while approaching the port of La Coruña on the Galician
Oil Spill India (OSI 2022) took place at the Hotel Taj, New Delhi for its sixth iteration this year. ITOPF was in attendance with Richard Johnson, Technical Director featuring as an ‘Esteemed
ITOPF embarked on a tour of maritime stakeholders in Central America as part of a series of training sessions and workshops on responding to ship-source pollution incidents in partnership with the
ARGO MERCHANT ran aground on Nantucket Shoals, off Massachusetts, USA, on 15th December 1976, and over the next month spilled her entire cargo (28,000 tonnes) of Venezuelan No 6 fuel oil and cutter
