Spills of chemicals at sea are handled differently from those that occur on land. Once the main physical and chemical properties, and hence the likely behaviour of a spilled substance are known,
This paper examines the trends in costs associated with the various low technology shoreline clean-up methods that were used in the response to the SEA EMPRESS incident, by drawing on information
The Maltese tanker TASMAN SPIRIT grounded at the entrance to Karachi Port, Pakistan in the early hours of 27th July 2003. The vessel was carrying 67,800 tonnes of Iranian Light crude oil destined for
Government and the shipping and oil industries have invested heavily in creating and maintaining expensive oil spill response systems against a background of decreasing numbers of intermediate and
On 18th August 2014, the Ro-Ro ferry AMADEO 1 (GT 9,737) en route from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt, grounded in Kirke Canal, 40 NM south west of Puerto Natales, in southern Patagonia, Chile.
SINTEF, 2019 R&D Award Winner A one year study to document the weathering properties and behaviour of LSFOs when spilled at sea. The winner of the 8th annual ITOPF R&D Award is the Norwegian
