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Statistics for oil spills from tankers for close to five decades shows a progressive downward trend.

ITOPF’s annual statistics of oil spills from tankers show that there were only 3 incidents where more than 7 tonnes of oil were spilt in 2020.

ITOPF has moved headquarters in London to Dashwood, Old Broad Street.

On 16th December 2011, the general cargo ship TK BREMEN dragged anchor whilst in ballast under stormy conditions and sought shelter outside the port of Lorient. The vessel subsequently ran aground

A review of the trends over the past 10 years shows that Asia and Europe are the regions where ITOPF attended oil spills most often.

Bringing together operational, scientific and industry expertise through live exercises and conferences remains an important element in strengthening global spill preparedness and response. ITOPF

A new edition of ITOPF’s newsletter, Ocean Orbit, has just been published.