… has agreed to provide the first tier response, and tier 2 and 3 response if one of their tankers is involved. In other situations, assistance would be sought from the UK and adjacent Caribbean island…
… duties for the whole operation from initial action to the conduct of shoreline clean-up. Agencies involved include the local Federal Waterways and Shipping Board, fire fighters and disaster relief corps…
… equipment and private resources on contract to either the Ministry or, more usually, directly to the involved shipowner. Shoreline clean-up is normally undertaken by either the municipal authorities or by…
In the early hours of 16th March 2011, bulk carrier OLIVA while on transit from Brazil to Singapore grounded on Nightingale Island, which is part of the Tristan da Cunha Island group in the South
… of national and international activities. The Committee would consist of representatives from involved ministries, administrations and other relevant institutions adequate to provide technical…
ITOPF was out in force for the Singapore Maritime Week, a week of conferences, exhibitions and social events in celebration of all things maritime, driven by the Maritime and Port Authority of
… environment will depend on a number of factors such as the toxicity of the material, the quantities involved and the resulting concentrations in the water column, the length of time organisms are exposed to…
… and implementation of the National Contingency Plan. The Ministry of Interior will become involved in any clean-up operations through its responsibility for the fire brigades. The Port Authority is…
… A port captain answerable to the navy is assigned the duty of policing the port and would be involved in any spill from a vessel in the port area. However, neither the limits of the port nor the…
