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…
… is overseen by the local authorities, though in larger spills, the Coast Guard would also be heavily involved. The Marine Pollution Prevention Act requires all tankers over 500GT and non-tankers over 10,000GT,…
… over pressure system and special gas filter for use in hazardous atmospheres. Sweden has been involved in one previous marine incident with HNS, MARTINA (2000, hydrochloric acid). (Information from…
TORREY CANYON ran aground on Pollard Rock on the Seven Stones Reef, near Lands End, Cornwall on 18th March 1967. Thousands of tonnes of oil were soon spilling from the stricken vessel's ruptured
On 29th March 2001, the chemical/product tanker BALTIC CARRIER collided with the bulk carrier TERN in the Baltic Sea between Germany and Denmark, 30 NM north east of Rostock. Neither vessel sank,
… the ITOPF Handbook contains a wealth of valuable information and guidance for those likely to be involved in preparing for or responding to spills of oil, chemicals and other cargoes from ships. Hard copies…
