This paper outlines the typical format and content of contingency plans for response to ship-source spills and highlights the key steps required for an effective plan.
ITOPF will be deploying technical staff at the request of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) to join the UN team in Bangladesh responding to an oil spill in the Sundarbans region
ITOPF is assisting at a training course in China for senior commanders and on-scene commanders from various Ship Pollution Response Organisations (SPROs).
… trained and practised personnel, and maximises the preparedness of the organisations and individuals involved in a response. Once a response to an oil spill has been initiated, continuous planning remains an…
ITOPF’s was delighted to receive the Salvage & Wreck 2017 Environmental Protection Award on 6th December at the close of day one of the Salvage & Wreck conference held in London.
… Sao Tome and Principe is part of the GIWACAF project and activitely involved in its initiatives focused on strengthening national oil spill response capacities as well as…