… keep our Members, Associates and the wider maritime community informed on issues related to marine spill preparedness and response. These are available to download as PDFs or hard copies can be requested from…
… from many incidents has shown that the most costly and time-consuming component of the overall oil spill response is the treatment or disposal of collected waste. As a result, the chosen clean-up strategy…
… or days are the same. Here we provide an overview of the role of a Technical Adviser during a spill. Notification / Evaluation / Mobilisation When an incident occurs we can be notified in a number…
… also receive the occasional mailing from ITOPF with information pertinent to ITOPF operations or spill preparedness and response. Associates do not automatically receive any correspondence from ITOPF.…
… Scotland and, most recently, Mauritius which have all been extremely effective introductions to spill response! Internally, I developed training for the team on chemical fingerprinting of oil and have been…
…Oil spill response readiness and preparedness in the Baltic Sea and Finland was the first topic of conversation during the MARISEC 2025 Seminar in Kotka, Finland, where ITOPF joined to engage in these discussions.
… A recent challenge for the shipping industry is the growing problem of plastic pellet spills. Plastic pellets, also known as nurdles, are typically the size of a lentil and the building blocks for the manufacture of…
