Ships interact with the environment in which they operate in many ways. Shipping casualties provide the most visual manifestation of the interaction between ships and the marine environment,
…Assessing the risk of oil spills from ships has long been of interest to the maritime industry. Many factors affect the frequency of accidental oil spills, including the amount of oil transported and the combined effect…
In this film, we’ll be looking at some of the first things to consider when planning a response; in particular, how different oils behave in the marine environment, using past case studies as key
… and contributed to a range of fisheries-related initiatives, including the assessment of ship-source spills and vessel groundings on fisheries and aquaculture systems to inform damage evaluations and claims…
… specialised anti-pollution equipment is known to exist. There do not appear to have been any major spills. Cape Verde is not a party to any agreements. Date of issue: August 2003
… are expected to have their own contingency plans, co-ordinated with the NCP, and would respond to spills within their jurisdiction. For intermediate spills, the Coastal Headquarters of Civil Defence would…
… 329 3810 317 (24 hrs) Fax: +39 06 57223472 - 0 Contact details as above. Overall responsibility for spills rests with the Ministry of Environment. The Central Service of Sea Defence, a part of the Ministry of…
… appear that most oil terminals in Tunisia hold small amounts of equipment for handling operational spills. Ecumed has boom, skimmers, floating storage tanks and sorbent at Zarzis. Tunisia has experienced a…
