Most oil spills generate considerable waste. This includes not just oil, but oiled cargo, debris, shoreline sediment, fauna and flora, equipment and protective clothing (PPE). Waste can sometimes
ITOPF was invited to participate in the 2017 International Maritime Disaster Response Conference organised by the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) to mark the 10th anniversary of the HEBEI SPIRIT incident.
ITOPF is currently on-site in north-east Brazil attending the recent oil spill that has contaminated approximately 2,500 km of coastline in nine states.
Two members of the ITOPF team are currently on-site in Sri Lanka to provide technical advice on the risk of oil pollution and loss of chemicals, plastics and other cargo from the containership
ITOPF is travelling to Mauritius to provide on-site technical advice and help coordinate response efforts to combat the oil spill that is contaminating shorelines on the south-east coast of the
Richard Johnson is attending this meeting which aims to review and determine the key areas for development in oil spill preparedness and response in the ASEAN region.
ITOPF remains on-site in Mauritius to provide technical advice and help coordinate clean-up efforts following the oil spill from the grounded bulk carrier, WAKASHIO.