The ice strengthened cruise vessel, USHUAIA ran aground on 4th December 2008, while sailing through Bahia Guillermina, along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. At the time of grounding the
Pollution Control Operations Section (Office hours) Directorate General of Environmental Affairs Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment & Water Resources PO Box 323 Muscat Code
To supply the global demand for plastic, significant quantities of pre-production plastic pellets are transported by sea in containers. Plastic pellets, or nurdles, are lentil-sized (typically < 5mm)
Members of the ITOPF technical team embarked on another roadshow tour of maritime stakeholders, this time in Japan, as it continue its efforts to meet with, share knowledge, and discuss solutions to
The service ITOPF provides to its member shipowners varies between each case it works on and demonstrating the full breadth of its role helps its members to understand its areas of expertise and
ITOPF's experience in responding to marine pollution incidents for more than half a century has enabled it to witness the changing landscape of pollution response.
ITOPF joined the Marine Spill Group Meetings at Ipieca Week where this year’s discussions reinforced the key focus areas for the pollution response industry, including alternative fuels.
ITOPF attended the Gallagher Marine Systems - LLC (GMS) North American Regulatory Seminar where Mark Whittington represented the company, delivering presentations on different incident management
ITOPF visited the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) offices in London as both organisations delivered series of talks on their work in pollution response.
