To assist shipowners comply with their requirements under the international conventions ITOPF has produced a series of Country Profiles, available to all via the Internet, allowing users to obtain a
… who provide technical advice to the French authorities and hold a list of approved dispersants. Any involved shoreline cleanup will be conducted by manpower from the French Ministry of Equipment with help from…
… including spills of bunker fuel, crude oil and other substances being carried as cargo. This has involved advising on a wide variety of topics, including clean-up techniques, environmental monitoring, and…
ITOPF's tanker spill statistics released today showed a slight increase in the number of large spills from tankers in 2013 compared to the previous two years but the downward trend is maintained.
… of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Public Works. The local oil industry would also be involved. The OSC is designated from the Antigua Coast Guard (normally the Operations Officer) with an…
The aim of this paper is to highlight the common challenges that have arisen following serious containership incidents, focusing largely on the MSC CHITRA incident response in India, in order to
