News
ITOPF attends new EU Modex exercise in Finland
Dr Conor Bolas of our Technical Team has been in Porvoo, Finland this week representing ITOPF in an EU Module Exercise (MODEX), a new discussion based exercise as part of the EU Civil Protection programme.
ITOPF visits IMO headquarters in London
ITOPF visited IMO Headquarters in London to build on the long-standing relationship shared between the two organisations.
Tanker spill statistics 2022
Data from ITOPF shows that seven oil spills of more than seven tonnes were recorded from tanker incidents in 2022. This brings the decade average to almost six, which is on a par with the 2010s and a dramatic reduction from the numbers reported in earlier decades.
Season's greetings from all at ITOPF
ITOPF would like to wish all our Members, Associates, partners and friends a very Merry Christmas. In lieu of Christmas cards, we have made donations to three charities: Alzheimer's Society, Crisis and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
ITOPF opens new office in Singapore
ITOPF has opened a new office in Singapore, offering its full range of services from The Great Room Afro-Asia co-working space on Robinson Road.
ITOPF welcomes three new members to its Technical Team
ITOPF has welcomed three new members to its Technical Team this autumn, Shania Hughes as Technical Support Coordinator and Ayumi Therrien and Sue Ware as Technical Advisers.
ITOPF hosts first Spillcast event, Trends, Technology and the Environment in London
Industry leaders and experts gathered in London to discuss the latest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) trends in relation to ship-source spill response, at an event hosted by ITOPF.
Global Initiative for South East Asia (GI SEA) regional workshop takes place in Singapore
GI SEA hosted a regional workshop alongside the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) focused on incident response and cost recovery.
GI WACAF regional conference takes place in Accra, Ghana
ITOPF attended and participated in the 9th regional conference of the Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa (GI WACAF).
ITOPF visits Cefas headquarters, Lowestoft
ITOPF’s Technical Team ventured to Cefas headquarters in Lowestoft for a workshop on post-spill environmental monitoring in marine locations.