ITOPF tours stakeholders in Japan for pollution response workshops and presentations

ITOPF spent time in Japan visiting several maritime industry and government stakeholders to deliver workshops and seminars on responding to ship source pollution events. 

During its time there, the company met with Gard AS in Imabari and Tokyo, alongside Navigate Response Ltd, to deliver a workshop to its members on pollution response and media management. Participants were given the task of mounting a response to a hypothetical spill of oil and microplastics at sea, against a backdrop of media scrutiny common to ship-source pollution events.

This was followed by one day technical workshop with Japan P&I Club, during which ITOPF delivered a series of presentations followed by a desk-top exercise, which included the use of its Virtual and Mixed Reality apps to bring an extra level of interactivity and immersion to the event.

While in Tokyo, ITOPF visited Britannia P&I Club, UK P&I Club, NorthStandard, NYK Line and Japan Coast Guard. Discussions during these meetings focused on ITOPF’s recent spill experience, as well as response to pollution incidents resulting from ships powered by alternative fuels – a topic which has garnered prominence in the industry as shipping heads towards decarbonisation.