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…Dr Mark Whittington is travelling to Bangladesh in support of the UN-led response efforts to the recent oil spill in the Sundarbans region

ITOPF in partnership with the Danish Institute of Biosciences delivered a workshop on environmental monitoring in Copenhagen on 25th February

…Richard Johnson was the keynote speaker at the Petroleum Association of Japan’s (PAJ) annual oil spill response workshop on Thursday 2nd February.

…ITOPF was one of the supporters of the 4th Adriatic Spill Conference on spill prevention, preparedness and response.

This paper considers the types of sorbents available and how they may be used beneficially in a response. It should be read in conjunction with other ITOPF papers in this series, particularly on the

… Sea Empress in February 1996 followed the wrecks of the Braer in January 1993 (84,700 tonnes of oil spilled) and the Torrey Canyon in March, 1967 (119,000 tonnes). Volume of oil lost, however, is not…

…Data from ITOPF shows that six oil spills over 7 tonnes were recorded from tanker incidents in 2021.

…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…

…ITOPF arrived on scene in Mindoro on 1 March to assist in the response to the fuel oil spill from the sunken tanker PRINCESS EMPRESS. ITOPF remains on-scene with team members working in rotation to conduct shoreline and…