This meeting, which will be held in person at the IMO Headquarters building from 25 to 28 October 2022, is the first fully in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The annual IOPC Funds Short Course took place from Monday, 27 June to Friday, 1 July at the Funds’ headquarters in London.
The training, catered to both government and related private sectors, was conducted to provide knowledge and understanding on the prevention and cleanup of marine oil pollution, including the use of dispersants (unofficial translation from Google).
This is is now available to view in the country profile for Thailand.
Application process for the 12th ITOPF R&D award opens on 1st September and will close on 2nd December, with the award winner being announced in March 2023.
The circular states, in particular, that the absence of insurance or other financial security in accordance with the requirements of IMO instruments may lead to insufficient compensation for States and victims of pollution and other incidents.
The new edition includes updated oil spill statistics and a revised section on different types of marine spills, as .well as regular features on ITOPF’s staffing and services; the fate and effects of oil; clean-up techniques; and pollution liability and compensation.
The final pending claims in the 'Trident Star' incident, which occurred during loading operations in the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia, have now been settled.
IMO has developed a number of e-Learning courses with the purpose of increasing the capacity of Member States to effectively implement IMO instruments; the first free to access course was launched on 7 April.
Throughout 2021, Ipieca provided leadership across oil, gas and renewables on integrating sustainability by advancing climate action, environmental responsibility and social performance.
The course is open to participants from 1992 Fund Member States and application is now open.
The governing bodies of the IOPC Funds held sessions from 29 to 30 March via the e-conferencing platform 'KUDO'.
The report provides details of the main activities and achievements of the IOPC Funds during the year.
The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 11), which met 14-18 March, considered proposals on how to keep the impacts of the short-term measure under review and proposals for the revision of the ship fuel oil consumption Data Collection System (DCS).
The Viet Nam Maritime Administration hosted and chaired the 42nd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Meeting on 9-10 Mar, via videoconferencing.
Founded at the request of UNEP in 1974, Ipieca has participated in several UNEP-led collaborations, which have resulted in the oil and gas sector strengthening its action for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advance energy transition.
The workshops aimed to address current capacity to respond to a spill from FSO SAFER.
IMO continues its work to help make oil spill response, liability and compensation a priority on the national and regional agenda in the Pacific Islands.
The new 'Dispersant decision toolkit' draws together, information on the use of dispersant in a clear and concise infographic poster and animated video.
This publication is developed to support the oil and gas industry and other stakeholders in the use of consistent terminology around net-zero emissions.
The total volume of oil lost to the environment from tanker spills in 2021 was approximately 10,000 tonnes, the majority of which was spilt in the one large incident.
The IOPC Funds, the International Group of P&I Associations and ITOPF have collaborated on a new 35-page booklet on liability and compensation for ship-source oil pollution in the marine environment.
The Focus Group Discussion, held remotely on 16 Nov, considered 3 different perspectives - Policy, Economics and Technology.
Mr Sivertsen of Norway will officially assume his duties as Director on 1 January 2022.
ITOPF has published its Annual Review for 2021.
This paper is part of IPIECA’s low-emissions pathways series.
The TIP describes the effects of groundings on coral reefs and provides guidance on response strategies, survey techniques and restoration measures.
A series of COVID-19 position papers have been developed to help the industry respond to specific issues raised by COVID-19.
1992 Protocols to the 1969 Civil Liability Convention and 1971 Fund Convention entered into force on 30 May 1996.
On 24 Mar 2021, the Prime Minister of Viet Nam issued Decision No. 12/2021/QD-TTg on the promulgation of regulations on oil spill response; this will take effect on May 10, 2021, replacing Decision No. 02/2013/QD-TTG, as amended by Decision No. 63/2014/QD-TTg.
One year after the upper limit of the sulphur content of ships' fuel oil was reduced to 0.5%, indications are that the transition has been extremely smooth - a testament to the preparations of all stakeholders prior to the new rules entering into force.
IPIECA Executive Director, Brian Sullivan shares the new strategy to drive the work of the global oil and gas industry association over the next four years.
ITOPF has published its annual Handbook for 2020/21.
The plan serves to tackle several oil spill possibilities, such as spills from oil tankers, spills due to broken pipelines and spills at oil refinery factory, among others.