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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Oil Spill Response & Vessel Rates on 10 Apr 2013 at the International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference and Exhibition (ICOPCE)

ITOPF's series of Technical Information Papers (TIPs), providing practical guidance on oil and chemical spill response in the marine environment, is now available in Korean.

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

ITOPF and Oil Spill Response Ltd co-hosted a seminar on global good practices and the current state of oil spill preparedness in India last month.

ITOPF was presented with the NAMEPA Marine Environmental Protection Award in recognition of the work done to preserve the marine environment at a dinner aboard the Hornblower Infinity in New York on 30th October.

Winner of the 2nd ITOPF R&D Award is Announced

2GO official statement on St. Thomas Aquinas oil spill assessment

ITOPF joins NAMEPA (North American Environment Protection Association)

ITOPF paper As of 1st January 2013, amendments to MARPOL Annex V mean that shippers have new responsibilities regarding cargo classification and how it affects the ability of the crew to discharge hold wash water into the marine environment. From this date shippers will need to consider whether or not the cargo residues present in the water are harmful to the marine environment (HME).ITOPF paper on Bulk Cargo Hold Wash Water Discharge and Cargo Declarations under MARPOL Annex V sets out the requirements as well as the concept and process of classification of cargoes as HME.The discharge of wash water and any non-recoverable cargo residues contained therein is primarily controlled through MARPOL Annex V, where it is classed as garbage and therefore subject to the controls specified within Regulations 4.1.3 and 6.1.2. of the recent amendments to MARPOL. In essence the discharge of cargo residues contained in wash water is governed by the following criteria:No discharge of cargo residues should occur less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land, or the nearest ice shelf.No discharge of cargo residues should occur within the six MARPOL defined "Special Areas" (the Mediterranean, the ''Gulfs'' area, the wider Caribbean including the Gulf of ...

ITOPF provides document with requirements for cargo classification as HME The discharge of non-recoverable cargo or cleaning agents contained in hold wash water is defined as "garbage" within Annex V (entered into force 31st December 1988) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). Any discharge of "garbage" at sea is regulated through thisConvention, with discharge being more heavily restricted in six defined special areas (the Mediterranean, the "Gulfs" area, the Wider Caribbean, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Antarctic). Each of these special areas has a need for more stringent controls brought about by greater sensitivity to pollution. Two further areas (the Black Sea and the Red Sea) have been proposed but are not yet in force.The 2012 amendment to MARPOL Annex V requires that as of the 1st January 2013 all shippers of bulk cargoes provisionally classify their cargoes as harmful to the marine environment (HME) or not. The classification of a cargo as HME is primarily influenced by the toxicity of the cargo itself to marine life. No cargo classified as HME may be discharged at sea, and should therefore be disposed of at a suitableReceptionFacility ...