Tag: oil spill response

West P&I Club has analyzed a pollution incident during a routine bunkering operation at a port where fuel was observed to be overflowing.

The MPA conducted a table-top exercise (TTX) with Indonesia and Malaysia to enhance coordination and strengthen oil spills response.

Russia declared a regional state of emergency on 4 January in Crimea following the oil spill in the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea.

On December 30, 2024, at approximately 10 PM (Singapore Time), a collision occurred between two bulk carriers in the Yangtze River, China.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) announced that there is no more oil leak observed in the cooling water discharge channel.

Five crewmembers were rescued from the Mississippi River after their vessel collided with a bulker on 29 December.

An oil spill occurred at the Shell loading terminal in Nigeria’s Delta region after a pipeline ruptured on 14 November.

USCG Incident Management pollution responders from Sector San Juan responded to an oil spill San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico.

Countries bordering the Gulf of Thailand have recently finalized a set of guidelines to manage the use of chemical dispersants for responding to oil spills in the region.

The IMO has informed that it is currently conducting a feasibility study to explore whether Ukraine can accede to the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation 1990 (OPRC). This Convention provides the legal framework for international cooperation to address major oil pollution incidents.