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Ship routing measure will aim to reduce the risk of ship-sourced pollution in Western Australia.

36 vessels could pose oil pollution threat
22 May 2013 08:16 GMT

Sunken vessels are recommended for further assessment and potential removal of fuel oil.

Oil spill recovery equipment tests
09 May 2013 07:04 GMT

Tests are said to show that steam injection is the best solution for keeping heavy oil viscous enough for easy loading and offloading.

New Tesoro-Savage facility will be designed to initially handle 120,000 barrels per day.

EC proposes €160.5m funding to combat pollution
12 Apr 2013 19:36 GMT

Funding would be used to maintain the anti-pollution vessel network and develop satellite detection.

Agreement covers a pre-agreed schedule of rates to expedite claims settlements.

Marine fuel cleanup operation winding down
08 Apr 2013 07:56 GMT

Bunker spill cleanup efforts are wound down. Transpetro is accused of being 'very unprepared' to respond to the incident.

New programme is aimed at improving the oil spill preparedness and response capabilities in South East Asia.

Oil spill research report released
20 Nov 2012 08:02 GMT

Document includes recommendations for future work including oil spill response technologies.

Port Angeles cleanup continues
09 Nov 2012 14:13 GMT

Coast Guard continues to oversee oil spill cleanup operations at Tesoro Port Angeles Terminal in Port Angeles.

Oil spill exercise in Singapore
19 Oct 2012 10:55 GMT

Oil pollution exercise held in conjunction with SIBCON 2012 event.

Report calls for Arctic fuel oil ban
03 Oct 2012 08:02 GMT

New report suggests that shipping should be banned from using heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters.

Oil spill exercise in the Pacific Northwest
17 Sep 2012 13:51 GMT

Tanker and barge operators to participate in this week's drill.

'No further spillage' in Singapore
10 Sep 2012 17:28 GMT

Vessel traffic in Singapore remains unaffected as containment and cleanup efforts continue.

Bunker spill cleanup in Singapore
10 Sep 2012 07:22 GMT

Patrol and anti-pollution craft are deployed to clean up bunker spill following collision at the Temasek Fairway.

Oil spill equipment for nine Australian ports
20 Aug 2012 17:09 GMT

State-of-the-art equipment is being rolled out across the country as Australia aims to respond to oil spills more quickly and effectively.

Students develop oil spill contingency concept
09 Aug 2012 13:47 GMT

Concept developed for a year-round Arctic oil spill response system.

Rio+20: Delivering green growth for shipping
18 Jun 2012 15:16 GMT

DNV acquires oil spill preparedness firm
30 Apr 2012 07:14 GMT

Acquisition forms part of DNV's strategy to increase its focus on the Arctic region.

Cargo ship leaks MGO
04 Apr 2012 19:57 GMT

Coastguard confirms that the stricken vessel has leaked 'a quantity of marine gas oil'.