| Oil spill convention celebrates 20 years |
A symposium marking the 20 year anniversary of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC) is being held in Tokyo, Japan (28-29 January). Under the theme “Maintaining Future Effective Preparedness against Oil Spills”, industry experts are presenting the latest technologies available to fight major oil spills. IMO’s Stefan Micallef, Director of the Marine Environment Division, addressed the symposium via video message – reiterating the importance of maintaining an appropriate level of readiness against oil spills.
The event, organized by the Petroleum Association of Japan, aims to provide a platform for sharing experiences and discussing the optimum level of future oil spill response preparedness in order to aid compliance with the OPRC Convention.
