IMO’s work to help prevent pollution of the sea by ships has been highlighted at the 2016 Asia-Pacific Oil Spill Prevention & Preparedness Conference (Spillcon) in Perth, Australia. Stefan Micallef, Director of the Marine Environment Division, took part in a session on preventing maritime accidents (3 May). The conference brings together regional and global environmental and shipping representatives to provide information on the latest developments and innovations for dealing with oil spills in the marine environment. Click here to find out more about IMO’s work on pollution prevention and response.
In conjunction with the conference, IMO will be supporting a workshop on "Science and innovation in oil spill response" that will be held on Friday, 6 May. This workshop will provide information on innovative technologies and approaches for spill prevention, response, mitigation and damage assessment. In addition, IMO, within its Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme, is sponsoring government representatives* with relevant responsibilities to participate in Spillcon. The conference is being organized by the Australia Maritime Safety Authority and the Australian Institute of Petroleum.
* From the following countries: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.