A very large crude carrier the Nautica, bought last month by the UN Development […]
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UNDP buys Euronav’s VLCC to prevent catastrophic spill from ‘ticking bomb’ FSO off Yemen
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement with tanker owner EURONAV Luxemburg […]
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New Dutch donation to bridge funding gap for UN’s salvage ops in Red Sea
With additional funds from the Netherlands, the UN may be able to start the salvage operation to prevent a major oil spill in the Red Sea.
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Canada to contribute CA$2.5 million to UN-led salvage effort on FSO off Yemen
Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, has confirmed that the Canadian go ..
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UN coordinator urges public to help stave off ‘5th largest oil spill from a tanker in history’
UN Coordinator has urged the public to help with funding to head off a decaying oil tanker threat and prevent an oil spill in the Red Sea. The post UN coordinator urges public to help stave off ‘5th…
FSO SAFER – Contingency Planning Workshops in Yemen
FSO SAFER – Contingency Planning Workshops in Yemen
As part of United Nations-coordinated efforts to address the risk of an oil spill from the FSO SAFER moored off the coast of Yemen, the International Maritime Organization and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Yemen are supporting contingency planning workshops to strengthen Yemen’s oil spill response capability.
The first workshop took place in Sana’a, Yemen. A second workshop will be organized in Aden, Yemen, in mid-March.
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UN: No progress on accessing ‘ticking bomb’ FSO off Yemen
The international efforts carried out over the past year to assess the risk of […] The post UN: No progress on accessing ‘ticking bomb’ FSO off Yemen appeared first on Offshore…
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UN gets green light to inspect the decaying supertanker FSO Safer in Yemen
The United Nations has received official approval from the Houthi authorities in Yemen to […] The post UN gets green light to inspect the decaying supertanker FSO Safer in Yemen appeared first…
IMO assists efforts to prevent an oil spill from FSO Safer
IMO assists efforts to prevent an oil spill from FSO Safe
IMO is contributing to international efforts aimed at preventing an oil spill from the deteriorating floating storage and offloading unit FSO Safer moored off the coast of Yemen. The Organisation is also leading on the contingency planning efforts aimed at enhancing preparedness to mitigate the environmental impacts of a potential spill.
IMO has mobilised a technical expert to develop contingency plan based on a variety of risk...