Category: Tankers
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Areas of Response & Response Assets
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Oil Spill Response
If an oil spill were to happen in Canadian waters tomorrow, who would pay for it? Learn about the costs and liabilities related to ship-source oil spills.
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Toolkit: The Facts on Oil & Water
We’ve assembled a toolkit of our materials related to the transport of oil by sea to inform and encourage conversations about safe and sustainable marine shipping in Canada.
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Responding To Oil Spills
Canadians ranked port and harbour authorities as doing the best job to ensure safe shipping in Canada. Public thinks shipping companies are doing next best job followed by government agencies.
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Double Hulls
Double hulls are a preventive measure implemented to reduce the risk of ship-source pollution in the marine environment.
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Incidence of Oil Spills Worldwide 1970 – 2015
Since the 1970s the number of oil spills 7 tonnes or more has decreased from a high of more than 120.
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Oil Spill Response Organizations
Canada has four marine oil spill response organizations for its oceans and waterways including the Western Canadian Marine Response Organization, the Eastern Canadian Marine Response Organization, Point Tupper Marine Services and the Atlantic Environmental Response Team.
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Oil Transported as Cargo in Canadian Waters
Oil transported as cargo in Canadian waters by region. Some 192 million tonnes are transported on the Atlantic coast compared to 6 million tonnes on the Pacific Coast.
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Tanker Sizes and Capacities
There are five principle sizes of oil tankers. In ascending order based on size, the smallest is the Panamax, Aframax, Suezmax, VLCC and the ULCC.