NEWS & EVENTS
ATRAC delivers Training course on response to marine oil spills in Tunisia
In collaboration with The Mediterranean Oil Industry Group (MOIG), ATRAC organized the IMO OPRC level 2 course in Tunisia. The event gathered 29 delegates from MOIG members, relevant Tunisian stakeholders, and oil and gas Libyan companies. The main objectives of...
Workshop on “Raising Awareness on pollution in Adriatic sea”
On Thursday, November 11, 2021, ATRAC participated in a workshop on "Raising Awareness on pollution in Adriatic sea" organized by the Zadar County Operational Center (COC). The workshop presented the activities of COC in recent years and the role of the county in...
Training course in Belgrade
After successful co-operation in 2020 with Public Water Management Company "Srbijavode" during which ATRAC drafted a document entitled "Procedures for responding to accidental water pollution and a training plan for operational staff" which analyzed the dangers...
“ECO-SEA 2021” – Excercise held in Rijeka
ATRAC actively participated in the Exercise "ECO-SEA 2021" which was conducted on October 13, 2021, by the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Operational Center. The exercise took place, in slightly windy weather, off the coast of the western part of the city of Rijeka...
PEPSEA project meeting in Bari
ATRAC participated in the public meeting “Fighting together against marine pollution” within the PEPSEA Project on September 15, 2021, in Bari, Italy. The meeting was successfully organized by the Chamber of Commerce Bari in a hybrid form: in the hall of the Chamber...
Coordination Meeting of County Operational Centers
With co-operation with Sibenik-Knin County ATRAC organized and held “The 3rd Co-ordination Meeting of County Operational Centers for the improvement of preparedness and response to oil spills”. Co-ordination was held from 9 to 10 June 2021 in Sibenik, bringing...
FIRESPILL Project meeting
As part of the FIRESPILL project (Fostering Improved Reaction of Crossborder Emergency Services and Prevention Increasing Safety Level), an online meeting was held on March 30, 2021, on the work package four Enhancement of emergency service organizations'...
ATRAC returns from the mission in Lebanon
After two weeks in Lebanon, ATRAC's Director Vedran Martinić and associate Anja Pilepić returned to Croatia. The purpose of such trip during these pandemic times was to advise the Lebanese authorities on removing marine pollution, to assess the extent of pollution,...
ATRAC called on a mission to Lebanon
In late February, large amounts of oil slicks of unknown composition and origin were observed off the coasts of Israel and Lebanon. Two weeks later, the Lebanese government is seeking help from REMPEC, which is mobilizing ATRAC, and director Vedran Martinić and...
Training course in Split
On January 26, 2021, ATRAC held a one-day training course "Basics of accidental oil pollution on the sea" for twelve employees of the company "Cian d.o.o.", a leading response contactor in the central and southern Adriatic. The aim of the training was to provide...
Training course “Basics of accidental marine pollution”
On January 21-22.2021, ATRAC held a two-day training course "Accidental Marine Pollution", which is in line with the 1st level of the IMO OPRC course model. The course was attended by twelve employees responsible for field cleaning operations from the companies...
Inland spill co-operation with Srbijavode
Although ATRAC's focus so far has been on marine pollution, inland water pollution is becoming more frequent and can have potentially very serious consequences for the health and quality of human lives and economic activity in the affected area. After the first...