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- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Cefas24-79 Request for Quotation for Technical Advisory Services on Risk Assessment Related to Shipping-Related Pollution in Sri Lanka, under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (Ocpp).
- GBT Ref No: 102555214
- Deadline: 28 Jun 2024
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: 40000
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: CF-0310700D8d000003VQwdEAG
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) is funded through UK official development assistance (ODA) as part of the UKs Blue Planet Fund. It aims to strengthen marine science expertise, develop science-based policy and management tools, and create educational resources for coastal communities under three main objectives described in terms of marine pollution, sustainable seafood, and marine biodiversity. It supports activities in partnership with country governments directed towards capacity building for marine science in local institutions, organisations and communities.
Shipping-related Pollution:
Whilst the number of shipping-related pollution incidents has gradually decreased with improvements to ship safety and training over recent decades, the risk of shipping incidents remains. This is due to the rapid expansion of international trade, where there is still the potential for occasional large high-profile incidents to occur through collision and/or grounding, as well as emerging activities such as oil exploration activities and development of petroleum refinery. Spills can include pollutants such as hydrocarbons, plastics, and hazardous and noxious substances.
Recent high-profile events such as the MV Wakashio grounding on the outer reef of Mauritius, spilling ~820 tonnes of low sulphur fuel oil into the surrounding environment and the X-press Pearl which caught fire and spilled oil and plastic pellets along the coast of Sri Lanka, demonstrate first-hand th... - Documents :
Purchaser : CEFAS
Pakefield Road Lowestoft NR33 0HT United Kingdom
Contact Person : Laura Anderson
Email :procure@cefas.gov.uk
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