Marpol has many years of experience in prevention and remedial clean-up in response to incidents in and on the water, in lock systems, and on board both maritime and inland water vessels. Our personnel has coordinated and tackled a wide variety of incidents.

1. Clearing and cleaning up oil along approx. 25 miles of coastline at Hook of Holland originating from a sunken oceangoing vessel, the Tricolor, with 3,000 brand-new cars on board (2003)
2. Clearing up approx. 6,500 gallons of heavy fuel oil from the Haringhaven in IJmuiden originating from a ferry, the Envoy, smashed to pieces in a storm (2005)
3. Clearing up approx. 44,000 gallons of diesel from the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal originating from an inland waterway tank vessel that had hit the quayside
4. Miscellaneous contamination clear-ups in Amsterdam, Beverwijk, IJmuiden, Scheveningen and Velsen ports

Marpol Services BV specializes in the remedial clean-up of surface water, quaysides, oceangoing vessels, inland waterway vessels, and materials and oil booms. Collected waste is of course processed with minimal impact to the environment and in a responsible fashion.