OPA '90 requires all vessels carrying oil in bulk cargo to have double hulls by 2015 via a phasing-in process. The IFR provided technical standards for double-hulling vessels that OPA '90 itself ...

The law governing the cleanup of the BP oil spill is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, or OPA 90, as it's known. It was enacted by Congress in response to the Exxon Valdez disaster the year before.

“OPA 90 regulations place strict liability on the shipowner himself and as such it is critical for them to diligently evaluate to select the best contractor, and not just go by third party ...

Bouchard Coastwise Management Co., Hicksville, NY. has added to its growing fleet of double-hull articulated ocean-going tug/barge units (ATB) with the delivery from Bollinger Shipyards, Inc ...

Key portions of the emergency response to the DALI striking the Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore last Tuesday morning can be tied to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.