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SPILL CONTROL NEWS
OSRL Global Members’ Forum and Southampton Preparedness and Response Centre Base Opening
We are excited to welcome you to OSRL's new base at the Southampton Preparedness and Response Centre for a two-day...
Registration for Clean Gulf 2025 is now open
Clean Gulf 2025 Prepare, Respond & Recover: Real-World Solutions for Evolving Environmental Emergencies Registration for Clean Gulf 2025 is now...
(Updated) CBS News: Oil leak off Louisiana coast contained but clean up continues
CBS News is reporting that the leaking well (which, as reported in the last issue of ISCO news is in...
PEMSEA releases 2024 Annual Report
Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) has released its 2024 Annual Report which can be...
Reminder: Earlybird registration for the 2025 EOW conference in Capetown is now open
Registration is now open for the 2025 Effects of Oil on Wildlife (EOW) Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. An...
Fancy a couple of years in the sun-drenched Pacific?
The Secretariat of the Pacific Region Environment Programme (SPREP) is the regional organisation established by the Governments and Administrations of...
Registration open for final IOPC Funds’ Webinar on the HNS Convention
Registration is now open for the final session in the IOPC Funds’ current webinar series. The last module in this...
HMNZS Manawanui: incident reports and follow-up
While the Interim and Final reports of the Courts of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui grounding and sinking in Samoa have...
ISCO Council members judge students final work at University of Sussex
ISCO Council members are pleased to have taken the relationship with the University of Sussex forward by supporting their poster...
Josh Dubach (CTEH) joins ISCO Newsletter Editorial Board
Josh Dubach, Senior Response Management Consultant at ISCO member CTEH LLC, has joined the ISCO Editorial Board. Following spells at...
MSC Baltic III update
After two months of salvage work following the grounding of the MSC Baltic III off Newfoundland when the vessel lost...
OSRL announces two new scholarships for 2025
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) have announced two new scholarships for 2025. Launching the scholarships, OSRL commented: “At OSRL, we recognise...
IOPC Funds holds Induction Course for observer States and organisations – next course for member states in October 2025
On 28 April 2025, the IOPC Funds held an Induction Course at its headquarters in London for States and organisations...
Oil spill reported as Containership KMTC Surabaya collides with bulk carrier Glengyle near Ho Chi Minh City
On Friday 25th April, the containership KMTC Surabaya collided with bulk carrier Glengyle on Vietnam's Long Tau River, near Ho Chi...
ISCO MEMBER NEWS
OSRL announces two new scholarships for 2025
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) have announced two new scholarships for 2025. Launching the scholarships, OSRL commented: “At OSRL, we recognise...
OSRL Podcast: Beyond bird washing: A deeper look at wildlife emergency response
Paul Kelway introduces this episode which explores some of the challenges in responding to wildlife emergencies. Our guest is Dr....
Managing Plastic Pellet Pollution: A New Operational Guide from CEDRE
Plastic pellets are a significant source of environmental pollution when accidentally released. To address this pressing issue, Cedre has published...
Equipment Corner: Vikoma collaborates with Oracle Environmental Experts to trial newly developed nurdle recovery skimmer
ISCO corporate member Vikoma has been collaborating with Oracle Environmental Experts in the testing and development of equipment for the...
OSRL’s Southampton operations relocate to the Southampton Preparedness and Response Centre (SPARC)
ISCO corporate member, OSRL has relocated its operations in Southampton to the new Southampton Preparedness and Response Centre (SPARC), located...
ISCO WHAT'S NEW
ISCO Council members judge students final work at University of Sussex
ISCO Council members are pleased to have taken the relationship with the University of Sussex forward by supporting their poster...
Josh Dubach (CTEH) joins ISCO Newsletter Editorial Board
Josh Dubach, Senior Response Management Consultant at ISCO member CTEH LLC, has joined the ISCO Editorial Board. Following spells at...
Global marine spill industry heads back to London for Interspill 2025, 8-10 April
By Rob Holland, OSRL & Interspill co-chair 2025 is an Interspill year; ISCO will be there and registration for April’s...
ISCO challenges University of Sussex in 2 day design seminar
Recently ISCO was invited by the School of Engineering at the University of Sussex to set two challenges (mechanical and...
ISCO Exhibit at the 2024 Clean Gulf Conference
ISCO had the pleasure of exhibiting at the Clean Gulf Conference & Exhibition November 18-20, 2024 in Houston, TX USA. ...
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