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ISCO (International Spill Control Organization) aims to raise worldwide preparedness and co-operation in response to oil and chemical spills, to promote technical development and professional competency, and to provide a focus for making the knowledge and experience of spill control professionals available to IMO, UNEP, EC and other organisations

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ISCO TO FORM MOU WITH LATIN AMERICAN ORGANISATION SLOM

Following on discussions over recent months between Carlos Sagrera (ISCO’s representative in Latin America) other ISCO membersand the principles of The Sociedad Latinoamericana de Operadores

ISCO-OCEANPACT BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR – MARITIME POLLUTION AND 21ST CENTURY OIL SPILLS: “LESSONS LEARNED FOR BRAZIL & LATIN AMERICA PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT – CASE STUDIES”

With the initial initiative and the international support of ISCO experts, the local organization of the ISCO Corporate Member OceanPact (https://oceanpact.com/en/home/) this Case Study Seminar

FSO SAFER: CALL FOR EQUIPMENT FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS

April 24 – IMO is urging Member States to contribute equipment to help UN-led efforts to prevent a possible catastrophic oil spill from the FSO

BALAENA AWARDED DESIGN/ENGINEERING OF A 60’ OSRV FOR CLEAN GULF ASSOCIATES

24 July 2023

Balaena, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Clean Gulf Associates, Inc. to design a 60’ Oil Spill Response Vessel (OSRV).General characteristics of the vessel

HALEN HARDY – “SPILL AND SEDIMENT CONTROL SHOULDN’T BE COMPLICATED”

25 April 2023

Keep Silt & Sediment Out of Storm Drains – Water from wet concrete cutting, power washing, landscaping and other outdoor activities sends silt and sediment

AN ARTICLE FROM MARCUS RUSSELL AT OSRL – NEXT GENERATION FUELS – THE FUTURE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE

2 January 2023

It is abundantly clear that reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is a highly complex challenge that needs global effort and unity. Humanity is facing

OSRL ANNOUNCES EXPANDED BENEFITS AND ACCESS WITH NEW SWIS MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT

2 January 2023

Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) has announced the signing of a revised agreement for all SWIS members, establishing several new and updated benefits and removing

VIKOMA’S PARAVANE IS A VALUABLE ADDITION TO A RESPONSE PACKAGE FOR DEPLOYING BOOMS OR OUR ADVANCING SKIMMERS SUCH AS FASFLO.

13 December 2022

A paravane is often referred to as a water kite. It is attached to the boom and powered by the water to slow and steady

ISCO 896 Newsletter

Student presentation – Use of a 3-D Fate and Transport Model to estimate “Age-at-Sea”and PAH Depletion of Weathered Oil Slicks

Larissa Montas is a Ph.D. Candidate with the University of Miami’s Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department and a Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative’s (GOMRI)