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SPILL CONTROL NEWS
ExxonMobil Oil Spill Response Knowledge Transfer Webinar Series: Integrating Communities within the Incident Command System During a Spill Response
ISCO members and Newsletter subscribers are invited to join the next ExxonMobil Oil Spill Response Knowledge Transfer Webinar Series –...
ISCO member Lamor is strengthening its position in Latin America
ISCO member Lamor is delivering an advanced water treatment solution designed to process oily wastewater with varying salinity levels to...
ISCO member Fytertech announces acquisition of Spillkleen
Commenting on the acquisition, Fytertech commented: “FyterTech is proud to announce the acquisition of SpilKleen, further strengthening their presence and...
Cleanupoil.com Begins Production on Landmark 10th Edition of the ‘Little Black Book of Oil Spill Contractors’
Cleanupoil.com, the industry directory for global emergency oil spill response, has officially commenced production on the 10th Edition of its...
Pacific Towing Tugs Respond to Emergencies in PNG and Solomon Islands
ISCO member Pacific Towing (PacTow) carried out two recent emergency towage operations involving vessels that suffered engine failure in Papua...
Post-DWH: The next generation Oil Spill Researchers Initiative
With support from the National Academies' Gulf Research Program, the Natural Hazards Centre is leading the Next Generation Oil Spill Researchers initiative—a...
North Vancouver Chamber’s Marine & Waterfront Sector Roundtable – Policy Adoption
ISCO member Aqua-Guard Spill Response Inc. is celebrating a significant policy milestone following the adoption of four policy resolutions by the membership...
Obituary: Ben Cropley
Passing of Mr. Ben (Brian) Cropley The International Spill Control Organisation (ISCO) regrets to inform the global spill response community...
Learning from the Legacy of Past Oil Spills: Proceedings of a Workshop Series
The Gulf of Alaska and the Southern Gulf Coast have been the sites of the two worst oil spills in...
PFAS and petroleum: Inside the months-long cleanup of the UPS Flight 2976 tragedy
Aviation fuel and fire-fighting foam combine to make a challenging clean-up Louisville Courier Journal: PFAS and petroleum: Inside the months-long cleanup...
Second Annual plastic pellet results are in!
Eco: The results of the second-annual International Plastic Pellet Count are in, and they support what organizers suspected: No matter...
IFI publishes new interagency fish kill emergency response plan
A new State interagency plan to urgently respond to significant fish kills was published by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) on...
Germany’s Asbestos Safety Rules Under Scrutiny After Highway Spill
A overturned truck spilling asbestos on the A1 motorway caused a 23km tailback, highlighting Germany's patchy toxic waste management system...
Turboboom put through its paces at OHMSETT
ISCO council member Ed Levine recently witnessed testing of a new type of boom at OHMSETT and kindly alerted us...
ISCO MEMBER NEWS
ISCO member Lamor is strengthening its position in Latin America
ISCO member Lamor is delivering an advanced water treatment solution designed to process oily wastewater with varying salinity levels to...
ISCO member Fytertech announces acquisition of Spillkleen
Commenting on the acquisition, Fytertech commented: “FyterTech is proud to announce the acquisition of SpilKleen, further strengthening their presence and...
Pacific Towing Tugs Respond to Emergencies in PNG and Solomon Islands
ISCO member Pacific Towing (PacTow) carried out two recent emergency towage operations involving vessels that suffered engine failure in Papua...
North Vancouver Chamber’s Marine & Waterfront Sector Roundtable – Policy Adoption
ISCO member Aqua-Guard Spill Response Inc. is celebrating a significant policy milestone following the adoption of four policy resolutions by the membership...
ISCO member Lamor supporting specialized emergency response training in Colombia
ISCO member Lamor will be supporting the upcoming course, “Emergency Response Strategies for Fires and Spills in Ports and Offshore...
ISCO WHAT'S NEW
ISCO attends ADRIASPILLCON 2026
Image - M. Kerem Kemerli, President at MEKE Marine and Rupert Bravery of ISCO This week has Rupert Bravery, ISCO...
ISCO continues to work with University of Sussex
ISCO has continued its collaboration with the University of Sussex, with Professor Rupert Bravery of ISCO, recently announced as Chair...
ISCO Council Member and team publishes study results
ISCO Council member Larissa Montas Bravo was a lead author of a recently published article focused on pathogenic fungi in...
ISCO Council member to serve on IOSC program committee
Ed Levine advises us that he has been invited to serve on the Program Committee for the upcoming International Oil...
ISCO presents at ITAC meeting at CEDRE
The International Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) meeting, October 28-30, 2025, in Brest, France, offered a forum for knowledge sharing and...
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