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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 AT CLEAN WATERWAYS CONFERENCE

ISCO AT CLEAN WATERWAYS CONFERENCE ISCO will be attending the Clean Waterways Conference being held on 11-13 April in Denver, CO, USA. You are invited

CHANGES AFFECTING ADVERTISING IN THE ISCO NEWSLETTER

From ISCO Newsletter 881 – CHANGES AFFECTING ADVERTISING IN THE ISCO NEWSLETTER Relevant campaigns having ended, this will be the last appearance of the small

EARLIER RETIREMENT OF MR NEIL MARSON

EARLIER RETIREMENT OF ISCO SECRETARY-GENERAL, MR NEIL MARSON At our recent 2022 AGM it was announced that Neil Marson would not be standing for re-election

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

FROM ISCO CORPORATE MEMBER, PACIFIC TOWING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA – ‘PNG BETTER PREPARED FOR OIL SPILL DISASTER’

13 December 2022

Papua New Guinea is better equipped to respond to a major maritime incident resulting in a significant oil spill following a national oil spill response

HUMPHREY LAU NAMED AS CEO OF DESMI

21 November 2022

November – After more than 26 years as DESMI CEO, Henrik Sørensen has made the personal decision to step back and hand over the responsibility

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)