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SPILL CONTROL NEWS
Introduction to ISCO Council members – Ed Levine
Ed Levine retired from NOAA as the Response Operations Supervisor - East for the Office of Response & Restoration’ s...
DESMI releases 2025 Annual Report
https://www.desmi.com/news/annual-report-2025
South Africa faces plastic pollution crisis: WRC
South Africa’s Water Research Commission (WRC) has warned that the country is facing a plastic pollution crisis: South Africa faces...
Court upholds block on Sable Offshore’s oil pipeline repairs
Follow-up: Sable Offshore Corp. is refusing to back down in its escalating legal war with California after suffering a major...
Hazmat team activated after Mercury spill at courier company in Penang
Five workers of a Penang courier and logistics company were treated for mercury exposure after a package was damaged during the...
Proposed UK development cancelled after government concerns
Concerns have been raised for the safety of people living in part of Runcorn, UK after a proposed development was...
IOSC announces request for nominations for “Lifetime Achievement” and “In memoriam” programs
Lifetime Achievement As an internationally recognized technical and policy forum dedicated to the response community, the International Oil Spill Conference...
Azerbaijan spill due to broken pipeline
On June 19th, the Azneft Production Union of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) received reports of...
Oil spilled from an abandoned underwater fuel line into the Columbia River near the Port of Astoria’s Pier 2, leading to a $2.5 million cleanup effort
On May 29, an abandoned underwater fuel line, about 50 feet long and 12 inches in diameter, became dislodged and...
UK company recycles abandoned plastic fishing gear (“ghost gear”) to designer sunglasses: the story of Waterhaul
Waterhaul is a Cornish social-enterprise focused on tackling the problem of “ghost” fishing gear and creating a complete end-of-life recycling solution...
Canadian Coast Guard update on MSC Baltic III
The Canadian Coast Guard is responsible for overseeing marine response operations to pollution spills, hazardous vessels, and search and rescue....
GI WACAF runs sub-regional Workshop on Oil Pollution Claims Handling
From 8 to 10 June 2026, the GI WACAF Team organized a sub-regional workshop in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, focused on...
ISCO Podcast 6: Rupert Bravery, Chairman of ISCO, talks to Travis Hansen, Ipieca Marine Spill Director
Rupert Bravery, Chairman of ISCO, talked to Travis Hansen, the new Ipieca Marine Spill Director about his background, his new...
Progress report: Spill Asia Conference
With just over three months to go until this year’s premier event for global marine spill prevention, preparedness and response,...
ISCO MEMBER NEWS
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 member Lamor releases May Newsletter
Click here to see the latest news from ISCO member Lamor.
CTEH becomes Onterris
ISCO Council member Josh Dubach (formerly CTEH) tells us that as of April 22nd, CTEH has transitioned over to Onterris,...
ISCO member Darcy Expands Merseyside Operations with Third Site in Merseyside U.K.
ISCO memberDarcy Group, established in 1935, has expanded technical production of its drain closure systems and pollution monitoring alarms. With...
ISCO member FyterTech Nonwovens Announces Canadian Acquisition
ISCO member FyterTech Nonwovens, LLC has announced the acquisition of Spill Solutions Canada, more commonly known as ESP Canada, a...
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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