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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
ISCO What's New

ISCO-OceanPact Seminar, Rio de Janeiro, 27.10.2023 – Case Studies – Prevention and Response: The Two Latin Americas
Author Carlos Sagrera, MSc. Rev. Matthew Sommerville, Eng. Official photos of the event can be viewed here: https://acostadisk2.direct.quickconnect.to:54839/mo/sharing/Orw8uAEDM#/ Let’s be direct and get to the
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
Member News
LAMOR DEVELOPS RECOVERY SYSTEMS FOR LOW AND ULTRA-LOW SULPHUR FUEL OILS INOIL SPILL RESPONSE
Lamor has developed new recovery systems to address the challenges posed by low and ultra-low sulphur marine fuels in oil spill response efforts. With the
MUTUAL SUPPORT AGREEMENT (MSA) BETWEEN OIL SPILL RESPONSE LTD AND OP(FORMERLY OMAN PESCO)
We are celebrating a significant milestone: the signing of the Mutual Support Agreement (MSA) between Oil Spill Response Ltd and OP (formerly OMAN PESCO). This

News from Lamor
A major oil spill is threatening the fragile Swedish marine ecosystems in the Karlshamn region due to the grounding of the passenger ferry Marco Polo
AQUA-GUARD EXHIBITING AT THE XIX SLOM CONFERENCE IN RIO DE JANEIRO
Explore Aqua-Guard Spill Response Inc.’s cutting-edge oil spill response solutions at the XIX SLOM Conference & Trade Show in Rio deJaneiro, taking place from September

ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY – LAMOR’S VITAL ROLE IN OS 35 BULKER SALVAGE
In August 2022, OS 35 bulker hit another vessel and sank off Gibraltar. Its salvage from the seabed was a major undertaking, requiring careful planning
Contributed Articles
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)
What do we need to know about the changing fuels for our internal combustion engines?
An article from Steve Guy, Spill Response Accreditation Assessor with the ISAS Accreditation Scheme. Steve has many year’s experience working in the Oil Spill Response
Part 1 – Communicating Internally and Externally During a Response: Life’s Lessons Over 32+ Years…
Part One of an Article by Ed Levine, (NOAA, Retired) Neptune, NJ Read Part 2 here Introduction The author has served over 32 years with
Part 2 – Communicating Internally and Externally During a Response: Life’s Lessons Over 32+ Years…
Part Two of an Article by Ed Levine, (NOAA, Retired) Neptune, NJ Read Part 1 here. FUTURE IMPLICATIONS In an attempt to broaden the use
Upcoming Events
UK – Seatrade Maritime Salvage & Wreck Conference, London, 6-7 December 2023
UK – Panel Discussion – “Effective Casualty Management – A Joint Session with Maritime Authorities and Industry”, at Salvage & Wreck Conference, Wednesday 6th December, 1200-1245 GMT
WEBINAR from OSRL – “Training, Exercises and Continuous Improvement”, 12th December, 1400-1500 BST
UAE – “International Conference on Environmental Pollution & Remediation”, Dubai, 15-16 February 2024
AUSTRALIA – Alga – “Chlorinated Hydrocarbons Groundwater Fate & Transport Symposium”, Adelaide, 22-23 February 2024
PORTUGAL – Economist – “11th Annual World Ocean Summit & Expo”, Lisbon, 11-13 November 2024
GERMANY – “14th International Conference on Environmental Pollution & Remediation, Berlin, August 25-27 2024
SPAIN & ONLINE – “14th International Conference on Environmental Pollution & Remediation”, Barcelona, August 25-27, 2024
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