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SPILL CONTROL NEWS
Singapore MPA activates oil spill response after oil patches reported
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Sunday (1 November) said it was alerted to a sighting of...
Arab News: UAE brings Gem No.2 leak under control, with no new leakage detected
UBAI: The UAE has brought an oil tanker leak under control, with no new leakage detected, as environmental cleanup operations...
Latest news from EMSA
Some news and views from the European Maritime Safety Association (EMSA) https://www.emsa.europa.eu/newsroom/latest-news.html
Frontiers in Marine Science: Mapping Oil Spill Hazards in the Coastal Mediterranean (abstract/pre-print)
This study presents a general framework for coastal oil spill hazard mapping across all Mediterranean coastlines. It addresses uncertainty in...
MSC Foundation Backs Landmark Global Coral Reef Ecosystems Assessment
Maritime Executive: The MSC Foundation supports a landmark global assessment, which finds that 96% of the world's shallow-water coral reef ecosystems...
ISCO member Lamor produces first oil at Kilpilahti plastics recycling plant
The plant produced circular oil for the first time on Monday, 19 October and the ramp-up is progressing in stages,...
Nature: Plastics embedded with enzymes degrade readily in the sea
Nature: Embedding enzymes that break down ester bonds into compostable polyesters enables rapid and complete biodegradation even in microbe-scarce environments....
CBS: Molasses spill in Baltimore Inner Harbour
CBS: Five thousand gallons of molasses spill into Baltimore's Inner Harbor after tank reaction and overflow https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/molasses-spill-baltimore-inner-harbor
Science Direct: Environmental persistence and inefficiency of natural attenuation in the removal of pyrolysis oils in Canadian marine waters
Pyrolysis oils are emerging alternative fuels that are increasingly being transported in marine environments. Although produced from renewable resources, their...
Spill Asia Conference presentations and posters now available for download
SpillAsia 2026 launched the Asia-Pacific edition of the triennial series at Suntec Singapore on 23-25 September 2026. 750 delegates from...
“Caroline Bezengi” salvage chalks up first major success
Maritime Executive: The salvage operation to recover the Aframax tanker Caroline Bezengi and its remaining cargo appears to have achieved...
Study highlights a sudden and sustained decline in deep-pelagic life in a large oceanic ecosystem following the Macondo spill
The study, highlighted in Wired and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that animal populations—including...
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) releases 2026 Stats report
The IUMI Stats Report 2026 is now available to download free of charge. It offers a comprehensive overview of the...
ISCO member OSRL contributes to global oil spill science and response discussions at ITAC and IOSSC 2026
OSRL ran this year's ITAC event in Montreal, Canada, which was held alongside IOSSC 2026. Michael Hernandez, Bill Humphreys and...
ISCO MEMBER NEWS
ISCO member ORBITAL supports Oman’s Caroline Bezengi response with independent satellite environmental intelligence
ISCO member ORBITAL has been supporting the Environment Authority of the Sultanate of Oman since July with independent satellite-based maritime...
ISCO member Aqua-Guard demonstrates new CFSH sheen recovery system
ISCO member Aqua-Guard demonstrated its new CFSH sheen recovery system at an open house in North Vancouver recently; visitors saw...
Pacific Towing Expands Salvage and Emergency Response Capacity
Caption: MV Wealth was arrested for suspected involvement in transnational organised crime and under Solomon Islands police escort when she...
LAMOR Newsletter: New fuels, new orders: highlights from September
ISCO member Lamor releases September Newsletter
ISCO member VJ Engineering to attend Spill Asia
VJ Engineering Solutions is pleased to announce its participation in SpillAsia 2026, taking place from 23–25 September 2026 at Suntec...
ISCO WHAT'S NEW
Dr. Kenneth Lee to join ISCO Council
The Board of ISCO are pleased to announce that Dr. Kenneth Lee has agreed to join the ISCO council. Dr....
IOSSC report back by Ed Levine
The International Oil Spill Science Conference (IOSSC) 2026 concluded last week at Concordia University, bringing together over 400 leading experts...
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...
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