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SPILL CONTROL NEWS
Global marine spill industry heads back to London for Interspill 2025, 8-10 April
By Rob Holland, OSRL & Interspill co-chair 2025 is an Interspill year; ISCO will be there and registration for April’s...
Talara Refinery oil spill in Peru – response continues in parallel with investigation by Peruvian authorities
Response to a serious oil spill which occurred on 21st December 2024 is continuing in coastal areas of Northern Peru. The...
ITOPF Publishes 2024 spill statistics
ITOPF has published its very useful annual survey of oil spills for 2024. In releasing this analysis ITOPF notes that...
NZDF enters final phase of fuel removal from sunken survey vessel HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa
On October 5th 2024, HMNZS Manawanui ran aground around near the south coast of Upolu island, Samoa, during survey work...
IOPC Funds expect ratification of 2010 HNS Convention by 2027
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (“IOPC Funds”) continues to actively encourage countries to accede to the HNS Protocol, which...
Indian Ocean Commission and Kenya Maritime Authority join forces on Nairobi Convention exercise
The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) in collaboration with the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) is organising a major regional exercise concerning...
Ipieca and UK and Ireland Spill Association co-host alternative fuels spill tabletop exercise
Ipieca and the UK and Ireland Spill Association co-hosted a two-day alternative fuels spill tabletop exercise at the Ipieca offices...
National Academies to host final Gulf-Alaska Knowledge Exchange workshop in Washington D.C. in March
Gulf-Alaska Knowledge Exchange: Oil Spill Response, Transformative Recovery, and Proactive Preparedness The Gulf-Alaska Knowledge Exchange Workshop series will hold the...
Draft report from Session 12 of IMO PPR to the IMO MEPC
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released a meeting summary from the 12th session of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and...
Equipment Corner: Vikoma collaborates with Oracle Environmental Experts to trial newly developed nurdle recovery skimmer
ISCO corporate member Vikoma has been collaborating with Oracle Environmental Experts in the testing and development of equipment for the...
World Maritime Day: Spread the word!
"Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity" is IMO's World Maritime Day theme for 2025, which will culminate in the celebration...
LATEST – Russia suffering ‘environmental catastrophe’ after oil spill in Kerch Strait
January 27th 2025: This report indicates small tar balls near Odesa; Black Sea surface currents can be complex but there...
Thomas Liebert Obituary
The ISCO Council was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Thomas Liebert, who had been bravely fighting cancer...
Chairman statement: After 40 years ISCO looks forward to 2025
Welcome to 2025 and to our new look newsletter. I very much hope that you will like it. 2024 was...
ISCO MEMBER NEWS
Equipment Corner: Vikoma collaborates with Oracle Environmental Experts to trial newly developed nurdle recovery skimmer
ISCO corporate member Vikoma has been collaborating with Oracle Environmental Experts in the testing and development of equipment for the...
OSRL’s Southampton operations relocate to the Southampton Preparedness and Response Centre (SPARC)
ISCO corporate member, OSRL has relocated its operations in Southampton to the new Southampton Preparedness and Response Centre (SPARC), located...
John McMurtrie, Editor of the ISCO Newsletter retires
ISCO Newsletter Editor, John McMurtrie announced his long-anticipated retirement from producing the newsletter. Since 2005, John has been the editor...
FOUR SALVAGES IN PNG FOR PACIFIC TOWING
Pacific Towing (‘PacTow’) has been exceptionally busy with salvage projects in its home country, Papua New Guinea. Melanesia’s marine services...
Vessels of Opportunity Pioneer Project in Brazil: A 5-year Critical Review and Lessons Learned
Pedro de Moraes Rego Martins, EnvironPact - [email protected] Adriano Ranieri Cervinho Viana, EnvironPact - [email protected] Pedro Rafael Nonato Perez EnvironPact...
ISCO WHAT'S NEW
Global marine spill industry heads back to London for Interspill 2025, 8-10 April
By Rob Holland, OSRL & Interspill co-chair 2025 is an Interspill year; ISCO will be there and registration for April’s...
ISCO challenges University of Sussex in 2 day design seminar
Recently ISCO was invited by the School of Engineering at the University of Sussex to set two challenges (mechanical and...
ISCO Exhibit at the 2024 Clean Gulf Conference
ISCO had the pleasure of exhibiting at the Clean Gulf Conference & Exhibition November 18-20, 2024 in Houston, TX USA. ...
John McMurtrie, Editor of the ISCO Newsletter retires
ISCO Newsletter Editor, John McMurtrie announced his long-anticipated retirement from producing the newsletter. Since 2005, John has been the editor...
ISCO DIRECTORS AND MEMBER OF COUNCIL MEET WITH COUNTERPARTS AT IMO RECEPTION
Recently, ISCO Directors Rupert Bravery and Matthew Sommerville, along with Council Member Paul Foley attended the IMO Reception Celebrating World...
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