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AN ARTICLE FROM MARCUS RUSSELL AT OSRL – NEXT GENERATION FUELS – THE FUTURE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
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 an uphill battle when it comes to preserving our planet. The consequence of failure is plain to see when we watch the news and see frequent unprecedented weather, recognising that a massive change in attitudes, behaviours, and infrastructure is required. Necessity is the mother of
OSRL ANNOUNCES EXPANDED BENEFITS AND ACCESS WITH NEW SWIS MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
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 significant financial barriers to accessing the dedicated subsea service. SWIS membership provides its subscribing organisations with the ability to access a full subsea intervention capability, including capping and containment, complementing OSRL’s general Tier 3 response membership.OSRL / Read more
VIKOMA’S PARAVANE IS A VALUABLE ADDITION TO A RESPONSE PACKAGE FOR DEPLOYING BOOMS OR OUR ADVANCING SKIMMERS SUCH AS FASFLO.
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 the boom replacing a tow boat. The Vikoma paravane is a powerful and versatile tool. In a traditional open water boom deployment it replaces the tow boat, enabling a single vessel to deploy a boom system. Our paravane is a unique modular design offering ultimate
FROM ISCO CORPORATE MEMBER, PACIFIC TOWING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA – ‘PNG BETTER PREPARED FOR OIL SPILL DISASTER’
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 exercise in Port Moresby’s Fairfax Harbour. PNG’s National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) in cooperation with Oil Spill Response Ltd from Singapore led the exercise in November. NMSA Executive Manager Maritime Operations, Captain Krzysztof Orlowski described the hypothetical disaster at the centre of the exercise: “
HUMPHREY LAU NAMED AS CEO OF DESMI
November – After more than 26 years as DESMI CEO, Henrik Sørensen has made the personal decision to step back and hand over the responsibility for the daily operation and further strategic development of DESMI to Humphrey Lau who will become CEO effective, December 1, 2022. Henrik Sørensen, 65, has been CEO at DESMI since October 1, 1996, and a shareholder since 2003. ”It has been an amazing journey leading
NEWS FROM WU YUE, ISCO AMBASSADOR IN CHINA
ISCO congratulates Wu Yue on the award of a major training contract from BP and on your training centre (SIOTEC) winning the World Safety and Health of Asia award. We are also glad to hear about the ongoing co-operation with ISCO’s Canadian member Aqua-Guard in the provision of oil spill training courses in China. This kind of international co-operation between ISCO members is a positive contribution towards fulfilling the organisation’s
OSRL and CEDRE Commit to renew Letter of Understanding
June 22 – Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and France’s Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (CEDRE) have today committed to renewing their ‘Letter of Understanding’ (LOU) to strengthen bilateral collaboration at Interspill 2022. Future collaboration will include increasing knowledge sharing across a broad range of areas related to spill preparedness and response. A formal meeting to discuss the collaboration will take place at OSRL’s Southampton
