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SPILL CONTROL NEWS
Tyneside UK; nurdle spill update
Rehabilitation efforts continue following allision and burst containers: BBC Tyneside nurdle spill update
India DGS enacts new guidelines on the carriage of nurdles
India’s Directorate General of Shipping has enacted new guidelines on the carriage of nurdles following a major casualty just outside its...
Kazakhstan suspends major oil exports as Black sea risks escalate
Following a drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal along the Black Sea Coast, Kazakhstan has confirmed a...
Two separate freight derailments in Mexico prompt separate emergency responses
Two separate incidents on July 25th in Mexico – in Naco, Sonora and Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, resulted in emergency responses to the...
IOPC Funds releases new documents
The IOPC funds has released details of previous meetings and agendas for upcoming meetings (see link below) Link here
Oman faces headache over potentially massive oil spill from crippled shadow fleet tanker
A Russian shadow fleet tanker, Caroline Bezengi, under European sanctions, is leaking oil off the coast of Oman following an explosion...
Explosion and Fire on Norwegian Tanker Carrying Sulfuric Acid
Maritime Executive: The ship was outside Fredrikstad, Norway, south of the entrance to Oslo Fjord, when the incident took place,...
Greenpeace says satellite images show 100 square kilometers of oil pollution in The Sea of Azov after attacks on Russian vessels
Satellite images from the U.S. company Planet Labs analyzed by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe show that multiple oil slicks have appeared...
Toxic Spill Shuts Down Two Container Terminals at Port of Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges shuts down several terminals in response to a Hydrofluoric acid spill from a shipping container. Maritime...
China sets stricter safety, and emergency management guidelines for inland waterways
China has launched a safety overhaul of its inland shipping lanes, aiming to slash waterway transport accidents by more than...
Reminder/date for your diary: EM Oil Spill Response Knowledge Transfer Webinar Series – Webinar 31
Date and Time: August 27 from Noon to 1:15pm US Eastern Time Title: Integrating Communities within the Incident Command System During a...
West Club: India strengthens plastic pellet carriage rules
India has introduced DGS Circular No. 19 of 2026, establishing specific requirements for the carriage of plastic pellets in freight...
UK and Ireland Spill Association 2026 Annual Awards to be held on November 4th, 2026
The 2026 UK and Ireland Spill Association Annual Awards will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel at East Midlands...
OSRL Webinar: From video call to virtual command post: best practice for remote Incident Management: July 29th 2026
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) are holding a new webinar “from video call to virtual command post: good practice for...
ISCO MEMBER NEWS
ISCO member Lamor is strengthening its position in Latin America
ISCO member Lamor is delivering an advanced water treatment solution designed to process oily wastewater with varying salinity levels to...
ISCO member Fytertech announces acquisition of Spillkleen
Commenting on the acquisition, Fytertech commented: “FyterTech is proud to announce the acquisition of SpilKleen, further strengthening their presence and...
Pacific Towing Tugs Respond to Emergencies in PNG and Solomon Islands
ISCO member Pacific Towing (PacTow) carried out two recent emergency towage operations involving vessels that suffered engine failure in Papua...
North Vancouver Chamber’s Marine & Waterfront Sector Roundtable – Policy Adoption
ISCO member Aqua-Guard Spill Response Inc. is celebrating a significant policy milestone following the adoption of four policy resolutions by the membership...
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 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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