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Arpel present with RETOS at IOSC 2024 in New Orleans

Arpel present with RETOS at IOSC 2024 in New Orleans

At the latest edition of the International Oil Spill Conference 2024, Arpel conducted the RETOS course for the first time using the new web application.

The new app and the updated RETOS Guide and Manual (Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills) will be officially launched globally on July 8 and 9 through three webinars organized jointly by Arpel, Ipieca, and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). https://www.arpel.org/en/events/webinar_global_launch_of_retos_readiness-evaluation_tool_for_oil_spills_en

At the IOSC 2024, held from May 13 to 16 in New Orleans (United States), Elliot Taylor, spill expert and Senior Scientist at Polaris Applied Sciences, presented the paper “The RETOS Experience: International Guidelines and Tools for Assessing Oil Spill Response Planning and Readiness” along with Miguel Moyano, Senior Managing Director of Arpel, Darío Miranda, RETOS instructor in Spanish, Will Griffiths from IMO, and Ian Sealy from Ipieca as co-authors.

Additionally, two members of the Arpel Emergency Response Plans Project Team (EPPRE), Tomás Lastra Milone from YPF and Linda Manka from Shell, presided over two sessions.

 

 

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Furthermore, Arpel participated in the biennial meeting of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Centre – Caribe (RAC/REMPEITC) on May 7 and 8 in Curaçao, with whom it has been a partner for nearly 30 years.

With the aim of improving spill preparedness and response in the Caribbean, the recommendations of the meeting included proposals presented by Arpel to strengthen cooperation between the government and the sector.

Miguel Moyano represented the Association at the meeting with government delegates and professionals from renowned international organizations.

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