Call for Papers - Interspill 2025 Conference

Government, Regional, National and International Authorities, Industry and Academia all strive for excellence and continual improvement in spill preparedness and response. They do so within the context of an evolving energy mix, with many emergent fuel technologies now being introduced as regulators, companies and manufacturers seek to reduce emissions.

Vessels are increasing in size, changing propulsion fuels and becoming more automated in operation; the oceans are increasingly busy, but their health is declining and pollutants (including debris and plastic) threaten the biodiversity within and on which we rely.

Oil production is focused on mature basins, often with ageing infrastructure or in frontier regions, pushing the bounds of technology, both of which pose oil spill risk challenges. Climate change has brought unstable weather patterns that are often extreme and damaging.

Against this backdrop, Interspill 2025 will be a face-to-face forum to discuss these issues and showcase research and innovative solutions that can improve global readiness and demonstrate why spill preparedness remains highly relevant and adds true value to all who invest in it and use the oceans sustainably.

Incident and Crisis Management

• Use of AI and Technology in Incident Management
• Maintaining competence when there are fewer incidents
• Recruiting and retaining the next generation of responders
• Ageing infrastructure and decommissioning

Contingency Planning and Preparedness

• HNS Convention

Response updates

• Offshore Sub-surface response
• Offshore Surface Response
• Dispersants
• Inland response
• Shoreline response
• Wildlife Management

Surveillance, Modelling and Visualisation

• Surveillance
• Modelling
• Visualisation
• Remote Sensing

Shipping Risks

• Sanctions, Insurance and Claims
• Hazardous and Noxious Substances
• Sunken vessels
• Security

Alternative fuels and response to them

• Low Sulfur Fuels oils recovery
• Emerging fuels and their impact of response, e.g. Ammonia

Outreach and Communication

• Improving research into spill prevention and spill response
• Partnerships and Collaborative Working (Regional cooperation)

Plastics and Marine Litter

Case Histories

• Identified incidents from different perspectives
• Hot topics

Environmental, Social and Governance aspects of spill response