Spreex

Spreex was funded as a Coordinated Action by the European Commission. FP2003-Transport-3 at priority 6.2 Sustainable Surface Transport.

The SPILL RESPONSE EXPERIENCE COORDINATION ACTION (SPREEX CA) intended to assemble existing experience from oil spill response. The main aims of the project were the following:

• identify research needs to achieve a fast and effective response,
• propose clusters in order to create synergies with existing or on-going research projects included in different research programmes,
• generate synergies that may lead to new projects and partnerships between authorities and regulators, end users, universities and researchers.

SPREEX CA will elaborated a set of recommendations based on the analyses by four thematic working groups

1. The role of each organisation dealing with spill response;
2. Oil spill response vessels (OSRV) and their equipment;
3. Spill response optimal use of information and communications technologies; Optimal use of information and communications in spill response;
4. Environmental impact of spills and its costs.