In this issue: EMSA Administrative Board appoints new Executive Director; European Parliament Transport Committee delegation visits EMSA; EMSA exchanges technical views with Intertanko committees; Dispersants shipped to Bulgaria to back up ongoing clean-up operations; EMSA joins event-packed inaugural Portugal Shipping Week; Brezzamare response vessel called in to assist in clean-up operations after collision in the Mediterranean; Addressing the issue of invasive species from ballast water; EMSA’s Rulecheck legislation guide opens to PSC regimes worldwide.