In September 2008 an International Joint Meeting was organised by the MMLA and the International Salvage Union (ISU) on ‘Environmental Salvage’ with the participation of Mr. Arnold Witte, then President of ISU, Capt. Nicholas Sloande and Mr. Hendrick Land of Svitzer, Mr. Archie Biship, Legal Advisor of ISU, Mr. Mike Lacey, Secretary General of ISU and Mr. Mario Mifusd, Senior Manager at the then Malta Maritime Authority.