Key points
- TMC and Allseas co-hosted an Engineering the Future with Allseas stakeholder event showcasing pilot nodule collection technology.
- Attendees toured the Hidden Gem, a 228 meter former drillship being converted to deploy a 4.3 kilometer riser through its moonpool.
- The Hidden Gem is expected to become the world’s first vessel classed as a subsea mining vessel.
- Attendees also viewed the facility building the prototype nodule collector vehicle.
‘Engineering the Future with Allseas,’, co-hosted by the Company’s strategic partner and shareholder,
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At the event, key stakeholders were given the opportunity to tour the pilot polymetallic nodule collection vessel, the Hidden Gem, and the facility where the prototype of a nodule collector vehicle is being built. The Hidden Gem is a 228-meter-long former drill ship and is currently undergoing key modifications to enable at-sea deployment through its existing moonpool of a 4.3-kilometer-long riser that would bring polymetallic nodules up from the seafloor. The Hidden Gem is expected to become the world’s first ship classed as a subsea mining vessel by the
Both the Hidden Gem and the nodule collector vehicle are key components of the partnership’s efforts to responsibly recover polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor and lift them to the surface for transportation to shore for processing. Allseas current schedule has the Hidden Gem being deployed in the
“One of the great opportunities we have in getting this industry started is the conversion of assets from the oil and gas industry, which enables us to reach our milestones with significantly less capital expense,” said
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