Parliament Question: Marine Mining and Weather Forecasting (December 4, 2025)
India's government addressed marine mining tech in a Parliament reply. NIOT is building tech to mine nodules from about 5,500 metres deep.
Parliament Question: Deep-Sea Exploration Contracts (December 4, 2025)
India signed a new polymetallic sulphides contract with the ISA. It has held three ISA contracts in the Indian Ocean since September 15, 2025.
Parliament Question: Deep Sea Exploration for Minerals, Oil and Natural Gas (December 4, 2025)
India's earth sciences ministry detailed its three ISA contracts. They date to 2002, 2016 and 2025, all in the Indian Ocean.
A Night Under the Stars: Welcoming U.S. Media Delegation to Namibia
Debmarine Namibia welcomed U.S. media aboard MV Benguela Gem. The 2 December event included Vogue, Vanity Fair and Namibian officials.
Haiyang Dizhi 6 Returns to Guangzhou After 15th Deep-Sea Geological Survey Expedition
The survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 returned to Guangzhou after a 95-day, 12,673-nautical-mile deep-sea geological expedition.
Norway Freezes Arctic Seabed Mining Plans After Budget Deal
Norway froze all Arctic seabed mining licensing rounds through 2025 in a budget deal with the Socialist Left Party.
Expedition Recap – Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems
The USGS-led abyssal expedition south of Hawaii Island found no manganese nodules, an unexpected result for a modeled nodule region.
Deep Sea Rare Minerals, Inc. Enters Into Engineering and Design Agreement with Consortium of Subsea Equipment Providers
Deep Sea Rare Minerals signed a FEED agreement with Oil States International to design a deep-sea nodule harvesting system.
2nd Raw Material Congress
IOM representative P. Balaz attended the 2nd Raw Material Congress in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, presenting a paper on the IOM-2024 Pacific Ocean expedition.
Deep Sea Mining Debate
Oliver Gunasekara and Victor Vescovo debated deep sea mining merits. Vescovo said full output would supply under 2% of world nickel demand.