National Deep Sea Center

China's ocean affairs and deep sea officials held talks with ISA chief Leticia Carvalho in Sanya on deepening deep-sea cooperation.

The China-ISA Joint Training and Research Centre steering committee held its sixth meeting and adopted its 2026 work plan.

A deep-sea mineral resources forum at China Mining 2025 in Tianjin drew Chinese and ISA officials and about 100 attendees.

COMRA and China Minmetals opened a 2025 contractor training class in Qingdao for 18 trainees from 14 countries.

COMRA's 2024 engineering and technology contractor training class opened at the National Deep Sea Center with 12 trainees from seven countries.

The China-ISA Joint Training and Research Centre opened its second training class in Qingdao with 25 trainees from 21 developing countries.

Contractor training under COMRA's polymetallic sulphide exploration contract, run by the National Deep Sea Center, concluded online.

Contractor training under two international seabed exploration contracts, run with the National Deep Sea Center, concluded online.

The China-ISA Joint Training and Research Centre held its first international training class online for 55 trainees from 20 developing countries.

COMRA's polymetallic sulphide exploration contract online training programme opened for four international trainees.