Haiyang Dizhi 6 Returns After Completing 2023 Ocean Expedition
The survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 returned to Guangzhou after a 135 day, 26,500 nautical mile 2023 ocean expedition in Pacific waters.
Former Director General Prof. Kotliński Passed Away
Professor Ryszard Kotliński, longtime Director General of the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization and President of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority, has died.
Mengxiang Ocean Drilling Vessel Completes Successful First Sea Trial
China's first ocean drilling vessel Mengxiang completed a successful first sea trial covering about 500 nautical miles from Nansha, Guangzhou.
China’s First Ocean Drilling Vessel Officially Named Mengxiang, Begins Sea Trials
China's first domestically built ocean drilling vessel was named Mengxiang and departed Nansha, Guangzhou, for sea trials on December 18.
Seminar on the Legal Framework and Scope of Environmental Research in the IOM License Area
University of Szczecin oceanography master's students attended an IOM-led seminar on the legal framework and scope of environmental research in IOM's Clarion Clipperton Zone license area.
USGS Researchers Return to Eastern Galapágos Spreading Center
USGS returned to the Eastern Galapagos Spreading Center to study vents where massive sulfides may hold critical minerals.
Serendipitous discovery of one of the largest inactive SMS mineral deposits in Norwegian waters
The EMINENT project's Deep Insight cruise may have found the largest extinct mineral deposit on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the team said.
The 81st Council of Interoceanmetal Joint Organization
The IOM Council held its 81st meeting in Szczecin, Poland from 13 to 17 November 2023, chaired by Slovak representative Dušan Kúšik.
New Publication
A new Zookeys article reports the complete mitochondrial genome of the abyssal coral Abyssoprimnoa gemina from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
6th ISA Annual Contractors’ Meeting
Directors and 22 exploration contractor representatives met at the ISA's sixth annual contractors' meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 22 to 24 October 2023.