First nodules surface after 4 kilometre journey
Allseas and partner TMC surfaced the first polymetallic nodules from the Pacific seabed, 14 tonnes in a one-hour run.
Sea trials of our nodule collection system on our vessel Hidden Gem
Allseas tested its nodule collector during Atlantic sea trials. It traveled over 1 km at 2,500 m depth, 250 times sea-level pressure.
Mineral collector deepwater tests concluded successfully
Allseas' Hidden Gem mineral collector passed deepwater tests at 2,500 m in the Atlantic, ahead of Pacific nodule trials.
Hidden Gem docking at Damen
Allseas' Hidden Gem docked at Damen shipyards in the Netherlands. The ship is built for deepsea mineral collection and transport.
Allseas’ Hidden Gem docking at the Damen shipyard
Allseas is converting Hidden Gem at Rotterdam's Damen shipyard. It will be Allseas' first nodule vessel, with a collector 5km deep.
Deepsea mining Equipment Contract
Allseas awarded Seatools a contract to build the electrical, hydraulic and control systems for its nodule collector.
Allseas acquires ship for deep-sea polymetallic nodule collection in partnership with DeepGreen
Allseas bought the drillship Vitoria 10000 to convert into a nodule collection vessel for its DeepGreen (now TMC) partnership.