TMC and Allseas Sign Commercial Agreement for the First Offshore Nodule Recovery Operation
TMC and Allseas signed a commercial agreement for the first offshore nodule recovery system, targeting commissioning in Q4 2027.
Greenpeace visits Allseas offices
Greenpeace protested at Allseas' offices over deep-sea mining, and Allseas defended its nodule collection work as sustainable.
Trial run concludes with record haul
Allseas and TMC concluded a two-month Pacific nodule pilot with a record 4,500-tonne haul from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
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.
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.
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.