Greenpeace visits Allseas offices
Greenpeace protested at Allseas' offices over deep-sea mining, and Allseas defended its nodule collection work as sustainable.
Dredging National Engineering Research Center Hosts the “Focus on Shanghai Intelligent Manufacturing, Win the Industrial Future Together” Event and 2024 Global “Future Industry Star” Competition Promotion Session on Future Space
The Dredging National Engineering Research Center hosted a Shanghai future industry event tied to the 2024 Global Future Industry Star Competition.
CRIMM and Ocean University of China Hold Science and Technology Cooperation Exchange
CRIMM and Ocean University of China met to deepen cooperation on jointly building the National Key Laboratory of Deep-Sea Mineral Resources.
Webinar: Eureka II Deep Sea Test Results (May 2024)
Key points Impossible Metals tested its Eureka II AUV at roughly 2 km depth in April 2024, reaching a fully autonomous deep-water dive. The launch and recovery system was redesigned with an improved frame and tagline capability, allowing operation in significant wave heights of more than two…
CRIMM Exhibits Full Deep-Sea Mining System Model at 2024 China Brand Day
CRIMM exhibited a full-system model of deep-sea mining at 2024 China Brand Day in Shanghai, where China Minmetals showed under its group brand.
Impossible Metals Announces Successful Deep-Water Test of Eureka II Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for Deep Sea Minerals Harvesting
Impossible Metals' Eureka II AUV completed its first fully autonomous deep-water dive to one mile depth off Florida.
Impossible Metals Announces Successful Deep Water Test of Eureka II Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Key points Impossible Metals completed a successful deep water test of its Eureka II autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The AUV uses AI-guided cameras and robotic arms to pick up seafloor nodules individually, minimizing sediment disturbance and avoiding visible life. The vehicle leaves…
Discovering the Deep Blue: Training Programs with Cobalt Seabed Resources
Cobalt Seabed Resources offers ten paid training places for 2024. Applications close between 17 May and 30 June 2024, depending on the programme.
GSR welcomes Belgium’s responsible deep-sea mining legislation
Belgium's Parliament adopted new responsible deep-sea mining legislation, which GSR welcomed as a foundation for its CCZ work.
Beijing Pioneer Hi-Tech Development Corporation Ltd. launches stakeholder consultation on environmental impact statement for polymetallic nodule mining component test
Beijing Pioneer Hi-Tech launched an ISA stakeholder consultation on the impact statement for a 1:5 scale polymetallic nodule collection test.