India sees ocean floor as ripe for mining
The National | 6 December 2018
In the classic 1870 Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, underwater explorer...
A high-profile deep-sea mining company is struggling
The Economist | 5 December 2018
AFTER LISTING on the Toronto stock exchange in 2006 Nautilus Minerals became the...
Maersk pledges to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050
Richard Milne for the Financial Times | 4 December 2018
The world’s largest container shipping company has pledged...
Nautilus jumps on possible support vessel reprieve
Mining Journal | 7 December 2018
Marine mining pioneer Nautilus Minerals jumped 20% in Toronto this week after it...
The final frontier: who owns the oceans and their hidden treasures?
Zoe Tabary for Thomson Reuters Foundation | 4 December 2018
LONDON, Dec 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ransom-hungry pirates, polar explorers, offshore oil giants - the...
Nautilus Looks to Joint Venture to Refinance Seafloor Mining Support Vessel
Maritime Executive | 3 December 2018
Nautilus Minerals has announced that it is currently negotiating the terms of an agreement for a joint venture (JV)...
Deepwater corals thrive at the bottom of the ocean, but can’t escape human impacts
Sandra Brooke for The Conversation | 3 December 2018
When people think of coral reefs, they typically picture warm, clear waters with brightly colored corals...
Alvin Submersible Makes 5,000th Dive
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | 26 November 2018
Alvin, the country's only deep-diving research submersible capable of carrying humans to the sea floor, reached another...
Cooks’ deep sea mining exploration will lead to impact assessment
Radio New Zealand | 23 November 2018
By offering tenders for deep sea exploration the environmental risks of extracting minerals from the seabed will be...
India’s National Institute of Oceanography projects to focus on offshore mining, extraction of gas...
The Times of India | 27 November 2018
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has been accorded permission by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to...
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