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Sunday, May 4, 2025
Trump’s Push For Deep-Sea Metals Clashes With UN Ocean Treaty
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Trump’s Push For Deep-Sea Metals Clashes With UN Ocean Treaty

By Todd Woody May 1, 2025 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump first set his sights on Canada and Greenland’s mineral resources. Now

May 4, 2025
Total Views: 1652

Friday, April 25, 2025
Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Boosting Deep-Sea Mining Industry

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, marking his latest attempt to boost U.S. access

April 25, 2025
Total Views: 1268

Sunday, April 13, 2025
Greenpeace activists protest against deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem, in Manzanillo
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Trump Plans Order To Enable Critical Metals Stockpiling

By Subrat Patnaik Apr 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –US President Donald Trump’s administration is planning an executive order to allow the stockpiling of

April 13, 2025
Total Views: 3814

Sunday, March 30, 2025
ocean mining supply ship
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Canadian Company Seeking Trump’s Approval To Mine Seabed Condemned By Regulators

By Todd Woody Mar 29 (Bloomberg) -International regulators on Friday condemned a seabed mining company’s move to circumvent their authority by seeking

March 30, 2025
Total Views: 6369

Sunday, August 4, 2024
deep-sea mining vessels
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A Fraught Election Just Reshaped The Next Steps For Deep Sea Mining

By Todd Woody Aug 4, 2024(Bloomberg) –A Brazilian oceanographer has been elected the next secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority,

August 4, 2024
Total Views: 2423

Monday, July 29, 2024
deep-sea mining vessels
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The Future of Deep Sea Mining Hinges on a Contentious Election

(Bloomberg) — The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is tiny, with just 120,000 residents scattered across 32 tropical atolls, but it’s playing an

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 1340

Monday, May 6, 2024
Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
Shipping

Leadership Battle Brewing at Deep Sea Mining’s Regulatory Body

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) — The secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority is set to run for a third term leading the United

May 6, 2024
Total Views: 1106

Saturday, December 23, 2023
Polar Star at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska
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US Claims Huge Chunk of Seabed Amid Strategic Push For Resources

By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) –The US extended its claims on the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California, securing rights to

December 23, 2023
Total Views: 26858

Sunday, October 29, 2023
deep-sea mining vessels
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Will China Win The Race For Seabed Riches?

by James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) When I was a Ph.D. student at Tufts University almost 40 years ago, I focused on the law of the sea. I was fascinated

October 29, 2023
Total Views: 3318

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
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Norway’s Aker BP May Explore for Seabed Minerals

OSLO, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Norway’s second-largest listed oil and gas company, Aker BP, said it would consider applying for licenses to mine

September 20, 2023
Total Views: 1008

Saturday, May 27, 2023
deep-sea mining vessels
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Researchers Detect 5,000 Species Threatened By Deep Sea Mining

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) –Researchers have released the first tally of deep ocean animals that inhabit the seabed targeted for strip mining,

May 27, 2023
Total Views: 2424

Thursday, May 4, 2023
Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
Shipping

Maersk Divesting Stake in Deep-Sea Miner The Metals Company Amid Legalization Process – Report

Global shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk is reportedly selling its stake in The Metals Company (TMC), a leading deep-sea mining firm, as the legal process to

May 4, 2023
Total Views: 2582

Monday, April 3, 2023
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Deep Sea Mining Applicants Face Uncertainty

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) A United Nations-affiliated organization is expected to start accepting applications this summer from companies looking to mine

April 3, 2023
Total Views: 841

Sunday, April 2, 2023
Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
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UN To Start Taking Deep-Sea Mining Applications This July

(Reuters) – The International Seabed Authority will start accepting applications in July from companies that want to mine the ocean’s floor, a

April 2, 2023
Total Views: 2381

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Deep Sea Mining Loses its Biggest Corporate Backer
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Deep Sea Mining Loses its Biggest Corporate Backer

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) — A growing number of countries are calling to delay plans to strip-mine the seabed for metals to make electric car

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 3505

Sunday, March 19, 2023
What’s Included In The UN High Seas Biodiversity Treaty?
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What’s Included In The UN High Seas Biodiversity Treaty?

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) –An agreement reached this month on the language of a landmark United Nations treaty to preserve marine biodiversity

March 19, 2023
Total Views: 1629

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Norway’s Loke Expands Deep-Sea Mineral License Portfolio
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Norway’s Loke Expands Deep-Sea Mineral License Portfolio

Norwegian deep-sea mining company Loke Marine Minerals has acquired the deep-sea mineral business UK Seabed Resources (UKSR), which holds 100% interest in two

March 16, 2023
Total Views: 1706

Saturday, February 11, 2023
DEEPGREEN Ship Maersk Launcher
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Canada Says It Won’t Permit Sea Floor Mining

Feb 9 (Reuters) – Canadian officials on Thursday said they would not allow mining in its domestic ocean seabeds, citing a lack of legal

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 4502

Friday, January 27, 2023
Norway Finds ‘Substantial’ Mineral Resources on its Seabed
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Norway Finds ‘Substantial’ Mineral Resources on its Seabed

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Jan 27 (Reuters) – A Norwegian study has found a “substantial” amount metals and minerals ranging from

January 27, 2023
Total Views: 11020

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
deep-sea--ocean-mine-chart
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Renewable Energy vs Ocean Life – The Deep Sea Mining Dilemma

by Scott Shackelford, (Indiana University) As companies race to expand renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient amounts of rare earth

January 18, 2023
Total Views: 1807