by Mariska Buitendijk | May 10, 2022 | Deepsea mining, News, Offshore
Allseas’ engineers have been putting their mineral collector through its paces during successful Atlantic ultra-deepwater tests. Deployed from the company’s deepsea mining vessel Hidden Gem, the collector covered more than 1 km at 2500 metres water depth....
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 22, 2022 | Deepsea mining, News, Ship conversion/refit
Conversion of Allseas’ Hidden Gem to the world’s first polymetallic nodule vessel nears completion in Rotterdam harbour. The last custom-engineered equipment is arriving and the project team and crew are busy integrating and tweaking systems for extensive...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 22, 2022 | Deepsea mining, Maritime research, News
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company and IHC Mining are jointly developing an underwater remote mining system for the extraction of diamondbearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits at the Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada. The system consists of a floating platform, a mining...
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by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 9, 2021 | Deepsea mining, News, Ship conversion/refit
Allseas is currently converting the former 228-metre drill ship into its first polymetallic nodule production vessel Hidden Gem. Works include installation of the vessel’s launch and recovery (LARS) system. Allseas’ engineers designed the system to safely deploy...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 20, 2021 | Deepsea mining, News, Shipbuilding
Following the official handover at Damen Shipyards Mangalia last month, Debmarine Namibia’s new diamond recovery vessel has now departed on a four-week long maiden voyage to the Port of Cape Town, South Africa. Here, it will be fitted with mission equipment before...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 17, 2021 | Deepsea mining, News, Ship repair/maintenance
Allseas’ deepsea mining vessel Hiddem Gem has arrived at Damen Shiprepair in Schiedam, the Netherlands for repair and maintenance, painting and reactivation works. This ship is to carry out a collector “wet-test” in the Atlantic at the end of 2021 and pilot...
