Secretary-General Nii Odunton was one of two keynote speakers at the Symposium on Deep Seabed Mining – A Challenging Technological & Resource Potential for the German Economy held on 19 June at the Ministry of Federal Economics in Berlin. In his opening address, Secretary-General Odunton said he saw Germany as one of the first rank of States that… Continue reading Secretary-General Addresses Deep Seabed Mining Symposium In Germany

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 21 June 2012 – – The InterRidge/ISA Endowment Fund Fellowship Programme recently awarded fellowships to three students from developing countries. The three successful applicants are Hanchao Jian – a PhD student at Peking University, Beijing, China; Sanitha Sivadas – a postdoctoral researcher at NIO, India; and Andrew Thaler – a PhD student at… Continue reading InterRidge/ISA Endowment Fund Awards Three Fellowships For 2012

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 5 June 2012 – – The Authority has received five new applications for seabed exploration licences; filed in respect of areas located in the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Speaking at the 22st Meeting of the States Parties to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea… Continue reading Five Applications For Exploration Contracts Filed With The International Seabed Authority