JAMAICA, Kingston (21 November 2015) – – On 19 November 2015,  a six-member Chinese delegation headed by Mr Lu Hao, Chairman of Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of National People’s Congress of China, visited the headquarters of the International Seabed Authority.  During the meeting with the ISA Secretary-General Mr Nii Allotey Odunton, Mr Lu Hao briefed on the… Continue reading Chinese Delegation Visits ISA Headquarters

JAMAICA, Kingston (14 November 2015) – – ISA continues its call for applications from candidates from developing countries to attend various ISA Contractor training programmes.The training programmes are pursuant to the terms of the contracts for exploration between the contractors and the International Seabed Authority.   Member States are encouraged to ensure applications are received at… Continue reading Call for Applications: ISA Contractor Training Programmes

JAMAICA, Kingston (14 November 2015) – – Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo, Director of Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) paid a courtesy call on the Authority on Tuesday 10 November 2015.  Professor Rajoo who is in Jamaica on the invitation of the University of the West Indies School of Law shared with the Authority, information… Continue reading Director for Malaysia’s KLRCA Pays Courtesy Call

KINGSTON, Jamaica (9 November 2015) – – The International Seabed Authority and Companhia De Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais of Brazil (CPRM) have signed a 15-year contract for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the Rio Grande Rise in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Contract was signed today, 9 November 2015, in Brasília, by the Secretary-General of… Continue reading ISA and Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais of BRAZIL Sign Exploration Contract

JAMAICA, Kingston (6 November 2015) – – Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) is offering two training places for candidates from developing States to attend an Environmental Planning Workshop in Gent, Belgium held by NORI on 11 and 12 December 2015.  At the Workshop, NORI will review its plans for conducting environmental baseline studies within its nodule… Continue reading Call for Applications : ISA/NORI Training Opportunities

JAMAICA, Kingston (2 November 2015) – – Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) is offering five training places on board a research vessel for candidates from developing States, pursuant to the terms of the contract for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts between JOGMEC and the International Seabed Authority. JOGMEC will pay for a round-trip… Continue reading Call for Applications: ISA/JOGMEC At-Sea Training Programme