Month: September 2025
Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority concludes her visit to China
Kingston, Jamaica – 26 September 2025 – At the invitation of the Government of China, Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, paid her first visit to Beijing from 22 to 24 September 2025. During the visit, Madam Secretary-General had meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Natural… Continue reading Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority concludes her visit to China
The eighth ISA Annual Contractors’ Meeting concludes in Goa, India
Goa, India – 20 September 2025 – The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) held the Eighth Annual Meeting of Exploration Contractors from 18 to 20 September 2025 in Goa, India. The meeting was jointly hosted by the ISA Secretariat and the Government of India through the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and the… Continue reading The eighth ISA Annual Contractors’ Meeting concludes in Goa, India
Madam Secretary-General statement on the upcoming entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement
Kingston, Jamaica – 22 September 2026 – I am so pleased to welcome a historic moment in the sustainable conservation and use of the world’s oceans: the 60th ratification on 19 September 2025 which marks the satisfaction of the condition for the entry into force of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the… Continue reading Madam Secretary-General statement on the upcoming entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement
Signing of the polymetallic sulphides contract between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of India
New Delhi, India – 15 September 2026 – Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, today signed on behalf of ISA a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides (PMS) with Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, on behalf of the Government of India in New Delhi, India.… Continue reading Signing of the polymetallic sulphides contract between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of India
The Kingdom of Bahrain sponsors Impossible Metals to apply for a deep-sea mining exploration contract in international waters
Kingston, Jamaica – 8 September 2025 – On 8 September 2025, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) received an application for approval of a plan of work for the exploration of polymetallic nodules from Impossible Metals Bahrain, sponsored by the Kingdom of Bahrain. The exploration area under application is part of the ISA’s reserved areas in… Continue reading The Kingdom of Bahrain sponsors Impossible Metals to apply for a deep-sea mining exploration contract in international waters
