‘Hidden Gem’ arrives in Rotterdam to be transformed into nodule collection vessel for The Metals Company

 • Gear integration underway to accommodate pilot nodule collector automobile and riser system engineered and at present being constructed by Allseas

 • Manufacturing unit acceptance testing has commenced for system parts that will likely be built-in into the vessel.

New York–(Antara/Enterprise Wire)- The Metals Firm (Nasdaq: TMC) at present introduced that the 228-meter-long former drill ship renamed the Hidden Gem has arrived in Rotterdam, The Netherlands to start its conversion into what is predicted to be the primary ship labeled as a sub-sea mining vessel by the American Bureau of Delivery. TMC’s strategic accomplice Allseas acquired the previous ultra-deep-water drill ship, which might accommodate 200 folks, in March of 2020, as her configuration is well-suited for modifications that can allow the deployment at sea of a 4.5 kilometer-long riser to carry polymetallic nodules up from the seafloor.

In partnership with The Metals Firm (previously DeepGreen Metals Inc.), Allseas is growing a deep-sea mineral assortment system to responsibly recuperate polymetallic nodules from the ocean flooring and switch them to the floor for transportation to shore. The nodules include excessive grades of nickel, manganese, copper and cobalt—key metals required for constructing electrical automobile batteries and renewable power applied sciences.

“We’re very completely satisfied to see the Hidden Gem over right here in Europe and to see Allseas making such great progress along with her,” mentioned Gerard Barron, Chairman and CEO of The Metals Firm. “The vessel has efficiently launched into the dry dock upkeep section, which bodes nicely for a easy and well timed conversion upfront of our pilot mining challenge in 2022.”

TMC and Allseas anticipate the vessel to be operational for pilot nodule assortment exams by mid-2022.

About The Metals Firm

The Metals Firm is a Canadian explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, on a twin mission: (1) provide metals for the clear power transition with the least doable damaging environmental and social impression and (2) speed up the transition to a round metallic economic system. The corporate via its subsidiaries holds exploration and business rights to a few polymetallic nodule contract areas within the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean regulated by the Worldwide Seabed Authority and sponsored by the governments of Nauru, Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga.

About Allseas

Allseas Group S.A. is a world-leading contractor in offshore pipeline set up, heavy raise and subsea building. The corporate employs over 4000 folks worldwide and operates a flexible fleet of specialized heavy-lift, pipelay and help vessels, designed and developed in-house.

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Supply: The Metals Firm