Americans have a reputation for being bad at world geography, and the current U.S. administration is no exception, ...

As global maritime trade expands and coastal infrastructure projects become increasingly complex, the demand for specialized, high-performance dredging equipment has reached an all-time high. Qingzhou ...

A legal analysis released by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) raises regional concerns for Pacific Island Countries exploring deep-sea mining through contentious contracts with private ...

RAROTONGA, Cook Islands—In October, a U.S. research vessel arrived in this remote South Pacific nation to capture high-definition images of the seafloor. A few weeks later, a Chinese ship arrived to ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga and its sponsored entity, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd, together with TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” ...

The Trump administration is floating the idea of mining the seafloor off Alaska’s coast. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Tuesday it will soon release a ...

Even as opposition grows and the U.S. territory maintains a moratorium on seabed mining, NOAA began a $20 million survey of ...

The Trump administration is considering mining off Alaska’s coast, which has never been done before. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the Interior Department, announced Tuesday ...

The Kingdom of Tonga and TMC’s subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement, updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2021 The Government of the Kingdom ...

The Kingdom of Tonga and TMC’s subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement, updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2021 The Government of the Kingdom ...