JAMAICA, Kingston (23 April 2018) - - JSC Yuzhmorgeologiya is offering six places for candidates from developing States under its 2018 contractor training programme.
The training programme will be broken down into two parts as follows:
Part 1: All six trainees will participate in a theoretical course at St. Petersburg State University (SPSU) for...
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Permanent Representative of Italy Presents Credentials to the International Seabed Authority
JAMAICA, Kingston (19 April 2018) - - His Excellency Mr. Sebastiano Cardi, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General, Michael Lodge, as the new Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Seabed Authority.
Ambassador Cardi is also Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in New York and was formerly one of the Vice-Presidents...
Permanent Representative of China Presents Credentials to the International Seabed Authority
JAMAICA, Kingston (5 April 2018) - - His Excellency Mr. TIAN Qi, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General, Michael Lodge, as the new Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the International Seabed Authority.
He is also Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Jamaica.
Prior to being posted to Jamaica, he...
ISA and COMRA to hold Workshop on the Development of a Regional Environmental Management Plan for the Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts in the northwest Pacific Ocean
JAMAICA, Kingston (29 March 2018) - - The International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRA) will host a workshop on the Development of a Regional Environmental Management Plan for the Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The workshop will be held in Qingdao, Shandong...
The Republic of Korea and ISA Sign Exploration Contract
JAMAICA, Kingston (27 March 2018) - - The Republic of Korea and the Authority have signed a 15-year contract for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts.
The contract was signed by Secretary General Michael Lodge and Mr. Young-Choon Kim, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries on behalf of the Republic of Korea on the 27 March 2018 in Seoul.
The contract covers...