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Back in the distant past of 12 months ago I made some predictions for 2018. It turns out I was ever so slightly optimistic about the rate of human progress.
Petroleum Geo Services (PGS) of Norway, as part of a tender process, has offered to sell the seismic vessel Ramform Sterling to the Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals Corporation (JOGMEC), an agency of the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry.
Deep-sea harvesters, specially designed to minimize impact, gather selected metal-rich nodules about 4 km below the surface.[/caption]
The seafloor minerals industry has seen a few ups and downs in the past few years with more than a few false starts.
Russia’s North Western Shipping Company (NWSC) carried 5.8 million tonnes of cargo in 2017, up 3.5 per cent year on year.
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