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The Metals Company contracts CSIRO-led consortium to develop environmental monitoring and management plan for deep-sea nodule collection

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The company through its subsidiaries holds exploration and commercial rights to three polymetallic nodule contract areas in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean regulated by the International Seabed Authority and sponsored by the governments of Nauru, Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga. Deep sea mining remains controversial.

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Reimagining What It Means To Be A Zero-Emission Ship

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The 2022 Our Ocean Conference, held recently in Palau, brought together countries from around the world to discuss and commit to actions to protect the ocean, the life-giving source of food, livelihoods and recreation for much of humanity.

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Ford Mustang was the top-selling sports car in the world in 2016; strong surge in exports

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Overall global sales increased 6% over 2015, fueled by international market growth up 101% with almost 45,000 Mustang vehicles sold outside the United States. This year, availability of the 2018 Mustang will expand to six new countries, including Brazil, the Palau Islands and the Ivory Coast, with three additional markets announced later.

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