EARLY STAGE DECISIONS IN MARINE SYSTEMS DESIGN FOR DEEP-SEA MINING

This article studies the prospects for deep seabed mining as a future viable maritime industry, and discuss commercial, operational, technical viability of mining. By use business development approach originating from we analyse opportunities virtual project, identify aspects stakeholder performance expectations, contextualised by competitive positioning identification related project risks. We strategies pit-falls when venture within wider metal production value chain, case example in Northern Atlantic Ocean to study operation subsequent system design implications. Furthermore, contrast well-established industries like offshore oil gas, traditional land-based The promotes several critical problem areas approaching marine systems