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Namibia: World's largest diamond-hunting ship Unveiled

Namibia: World’s largest diamond-hunting ship Unveiled

Mining giant De Beers has launched a state-of-art £122m exploration ship that will scan for diamonds on the seabed off the coast of Namibia. The mv SS Nujoma is equipped with sonar technology and a drilling device that can probe the ocean floor and take samples more quickly and efficiently than previous vessels. It looks to maintain high production levels until 2035. Mining is the biggest…

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De Beers MV SS Nujoma Sets Sail

De Beers MV SS Nujoma Sets Sail

De Beers MV SS Nujoma theWorld’s Largest, Advanced and specialized Diamond Exploration Ship.

De Beers launched the world’s largest diamond-exploration ship on Thursday, as it looks to Namibian waters to maintain production levels.

De Beers MV SS Nujoma cost around $157 million to build and will allow Debmarine Namibia, De Beers’ joint venture with the Namibian government, , a 50/50 joint venture.…

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Debmarine Namibia Plans For World’s Biggest Offshore Diamond Mining Vessel

Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers Group, today announced it is planning for the construction of the world’s largest custom-built diamond mining vessel.

The new vessel, which is projected to cost approximately US$142 million (N$2 billion), is expected to commence operations in 2021.

Representation Image – Credits: debeersgroup.com

It will work alongside the five other mining vessels in the Debmarine Namibia fleet, enhancing the business’s ability to recover diamonds off Namibia’s Atlantic coastline. At 176 metres long, the vessel will be two metres longer than the largest vessel currently in the fleet, the mv Mafuta.

Otto Shikongo, CEO, Debmarine Namibia, said: “This is an exciting undertaking not only for the business, but also for the wider Namibian industry. We will remain focused throughout on safety, quality, timely delivery and cost containment.”

Bruce Cleaver, CEO De Beers Group, said: “There is a great amount of potential in Namibia’s marine diamond deposits and this new vessel will support our strategy to continue to grow our offshore operations. Earlier this year we launched the mv SS Nujoma, the world’s largest diamond sampling and exploration vessel, and this has improved our ability to target our mining activities. The acquisition of a new, custom-built mining vessel will help capitalise on the work of the mv SS Nujoma, thereby supporting the long-term future of Namibia’s diamond sector.”

The new vessel is expected to create 130 new jobs alongside Debmarine Namibia’s current workforce of 900 employees.

The business has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kleven Verft AS, the company responsible for building the mv SS Nujoma, for the construction of the new vessel.

Reference: debeersgroup.com

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World's largest diamond finding vessel begins trawling

World’s largest diamond finding vessel begins trawling

Diamond hunters will be searching for valuable gems at 140 metres below sea level in this state-of-the-art £122 million trawler. With Namibia’s land supply of diamonds expected to run out within 15 years, company De Beers and the Namibian Government are moving more and more into offshore exploration. They have now inaugurated the mv SS Nujoma – a 12,000 tonne, 113 metre long vessel described as…

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Master of the mv SS Nujoma

Master of the mv SS Nujoma

Master of the mv SS Nujoma A SHIP TO MAKE ME AND MY COUNTRY PROUD by Thomas Kosmas

As a young Namibian living in Windhoek, my passion always differed to that of my friends.

I travelled for the first time to the coast in my last year of high school (matric) and, while my friends were content to splash about in the water and spend time on the beach, I became curious about a career at sea.

As I…