The agreement focuses on the joint development of projects of mutual interest in the Hot Potassium Carbonate (HPC) segment, with the aim of capturing the opportunities offered by a growing market.
AIMS worked with Townsville Helicopters to modify and successfully test a system to deliver and retrieve heavy cargo without human intervention from remote marine locations via helicopter.
Staff from AIMS travelled to Nha Trang to promote and exchange science knowledge to inform sustainable management of Vietnam’s coral reefs which support marine life and the local economy of many coastal communities.
The missions included using sonar to detect objects on the ocean floor and patrolling an area to detect and identify unknown vessels and escort them to shore.
BHP and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have jointly committed AU$27 million to launch the Australian Coral Reef Resilience initiative (ACRRI)
