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The news that 2023 was the hottest year on record, especially in the ocean is another sobering reminder that planetary warming is accelerating at a dramatic rate.

In the heart of innovation, COVE is steering the course towards a revolutionary transformation of the Halifax Harbour, one of the world’s largest and deepest-ice-free harbours, located in Nova Scotia, Canada.

The fourth quarter of 2023 was a disaster for oil. During the quarter, WTI prices fell by 21 percent, dropping nearly $20 a barrel from about $91 to slightly under $72. WTI briefly fell below $70 in December as sentiment reflected expectations that global oil demand was not increasing while supply was surging ensuring a glut of oil.

With ROV design, development, and deployment the editorial focus of this month’s ON&T, we sat down for an exclusive chat with Chris Lade, Head of Marketing & Sales (Naval) at Saab UK, to get the latest insights into one of the leading manufacturers of electric underwater robotics.

VideoRay has operated at the forefront of underwater robotics for almost 25 years now and in that time has established an industry-leading portfolio of ROV systems in use across the ocean industries for a wide range of missions including homeland security, search and rescue, infrastructure inspection, and more. We recently sat down with CEO Chris Gibson to get his exclusive take on VideoRay’s role in the evolution of inspection class ROVs.

ET Works—a specialist Seagate partner—has a strategic alliance with Seagate to resell the innovative Lyve™ portfolio. This OceanICT special edition TAKE 5, Darren Biggs, Geoscience Services Manager, ET Works, joins ON&T to offer more insight into ET Works’ services.