“We develop technologies to help fill the gaps that a standard cannot easily address,” says Roger Basu, responsible for the harsh environment programme at ABS in Houston.
He gives the examples of ice management to control loads on the structure, and of disconnectability of floating units in deeper waters. A year ago, ABS announced the creation of a harsh environment technology centre in St John’s, Newfoundland, to carry out applied research in conjunction with Memorial University there.
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