A
s the industrycontinues tostrive for increasedefficiencyof
operations, themarket for carousels looks tobeheading
towardsbigger storagecapacity; allowing for longer lengths
andhighdensitiesof flexibleproduct tobe laidwithout theexpensive
requirement to return toshoreormake joints.Operatorswish to
beable todeploycontinuously foras longaspossiblewithout
interruption. Innovativesolutionsare required tocopewith theever
growing forces frommassofproductandenvironmental loadsbeing
applied tobothstorageequipmentandvessel alike. As thedistance
fromport to fieldgrows thesedemandsare likely to increase further,
and reliabilityofoperational equipmentbecomesparamount toa
company’sbottom line.
Getting
clued-upon
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