Offshore equipment specialist ODIM has launched a groundbreaking anchor handling concept that it claims is three times as effective as competing solutions in terms of capacity, economics, safety and the environment.rnDuring the development phase for the new concept, designated the ODIM Smart AHTSTM, ODIM collaborated with STX Europe in a project known as One Ship -One Trip. This partnership has maintained an active dialogue with leading international oil companies such as Shell, BP, Petrobras, StatoilHydro and Aker Exploration.rn'These discussions have revealed a growing need for next-generation anchor handling vessels which can cut costs,' explained ODIM chief executive Jogeir Romestrand.rn'ODIM Smart AHTSTM provides a complete automated anchor handling system which addresses oil company needs for cost-effective solutions in future exploration and production drilling. 'It offers big efficiency gains for anchor handling operations while also improving crew safety and substantially reducing both carbon and nitrogen oxide emissions.'
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