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| Flexiport is a particularly appropriate port and storage system for installation where permanent construction is especially difficult, for example in an Arctic environment. A permanent installation capable of withstanding both extreme cold and the rise in temperature above freezing point during the summer months is both expensive and hard to achieve. With Flexiport this problem does not arise because the barges can be moved away from the site before ice sets in and returned when the climate allows. The barge bases can be pre-stocked for an arctic summer's operation, reducing the need for replenishment and so producing a saving in shipping and operating costs and manpower. Because the barges can be made self-sufficient for power, there can be both refrigeration for long-term storage and heating for store houses, repair workshops and administrative areas. As with all other Flexiport variants, moorings and links to the shore are designed to match the particular requirements of each site. |