The growth and salience achieved by Axsys Technologies in a relatively short span of 8 years is strongly linked to the Company being an ODC for the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Axsys' ODC expertise & handling capability and track record of Skill Development to put in place global level processes along with the Company's focus on active partnering and low attrition levels (8.4% compared to an industry average of 16%) underline the ongoing relationship with ABS.

Axsys Technologies' dedicated off-shore team supports ABS's global requirements in the following areas :

- Software Development & Support   (Engineering, Commercial, Logistics & Insurance)

- CAD Modeling using Intelliship, SafeCAD & Hecsalv   (Over 530 vessels modeled including Bulk Carriers,   Tankers, Containerships, Jackups & FPSOs.)

- Document Management Solution & Services   (Scanning over 9 million engineering drawings as well as   developing & hosting a document management module   for these drawings accessible from 150 ABS offices across   70 locations worldwide.)

Axsys also directly supports Transocean, Single Buoy Mooring, ExxonMobil among others on behalf of ABS.

Commercial and Logistics software developed for ABS includes a complete suite of NS 5 modules that handles every aspect of operational management – from regulatory requirements, to payroll, to planned maintenance programs. Fully integrated, the modules eliminate the need for repetitive data entry, allow sharing information and rapid movement from one to the other. NS 5's ability to link management, operations, and onboard personnel into a seamless information stream makes fleet management easier and more efficient, provides increased productivity and more effective cost control.

Winner of the Seatrade Award in 2002, this commercial software developed for ABS is a complete computerized package that allows chemical carrier operators to perform many integrated functions, including:

- Determining the ports of call

- Accepting cargoes as fixed or "tentative"

- Planning the proposed stowage plan

- Reviewing the compatibility of cargoes on board

- Referencing the history of parcels within designated tanks

- Checking to ensure proper stability

- Ensuring proper tank cleaning regime

- Recording stowages as they actually occurred

An AutoCAD based 3D Structural modeling software, this engineering software was developed for ABS using Object Oriented Technologies with ARX. SafeCAD creates a 3D Ship model database for “Hull Maintenance” application. Axsys has used SafeCAD to model several hundred Tankers, Containerships, Bulk Carriers, FPSOs, Rigs, Spars, Semi-Submersibles, etc.