The largest semi-submersible crane ship in the world left for the North Sea this morning at 10:00 a.m. On Friday, March 20, the Port Authority will let you know what time the ship will arrive in the Calandkanaal Departure of the Sleipnir To protect the health of Heerema’s onboard crew during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, no visitors are permitted to visit the vessel. The vessel is due to depart at the end of March for the first of several jobs. By using Sleipnir, Heerema is working on cleaning up retired drilling platforms in the cleanest possible way with their use of emission reducing LNG. The vessel arrives to prepare for future decommissioning work across the North Sea.

Sleipnir arrives following a successful project execution in Trinidad, having already worked in Brazilian and Israeli waters. Alongside, the ongoing Shore Power Caland Canal project in collaboration with Eneco to provide 100% renewable energy to Heerema vessels that moor in the Port of Rotterdam. Heerema actively invests in sustainability measures, most recently trialing alternative fuels on Thialf, a semi-submersible crane vessel with a 14,200 metric ton lifting capacity. What is especially unique about Sleipnir is that it has 'dual fuel' propulsion and can, therefore, run entirely on the emission-reducing fuel LNG. LNGĭue to Sleipnir's two large streamlined floats, the vessel can sail relatively quickly (on average, twenty kilometers per hour) with limited fuel consumption. This ability makes it suitable for the largest offshore jobs, such as building wind turbines at sea, dismantling old platforms, or constructing the most significant offshore structures. The semi-submersible vessel has two cranes onboard, each capable of lifting 10,000 metric tons. This is 'Tennet Heerema Sleipnir Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha jacket installation Netherlands wind renewable energy.mp4' by Heerema Marine. As equally impressive as its mythical namesake, the vessel has already broken lifting records for crane vessels with a 15,300 lift in September 2019. Named after the Norse God Odin's eight-legged stallion, the vessel stands at 220 meters long, 102 meters wide, can accommodate 400 employees, and weighs 119,000 tons.

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