Heerema Marine Contractors Sleipnir semi-submersible crane vessel will soon depart for sea trials after completion by Sembcorp Marine.
The vessel is named after the Norse God Odin’s eight-legged stallion and was built at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore.
Sleipnir has a 220-metre by 102-metre reinforced deck area and is fitted with two 10,000-tonne revolving cranes that can lift loads of up to 20,000 tonnes in tandem.
Up to 400 people can be accommodated on the vessel, which will be deployed globally for installing and removing jackets, topsides, deep-water foundations, moorings and other offshore structures.
Heerema will take delivery of the vessel soon after the sea trials are completed, the company said.
Heerema Marine Contractors will deploy Sleipnir to carry out a transport and installation contract for Petrofac for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Alpha platform off the Dutch coast.
Heerema Marine Contractors board chairman Pieter Heerema said: “I am immensely proud that Heerema Marine Contractors is again taking things further with the introduction of our new semi-submersible crane vessel.
“Sleipnir scores several firsts in the industry: It is the largest crane vessel yet built; it has the strongest pair of revolving cranes; and it’s also the world’s first crane vessel with dual-fuel engines running on MGO and LNG, dramatically reducing harmful emissions.
“Sleipnir’s innovative capabilities will place Heerema even firmer at the forefront of developments in the offshore oil, gas and wind energy industry for both installations and decommissioning.”