Sleipnir’s twin rotating cranes have a mixed lift capability of 20,000 t
Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard, Singapore, shipyard has actually finished building of the globe’s biggest and also most effective semi-submersible crane vessel.
Built for Heerema Marine Contractors, the SSCV Sleipnir‘s twin rotating crane’s can raise 20,000 tonnes in tandem– nothing else existing crane vessel has this ability.
Sleipnir is additionally the very first double gas vessel in its classification, able to operate both MGO and also LNG and also is furnished with a ballast water administration system that is both united state and also IMO kind authorized.
Named after the Norse God Odin’s eight-legged stallion, SSCV Sleipnir has a 220 m by 102 m strengthened deck location and also can fit 400 individuals.
The huge crane vessel will certainly be released internationally for setting up and also eliminating coats, topsides, deep-water structures, moorings and also various other overseas frameworks. Its single-lift ability will certainly make it with the ability of taking care of bigger incorporated frameworks than formerly feasible, reducing overseas setting up job and also increasing functional performance to a brand-new degree, while not jeopardizing the adaptability and also effectiveness of standard installment techniques.
Heerema has actually currently protected agreements to release the vessel on overseas power growths that consist of:
- Leviathan topsides installment in the Mediterranean Sea;
- Tyra coats and also topsides installment and also elimination in the Danish North Sea;
- Brae B coats and also topsides elimination in the U.K. North Sea;
- Transportation and also installment of the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha a/c system off the Dutch shore.
OFFSHORE WIND
In the overseas wind field, with its huge cranes with the ability of a 175-m lift elevation and also a mixed 20,000-ton lift capability, Sleipnir is well put to fit the pattern to significantly bigger overseas wind generators.
““I am immensely proud that Heerema Marine Contractors is again taking things further with the introduction of our new semi-submersible crane vessel,” claimed Pieter Heerema, Chairman of the Board at Heerema Marine Contractors, talking at the vessel’s baptism. “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 worlds 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.”
