SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters)– Dutch company Heerema Marine Contractors and also Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine, on Thursday, flaunted the globe’s biggest crane vessel that can be utilized for the configuration and also decommissioning of overseas oil and also gas centers.

The semi-submersible vessel, which price Heerema concerning $1.5 billion, is furnished with 2 cranes that can get to an elevation of 220 metres, taller than the top of Singapore’s legendary boat-shaped Marina Bay Sands resort. The cranes have a consolidated training ability of 20,000 tonnes, an additional sector document.

The Sleipnir, called after Norse God Odin’s eight-legged stallion, was developed by Sembcorp Marine at its Singapore backyard.

“We handle many semi-submersibles, but we never handled such a big size before,” claimed Sembcorp Marine’s chief executive officer, Wong Weng Sun.

The vessel has holiday accommodation for 400 individuals and also consists of helicopter pad and also a pool. It is sustained by both dissolved gas and also aquatic gasoil.

After years of decreasing orders as a result of reduced oil rates and also a surplus of gears and also supply vessels, Singapore’s overseas and also aquatic sector is wishing that need will certainly return as oil majors increase costs on expedition and also manufacturing. (Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan and also Roslan Khasawneh; editing and enhancing byUttaresh V)

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