Heerema suffers dropfall incident while piling in Taiwan
Offshore windHeerema has halted piling works for the Changhua offshore wind farm in Taiwan after installation vessel Aegir suffered a dropfall incident while installing a foundation. The company is currently investigating the cause of the incident. Read more
This is how the world’s mightiest offshore cranes work
EquipmentThe giant cranes onboard crane vessels may all look similar, but crane specialists know better. Heerema Marine Contractors had important choices to make for the 10,000-tonne cranes of the Sleipnir. Both for the crane type...Read more
Record-breaking LNG bunkering for Heerema’s Sleipnir
LNGPRESS RELEASE – Heerema’s Sleipnir received the largest LNG bunkering ever completed. Titan LNG organized the bunkering, using Anthony Veder’s LNG carrier Coral Fraseri in the Port of Rotterdam. Sleipnir arrived at the Port of Rotterdam...Read more
World’s largest crane vessel to arrive in Rotterdam
OffshorePRESS RELEASE – The world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel, Heerema’s Sleipnir, will arrive in the Port of Rotterdam for the first time on Saturday, March 21. The vessel arrives to prepare for future decommissioning work...Read more
Heerema closes HQ in response to Dutch coronavirus measures
CoronavirusHeerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has closed its headquarters in Leiden, the Netherlands in response to measures issued by the Dutch government. In an attempt to slow down and prevent the spread of COVID-19, The Hague...Read more
Heerema develops floating wind turbine installation method
Heerema Marine Contractors has signed an agreement with Parkwind and MHI Vestas for the first floating wind turbine installation. The newly developed method will simplify the installation of offshore wind turbines at sites where the...Read more
Heerema’s yard director Remco van Gilst steps down
ConstructionPRESS RELEASE – After 29 years at the Heerema Group, Remco van Gilst is stepping down as managing director of Heerema Fabrication Group’s yard in Vlissingen with immediate effect. Van Gilst will be pursuing a...Read more
Heerema’s crane vessels to switch to wind power in port of Rotterdam
Clean shippingHeerema’s mighty crane vessels will soon be powered by wind energy when moored in the port of Rotterdam. By switching off the diesel generators, the vessels will reduce their emissions by the equivalent of what...Read moreHeerema’s Sleipnir sets new world record lifting 15,300 tonnes
Heerema has set a new world record lifting a module of 15,300 tonnes with its new heavy-lift vessel Sleipnir. Such a load has never been lifted by a crane vessel before. The record was set while...Read more
Sleipnir’s mighty cranes require mighty parts
Pintsch Bubenzer has installed a new type of brake on the two 10,000-metric ton cranes of Heerema’s Sleipnir, the world’s new largest crane vessel. The manufacturer claims it provides 35% more torque than other brakes...Read more
Vineyard Wind’s US offshore wind farm delayed
The construction of the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States, the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, has been delayed due to the requirement of an additional environmental impact study, reports Dutch turbine...Read moreHeerema lands another large wind contract in Taiwan
Offshore windHeerema Marine Contractors has secured its second large offshore wind contract in Taiwan. Ørsted has contracted the company to transport and install 111 turbine foundations and two large offshore substations for the Greater Changhua offshore...Read moreHeerema contracted for first commercial US wind farm
Dutch offshore contractor Heerema has been contracted to help build the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. The Vineyard Wind project is the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind energy project. Situated 14...Read moreSleipnir sets sail to first job after successful sea trials
World's largest crane vesselHeerema Marine Contractor’s newest fleet addition, the world largest crane vessel Sleipnir, will soon set sail to Spain for its first installation project after successfully completing its sea trials. During its sea trials, the enormous crane...Read more
Heerema installs 2,500-tonne cutter ladder on DEME’s Spartacus
OffshoreHeerema’s “Swiss pocket knife” Aegir has successfully installed the 2,500 tonnes weighing cutter ladder into DEME’s new cutter suction dredger Spartacus, the largest and most powerful one ever built. Spartacus is a 164 meter long and...Read more