Sleipnir performs its largest single lift jacket removal to date
Heerema’s semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has removed the 8100-metric-tonne Jotun-B jacket in the Norwegian North Sea for Vår Energi. During this project, skirt piles with diameters of 2.7 meters and 80 millimeters wall thickness were...Read more
This is how the world’s mightiest offshore cranes work
The 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
PRESS 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
PRESS 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’s crane vessels to switch to wind power in port of Rotterdam
Heerema’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 moreSleipnir sets sail to first job after successful sea trials
Heerema 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