Heerema’s Sleipnir installs Tyra II bridges and flare tower
Heerema Marine Contractors have finished their scope of work for the Tyra II gas field. Over the weekend, the company installed structures including two bridges and a flare tower, using the world’s largest semi-submersible crane...Read more
Heerema’s Sleipnir breaks world heavy lift record
The world-lifting record was broken this morning, by Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel, the Sleipnir, in the Danish North Sea. The vessel installed a 17,000 metric tonne Thermoelectric generator (TEG) Module for the Tyra...Read more
Sleipnir to install final Johan Castberg structures
The semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir will soon install the manifold and gantry modules on Equinor’s Johan Castberg, a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.Read more
Heerema assists in the decommissioning of British drilling rigs
The Dutch group, Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Offshore Decom have cooperated in the main jacket removal of the Brae Alpha West Drilling Rig and Brae Bravo upper main jacket, last week.Read more
Topside of the Dunlin Alpha removed by Heerema Marine Contractors
Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Offshore Decom operating together under the name ‘HAF Consortium,’ have successfully removed the topsides of Fairfield Energy’s Dunlin Alpha. The removal of the topsides, weighing around 9,000 metric tons, was...Read more
Heerema’s Sleipnir takes Tyra West modules onboard
Heerema Marine Contractors’ LNG-fuelled semi-submersible crane behemoth Sleipnir has taken onboard the Tyra West modules. After setting sail towards the Netherlands in early January, the heavy transport vessel Bigroll Beaufort has completed its journey last...Read more
Sleipnir heads to the Land Down Under for Ichthys LNG job
Heerema Marine Contractors’ LNG-fuelled semi-submersible crane behemoth Sleipnir is set for a job in the Land Down Under. The vessel has been hired to perform transport and installation of the 4,800 metric ton Ichthys LNG...Read more
Heerema concludes Hornsea Two job
Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the installation of both offshore substations for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two project. Following the installation of the RCS and OSS jacket foundations in October 2020, the company has now also completed...Read more
Sleipnir closes transport and installation of Hod B topsides
Heerema’s semi-submersible crane vessel, Sleipnir, has completed another transport and installation job in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. This time, Sleipnir transported and installed the Hod B platform on behalf of client Aker...Read more
Sleipnir installs second HKZ platform jacket
Heerema Marine Contractors’ LNG-fueled semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has completed the installation of the second jacket of TenneT’s offshore transformer platforms for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) wind farm in the North Sea.Read more
Heerema’s Sleipnir breaks lift records on Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 project
Oil & GasHeerema’s heavy lift vessel Sleipnir installed the 12,050-metric-tonne Johan Sverdrup processing platform (P2) jacket on 18 June. This has set a new record for the heaviest lift jacket installation. Before this, the Sleipnir had already...Read more
Heerema: Our ships are ready to install 15+ MW wind turbines
In a recent report, IHS Markit stated that none of the existing wind turbine installation vessels can install next-generation 15+ MW turbines. This is incorrect, says Heerema Marine Contractors’ CEO Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven. ‘Our vessels...Read more
Heerema to install converter platform for Sofia offshore wind farm
PRESS RELEASE – Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm HVDC Offshore Converter Platform for Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine. The platform’s fabrication will be executed at Sembcorp Marine’s yard, and offshore...Read more
[VIDEO] Sleipnir hoists new pipe lay system on board McDermott Amazon
The pipe layer Amazon of offshore contractor McDermott has been undergoing an upgrade in the port of Rotterdam for several months now. This week, Heerema’s mega crane vessel Sleipnir was called in to install the...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht readies Heerema’s crane vessels for shorepower
SustainabilityBakker Sliedrecht will electrify the crane vessels Thialf and Sleipnir of Heerema Marine Contractors so that they can be powered by green shore power. The shore power connection allows the vessels to turn off their...Read moreHeerema’s heavy-lift sisters meet in Rotterdam
OffshoreCrane vessel Thialf arrived next to the Sleipnir at the Landtong Rozenburg on Saturday 5 December. The semi-submersible crane ship is in the Netherlands for maintenance.Read more
Sleipnir installs one of world’s smallest platforms
Oil & GasPRESS RELEASE – Heerema’s Sleipnir has safely installed Dana Petroleum’s new P11-Unity platform, which at 395 metric tons is one of the world’s smallest platforms. The Dutch heavy-lift company was contracted by HSM Offshore, who...Read more
Sleipnir installs first jacket of Hollandse Kust offshore substation
Offshore windThe first jacket of TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (Zuid) offshore platform has been installed in the seabed. The heavyweight Alpha jacket of 3200 tonnes was transported and installed by Heerema’s heavy lift crane vessel Sleipnir.Read more