Earlier this month, Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel Thialf installed the 4,200 – metric tonne topside of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, for Iberdrola Renewables.Read more
Green energy company, Parkwind turned to Heerema Marine Contractors for a premiere in the wind turbine installation on commercial scale. The two companies have come together with Vestas to install the first of 27 Vestas...Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Thialf has made the first crossing of the Storebaelt Bridge, known as the ‘gate to the Baltic Sea’. It is the first time a Heerema crane vessel has accessed the region...Read more
The last of the decommissioned Kinsale platform structures have finally been moored at the Hoondert Services & Decommissioning (HSD) location in Vlissingen. The feet comes less than a month after Heerema’s second largest semi-submersible crane...Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors successfully removed the Kinsale Alpha topside, in the Kinsale Area gas fields, in the Celtic Sea, approximately 40km to 70km off the south coast of County Cork in Ireland.Read more
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 Marine Contractors has completed its first job of the season in the North Sea with the installation of the 4,800 metric ton Seagreen offshore platform. The heavy lifting has been completed by Heerema’s semi-submersible...Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors has made the decision to modify the cranes on its semi-submersible vessel, Thialf, capable of lifting 14,200 metric tons. The vessel is currently moored in the Port of Rotterdam and is undergoing...Read more
Shell’s Goldeneye wellhead platform topside weighing 1280 metric tons and the 3019 metric ton jacket have been removed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ semisubmersible crane vessel Thialf. The semi-sub giant initially installed the platform in 2003....Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors’ semisubmersible crane vessel Thialf has completed the installation of Cassia compression (Cassia C) platform on behalf of client bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT).Read more
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
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 more
Heerema Marine Contractors’ Thialf completed the eight month long campaign to remove the Sable project’s offshore facilities for ExxonMobil Canada.Read more
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
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 more