![]() That means, for example, that the ship could sail from Europe to the Gulf of Mexico and then carry out its work without having to stop for refueling. The total of eight thousand cubic meters is sufficient for thirty days of uninterrupted work. The ship is fitted with eight storage tanks for LNG, each with a capacity of a thousand cubic meters of fuel. During the design phase, the owner decided that LNG should be the primary fuel. “15,300 tons, that’s around 16,000 cars - Koos-Jan Brouwershaven, Heerema Marine ContractorsĪside from the ship’s state-of-the-art elements, however, Heerema also emphasizes the option to fuel the vessel with LNG. And, as a result, we can move huge modules in one go so the integration and installation of platforms is quicker and cheaper.” “‘That’s a one-hundred kilometer traffic jam. “15,300 tons, that’s around 16,000 cars”, says Koos-Jan Brouwershaven, CEO of Heerema Marine Contractors. The ship is used across the globe for major tasks such as installing and removing foundations and platforms both above and below water. Sleipnir is a semi-submersible which means that its columns can be largely sunk underwater. Lifting something of this magnitude has never been realized by a crane ship previously. The task was completed within twenty hours, which was a feat in itself, but what makes it an even greater achievement is that one of the modules weighed no less than 15,300 tons. Sleipnir recently installed two modules weighing a total of 24,500 tons for the Leviathan platform in the Mediterranean Sea. Eighteen contracts have now been concluded for the vessel which will keep it busy until 2021. Sleipnir was designed to be used anywhere in the world throughout the year. They were shipped to the brand-new and vast Sembcorp shipyard in the port of Singapore, where they were mounted onto the crane ship. The cranes are unrivaled in terms of size and are also highly innovative when it comes to technical specifications. The Dutch contractor Huisman Equipment supplied the two enormous cranes, both with a lifting capacity of ten thousand tons, which were manufactured in their Chinese factory. “That includes the cranes, the design and internal costs.” “All in all, it cost 1.5 billion dollars”, says founder Pieter Heerema. Nevertheless, despite the six-month delay, the project was delivered on-budget. The iconic ship should have been completed by the end of 2018, had the design phase not taken longer than planned. ![]() ![]() Sleipnir is powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and is unique in the sector. ![]() The company is also financed by a banking consortium in which the Rabobank is the leading bank and through the indispensable financial support from owner Pieter Heerema. Sleipnir is partially financed, with Rabobank as sole arranger, by a Green Bond - a specially sustainable bond loan whereby the returns are invested in improving the company’s sustainability or new sustainable innovations. The sustainable and most powerful crane ship in the world has recently set a world record by lifting a module weighing 15,300 tons on site in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a beast of a ship, the SSCV Sleipnir from Heerema Marine Contractors. Published 20 January 2020 - 5 min reading time
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