The Netherlands based Heerema Marine Contractors is currently finalizing the new generation self-propelled, semi-submersible crane vessel, named Sleipnir. The Sleipnir is being built by SembCorp Marine in Singapore. When commissioned in May 2019, Sleipnir will be the world’s largest crane vessel. The Sleipnir will be equipped with two cranes of 10,000 metric tonnes lifting capacity each.
The vessel is designed to perform installations and removals of subsea equipment, decommissioning services and heavy lifting operations in world-wide offshore oil and gas facilities.
The first contract awarded for Sleipnir starts in September 2019 and is from Noble Energy Mediterranean, Ltd. for transportation and installation services associated with the Leviathan production platform in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Vessel is Classed by Lloyds Register of Shipping, registered in the Panama Registry by Netherlands based Consultants Hubel Marine B.V. operated by Erik A.de Koning.
Erik de Koning visited the vessel in Singapore last week and was impressed with the size of the ship and with its special design features based on Heerema’s many years of experience with installations at sea for the oil and gas industry. Inspired by Erik’s enthusiasm his hosts invited him to enjoy the impressive view from the Crane at 125 meter height.
This spectacular view made him even more proud of Hubel Marines contribution to the registration of this largest vessel in the largest registry.
The Sleipnir is self-propelled with a minimum service speed of 10 knots, generated by 12 Dual Fuel engines LNG & MGO of 8 MW each, divided over four engine rooms. It is 220m-long and 102m-wide and will have a depth of 49.5 m. The vessel can accommodate 400 people in single and double cabins, equipped with air-conditioning and heating systems. A 4×3 point mooring system will be used to provide station-keeping for the vessel at sea. Furthermore it is equipped with onboard dynamic positioning system, built in accordance with Lloyd’s Register’s IMO Class 3 DP (AAA) notation.
Hubel Marine B.V.
Hubel Marine B.V. 