Because lifting larger modules means less time involved and therefore a smaller budget will suffice for a job.’ Image Credits: Image Credits: Īnd our client enjoys the benefits. It is LNG-powered and thus climate-friendly. Heerema’s CEO Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven about the record lift: ‘We are very proud of this achievement. Sleipnir can be deployed globally for installing and removing offshore structures. Two revolving cranes can lift up to 20,000 tonnes in tandem. Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir entered into service last July and is part of Heerema Marine Contractor’s fleet. Sleipnir was selected for the job in order to save budget as Sleipnir is capable of lifting large and commissioned modules, the installation process takes less offshore time and is therefore less costly.
Image Credits: įor the Leviathan development Sleipnir installed its two main topsides with a total weight of 24.500 tonnes in less than 20 hours. This sets a world record: lifting a module of 15,300 tonnes was never done by a crane vessel before. “We look forward to supplying Heerema with more LNG in the future to fulfil Titan’s mission of lowering harmful emissions from the marine and industrial sector.Heerema’s SSCV Sleipnir, the world’s largest crane vessel, completed a 15,300 tonnes lift this weekend, installing the topsides for Noble Energy’s Leviathan development in the Mediterranean. “We thank Heerema for their trust and cooperation that made this a successful bunkering operation in Gibraltar. “The operation was performed in the sheltered bay helping to make this a safe, efficient and smooth operation. “We thank the Port of Gibraltar for their support and are proud of our STS team and the crew on board the Coral Fraseri,” commented Niels den Nijs, CEO Titan LNG. The meeting was held at the Port’s office with the aim of ensuring that all relevant safety protocols were in place and all GPA criteria was met.
The LNG bunkering operation was only allowed after key personnel from both vessels met with a team from the Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA), including the Captain of the Port, his Deputy, Senior Officers, Bunkering Superintendent and the Pilots. The SSCV Sleipnir left BGTW on 30 August at around 2020 hrs bound for Israel. The LNG bunker was supplied by the LNG carrier Coral Fraseri owned by Titan LNG which arrived specifically to deliver the LNG to the SSCV. Whilst at anchor in Gibraltar, the Sleipnir carried out a number of operations which included crew changes, spares, stores and LNG bunkering. The SSCV anchored on the western side of Gibraltar on 23 August 2019 after leaving Singapore on the 5 July 2019 as a new build, briefly calling at Cape Town, South Africa on 2 August before heading to the Mediterranean. This, to date has been the largest LNG bunker supply in Europe, according to LNG bunker supplier Titan LNG. Gibraltar in August saw the first ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supply within British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW) with the arrival of one of the worlds biggest floating cranes, the Panamanian Semi Submersible Crane Vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir, said the Gibraltar Port Authority.Ī total of almost 3,200 metric tonnes (mt) of LNG was transferred to the eight bunker tanks of the Heerema Marine Contractors owned Sleipnir.
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