by Mariska Buitendijk | May 26, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore wind
Seaway 7 has contracted Huisman to deliver a 3000-metric-tonne Spreader Bar. The Spreader Bar will support installation of offshore wind turbines and is able to handle monopiles with the largest diameter and length currently available. Although the Spreader Bar will...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 24, 2022 | Heavy lift, Maritime education/training/careers, News, Offshore, Offshore wind
Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven will leave Heerema as CEO on May 31, 2022. Van Brouwershaven was the CEO of Heerema Fabrication Group from 2013 and also the CEO of Heerema Marine Contractors from 2018. ‘I have worked with passion and dedication at this professional...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 23, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore
Weighing in at 8100 tonnes, the first commercial lift with Allseas’ new jacket lift technology on board offshore giant Pioneering Spirit is one of the heaviest offshore jacket lifts ever, but is well within the system’s 20,000-tonne capacity. The company has now...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Project cargo, Ship design, Shipbuilding
United Heavy Lift (UHL) has ordered two additional Eco-Lifter newbuilds, to be delivered in 2023 and 2024. The order is part of a fleet renewal plan that will see all UHL 800 P-type vessels replaced with fuel-efficient modern tonnage. Between 2019 and 2022, UHL took...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 25, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore, Project cargo
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit deployed its revolutionary jacket lift system for the first time on 21 April to remove CNR International’s Ninian Northern jacket from the northern North Sea. At 8100 tonnes, this first commercial lift is one of the heaviest offshore...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 21, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore wind, Renewables
Appreciating the logistical challenges for deployment at scale, Heerema has developed a new method for floating offshore wind installations. Using a specially designed floating installation frame, the wind turbines can be installed with Heerema’s fleet of...
