by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 10, 2021 | Heavy lift, Maritime research, News
Jan Douwe de Jong, master student at the Dutch Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz, has won an award for his research into improving communication during heavy-lift operations. He discovered that visual communication is a very valuable addition to communication by...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 10, 2021 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore
The world’s largest vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed the single-lift removal of the former DP3 gas production topsides from Spirit Energy’s Morecambe Bay development in the East Irish Sea. This follows the removal of the adjacent DP4 topsides and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2021 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore
On behalf of Aibel, Heerema’s heavy lift vessel Sleipnir has executed the inshore integration lifts for Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup P2 topsides at the GMC yard in Gismarvik, Norway. Before that, the platform had been transported from Thailand to Norway by heavy...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 15, 2021 | Heavy lift, News, Shipping
Jumbo Shipping, the Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor, and SAL Heavy Lift, the German breakbulk and project cargo specialist, are commencing operations with their joint venture. The Jumbo-SAL-Alliance combines both fleets and all...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 12, 2021 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore, Offshore wind
Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm HVDC Offshore Converter Platform for Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine. The platform’s fabrication will be executed at Sembcorp’s yard and offshore installation is scheduled for...
