(With video) The 397 m MV Solitaire is the largest ship ever to have passed IJmuiden’s massive 400 m sea lock and moor in the Port of Amsterdam.
The pipe-laying vessel, which will be undergoing heavy maintenance and adjustments in Amsterdam, will be used for the construction of natural gas pipeline systems and oil pipelines. Owned by Swiss/Dutch offshore pipe-laying and subsea construction company Allseas, the ship arrived in the port 29 February and is currently moored in the USA Terminal/Dutch Offshore Base in the Amerikahaven port.
Below a timelapse of the vessel passing the sea lock (by the Port of Amsterdam). The picture above is a still from the same video.
