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ICTSI South Pacific welcomes Meratus Line’s PNG service

ICTSI South Pacific, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit in Papua New Guinea (PNG), welcomed the maiden call of the newly launched PNG Express service by Meratus Line, one of Indonesia’s leading maritime and …
Mar 6, 2023 / Vessels

Heerema breaks lifting record with 17,000 metric ton TotalEnergies' Tyra TEG module

Today at 8:27, Heerema Marine Contractors safely installed TotalEnergies' biggest Tyra II topside on the last remaining bare jacket at the Tyra field. The lift of the 17,000 metric tons heavy process module broke a world record as the heaviest crane …
Oct 4, 2022 / Vessels

TAQA Group, Heerema, and AF Offshore Decom successfully completes decommissioning project in Brae Field

Removal, dismantling and disposal of Brae Alpha West Drilling Rig and removal of Brae Bravo upper main jacket completed successfullyAbu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in Europe, the …
Jul 4, 2022 / Vessels

Heerema’s offshore vessels successfully plugged in on shore power

Heerema and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are proud to announce that Heerema Marine Contractors’ largest crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf have officially switched from using their engines to using shore power.The successful commissioning of the …
Mar 18, 2022 / Vessels

Northstar Continues to Build its Leading LNG Bunkering Position

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding to build second 5,500 cubic meter LNG bargePNE Marine Holdings (PNE), an affiliate of Polaris New Energy (Polaris) has executed an agreement with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding to build a 5,500 cubic meter (CBM) LNG bunker …
Nov 4, 2021 / Vessels

Sleipnir wraps up Aker BP's Hod B project with successful topside installation

Heerema has successfully transported and installed the Hod B platform on behalf of client Aker BP. The installation was over two phases, with Sleipnir, the world's most sustainable semi-submersible crane vessel, first installing the jacket and …
Aug 14, 2021 / Vessels

Castor Marine expands North Sea network with Tampnet

Castor Marine, a growing global coastal and offshore connectivity provider has signed a reseller agreement with Tampnet, the largest offshore 4G LTE network operator in the North-Sea. After signing, Castor Marine immediately went to work for its …
Jul 7, 2021 / Curious

Aker Solutions Delivers Large Johan Sverdrup Module

Aker Solutions today delivers the 5000-ton additional module for the Johan Sverdrup riser platform.The module is a part of the field’s second development phase and is the latest in a series of large deliveries from Aker Solutions to the Johan …
Jul 6, 2021 / Vessels

Sleipnir installs jacket for the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm

Heerema's SSCV Sleipnir has successfully transported and installed the six-legged, 2,852 metric ton, and 50-meter long jacket for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) (HKZ) offshore transformer platform.Heerema secured the contract for this project with the …
Jun 29, 2021 / Vessels

Sleipnir breaks records on the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 development project

On June 18, Sleipnir successfully installed the 12,050 metric ton Johan Sverdrup processing platform (P2) jacket, setting a new record for the heaviest lift jacket installation. This lift comes after the inshore integration of the three P2 topside …
Jun 23, 2021 / Vessels