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OFFSHORE REPORT

Lifetime Assessment for Deepwater Moorings (Photo: MARIN)

GE Powers Mammoth Crane Vessels

GE and Sembcorp Marine are work- times—Heerema’s new Semi-Submers- be at the heart of the operations of world’s largest crane vessel. ing together to realize one of the most ible Crane Vessel. Heerema’s new SSCV Sleipnir, a mam- It will be equipped with two cranes, challenging offshore projects in recent GE will provide technology that will moth vessel measuring 220 x 102m, the each with a 10,000-ton lifting capacity, to be used for offshore construction and heavy lifting.

GE was contracted to provide the elec- trical part of the power and propulsion system including 12 sets of 8-MW gener- ators, eight units of 5.5-MW propulsion motors, medium-voltage switchboards, transformers and MV7000 drives. The power generated from the system will position and propel the vessel and pro- vide electricity to the vessel’s onboard systems. The power system is designed for fault tolerance in accordance with

Lloyds Register’s Rules (DP AAA). “To power our newest SSCV, we want- ed to collaborate with some of the best in business. In GE, we have found a partner that brings considerable experience and know-how into the project,” said Mar- tijn Wijdeveld, senior project manager,

Heerema Offshore Services.

The delivery plan of GE’s scope of sup- ply is spread between September 2016 and May 2017, with the vessel scheduled (Photo: GE) to be commissioned by December 2018.

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