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Vessels

Mega projects on the horizon

The newly joined Pieter Schelte twin-hull in Daewoo’s H-quay. for the Pieter Schelte

After 20 years as an idea,

South Korean docks – as have talks (27,500 short tons) for jackets. with operators, including Shell, over However, following the construc-

Pieter Schelte the heavy-lift its potential frst application. tion and then provisional joining and pipelay vessel is getting

The twin-hull, €2.2billion ves- of the two hulls at the end of last close to winning its frst work, sel is a behemoth at 382m long and year, the frm decided to increase with the North Sea its most 124m wide. It was designed to make the width of the vessel’s unique slot a signifcant impact on the heavy lift between the two hulls, to be used likely frst customer. Elaine capability currently available in the for installing or removing topsides,

Maslin shares a look.

global offshore market, both for plat- by 7m-59m (193ft). The portside form installation and decommission- hull will enter the foating dock this

Big just got bigger, and what was ing; and pipelay with its 2000 tonne month to allow for the erection of the once a dream is getting closer by the (2205 short tons) tension capacity widening blocks. In mid-July, the two day to becoming reality. S-Lay pipelay package.

The two hulls were foated from their

It is Allseas’ mega-vessel, the Piet- Its lift capability is given as an eye- docks and positioned together at sea er Schelte, which over the past year watering 48,000 tonnes (53,000 short before being foated back in to dock. has been taking shape in Daewoo’s tons) for topsides and 25,000 tonnes

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