The operator of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea has signed an offshore pipelaying contract with Swiss-based Allseas. Allseas will undertake the offshore pipelay work for both lines in 2018 and 2019 using three pipelaying vessels, including the new Pioneering Spirit, the Solitaire and the Audacia. The contract follows the letter of … [Read more...]
Decades in the Making, Record-Breaking ‘Pioneering Spirit’ Completes First Lift [PHOTOS]
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Allseas' giant installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit successfully executed her maiden heavy lift project on Monday with the removal of the 13,500 ton Yme mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) in the North Sea. Allseas said in a statement Monday that the job demonstrates the unique single-lift capability of the Pioneering Spirit. The dynamically … [Read more...]
WATCH: Giant Supercat Pioneering Spirit Departs Rotterdam
One of the most highly anticipated ships of the past decade has departed Rotterdam for a series of offshore trials prior to commissioning later this summer. Allseas’ record-breaking single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit has been moored in Rotterdam’s Alexiahaven since January 2015 for installation, commissioning and testing of the … [Read more...]
Fake London Trader Jailed for 14 Years After Scamming Allseas Out of $113 Million
By Suzi Ring (Bloomberg) -- A conman posing as a millionaire London trader who defrauded a Dutch shipping company of 100 million euros ($113 million) was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a U.K. court. Portuguese national Luis Nobre persuaded Allseas SA, which was trying to raise capital, to transfer the 100 million euros into his control, the Metropolitan Police said in a … [Read more...]
WATCH: Awesome Drone Video of Pioneering Spirit in Rotterdam
At 382 meters long by 123.75 meters wide, Allseas' twin-hulled installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit (ex-Pieter Schelte) is one of the largest vessels ever constructed. Here's a unique look at the ship in Rotterdam from the folks over at Drone Addicts: … [Read more...]
Delivery Delayed for World’s Biggest Catamaran, Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit
Swiss-based Allseas has confirmed that delivery of one of the decades most anticipated new ships, the Pioneering Spirit (ex-Pieter Schelte), will be delayed until first half of 2016. Founded in 1985 by Edward Heerema, Allseas is considered a global leader in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction. At 382 meters (1,253 feet) long by 124 meters … [Read more...]
MV Solitaire Gets to Work on World Record Polarled Subsea Pipeline
On Thursday 26 March, Allseas' pipelay vessel Solitaire commenced operations on the first stage of the Polarled pipeline project. The 482-kilometer pipeline will eventually be operated by Gassco and transport natural gas on the seafloor at water depths of up to 1265 meters from the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea south to Nyhamna in western Norway. Statoil notes … [Read more...]