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Saturday early moning worlds largest vessel Allseas owned PIONEERING SPIRIT departed from her moorings in
the Prinses Alexia harbor in Rotterdam Maasvlakte II bound for a location 50 km off Den Helder , upon completion of
the test the PIONEERING SPIRIT heads for Denmark for her first assignment
PIONEERING SPIRIT is the world's largest platform
installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel built for Allseas
company. The ship is also by far the world's largest vessel overall
ever constructed in terms of its gross tonnage of 403,342 gt, as well
as its breadth (123.75 m) and displacement (900,000 metric tons).
The main construction was done at Daewoo shipyard, Korea with
final completion performed in the Netherlands in 2015. Main diesel
power comprises eight 20-cylinder (20V32/44CR) MAN 11,200 kW
(each) engines and one 9-cylinder (9L32/44CR) 5,040 kW harbour
engine with two engines each in four separate engine rooms (the
engines with a total of 169 cylinders generate a total output of 94.6
MW) with 12 Rolls-Royce, type UUC 455, thrusters, each 5.5 MW
Photo left : Kees Potters – Oudkerk Agencies ©
The vessel was designed by a Finnish engineering company
Deltamarin. Allseas committed to build PIONEERING SPIRIT at
a cost of US$1.7 billion. In an interview with De Telegraaf" chairman
Edward Heerema named a price of €2.4 billion for the 382 metres
(1,253 ft) long vessel. AllSeas has committed to building an even
larger version of the same design, which will be operational in 2020
Long-lead items, such as the power generation equipment and
the thrusters, were ordered in March 2007 In June 2008 the
high-tensile steel for the jacket and topsides lift systems was
ordered.
Photo right: Kees Potters of Oudkerk Agencies and
George van Ede www.casconederland.nl watching the
departure of the PIONEERING SPIRIT from RotterdamEuropoort,
what was for many years the workspace of
George as harbourmaster of Rotterdam-Europoort prior
his retirement now George runs/supports
The hydraulic cylinders were installed by Apex Hydraulics on
the A&R Winch reacting to a 480 bar test pressure. According
to Allseas, the conceptual design of Pioneering Spirit and the
basic design of the novel twin hulls was completed by Swan Hunter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The basic
design of the lifting systems was completed by the end of 2008 and detail design of the hulls by May 2010. In June
2010 the main construction contract was signed with South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
Engineering Co Ltd at Geoje In 2013 the hull was launched at Daewoo and arrived on January 8, 2015 for
completion in the Alexiahaven, Maasvlakte 2, Port of Rotterdam from where the vessel departed last Saturday for her
first trials followed by her next assignment in Denmark
the Prinses Alexia harbor in Rotterdam Maasvlakte II bound for a location 50 km off Den Helder , upon completion of
the test the PIONEERING SPIRIT heads for Denmark for her first assignment
PIONEERING SPIRIT is the world's largest platform
installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel built for Allseas
company. The ship is also by far the world's largest vessel overall
ever constructed in terms of its gross tonnage of 403,342 gt, as well
as its breadth (123.75 m) and displacement (900,000 metric tons).
The main construction was done at Daewoo shipyard, Korea with
final completion performed in the Netherlands in 2015. Main diesel
power comprises eight 20-cylinder (20V32/44CR) MAN 11,200 kW
(each) engines and one 9-cylinder (9L32/44CR) 5,040 kW harbour
engine with two engines each in four separate engine rooms (the
engines with a total of 169 cylinders generate a total output of 94.6
MW) with 12 Rolls-Royce, type UUC 455, thrusters, each 5.5 MW
Photo left : Kees Potters – Oudkerk Agencies ©
The vessel was designed by a Finnish engineering company
Deltamarin. Allseas committed to build PIONEERING SPIRIT at
a cost of US$1.7 billion. In an interview with De Telegraaf" chairman
Edward Heerema named a price of €2.4 billion for the 382 metres
(1,253 ft) long vessel. AllSeas has committed to building an even
larger version of the same design, which will be operational in 2020
Long-lead items, such as the power generation equipment and
the thrusters, were ordered in March 2007 In June 2008 the
high-tensile steel for the jacket and topsides lift systems was
ordered.
Photo right: Kees Potters of Oudkerk Agencies and
George van Ede www.casconederland.nl watching the
departure of the PIONEERING SPIRIT from RotterdamEuropoort,
what was for many years the workspace of
George as harbourmaster of Rotterdam-Europoort prior
his retirement now George runs/supports
The hydraulic cylinders were installed by Apex Hydraulics on
the A&R Winch reacting to a 480 bar test pressure. According
to Allseas, the conceptual design of Pioneering Spirit and the
basic design of the novel twin hulls was completed by Swan Hunter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The basic
design of the lifting systems was completed by the end of 2008 and detail design of the hulls by May 2010. In June
2010 the main construction contract was signed with South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
Engineering Co Ltd at Geoje In 2013 the hull was launched at Daewoo and arrived on January 8, 2015 for
completion in the Alexiahaven, Maasvlakte 2, Port of Rotterdam from where the vessel departed last Saturday for her
first trials followed by her next assignment in Denmark