Allseas plans to order new heavy-lift vessel larger than Pieter Schelte

Swiss-based heavy-lift shipping company Allseas said it has decided to build a second very large single-lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel.

The new vessel will be larger than Pieter Schelte (Photo Allseas)
The new vessel will be larger than the company’s heavy-lift vessel under construction, the Pieter Schelte. The latest vessel planned will be used to remove all platform topsides in the North Sea which are beyond the capability of Pieter Schelte. Besides decommissioning, the vessel is designed for worldwide installation of very large topsides units of offshore platforms. The topsides lift capacity will be 72,000 tonnes, exceeding the capacity of the Pieter Schelte by far. The new vessel will have a width of 160m compared with the Pieter Schelte’s 124m width. It is said to be operational in 2020.

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