PHOTO SOURCE: Spirit Energy Final preparations … PIONEERING SPIRIT Current Position (Other Type, MMSI: 249110000, IMO: 9593505) - MyShipTracking. Pionnering Spirit: le géant des mers. [34], Pioneering Spirit has done the installation of the offshore section of the Turkish Stream pipeline in the Black Sea. This structure was an accommodation platform in Valhall field, located in southern part of North Sea about 280km off the Norwegian coast. [12][13], After the global financial crisis weakened funding, the company was forced to postpone the building schedule and as a result delayed the awarding of the hull construction contract. The Pioneering Spirit arrives in the Sloehaven in Vlissingen to unload two jackets from the Tyra-field, North Sea. In 2005 Vuyk is contracted by Allseas to assist in performing the structural design of the decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit (Pieter Schelte). Pioneering Spirit collided with the caisson of the Yme platform during the removal. The world’s largest offshore construction vessel will spend summer 2020 pulling a further 55,000 t of ageing platform infrastructure out of the North Sea. [30], The vessel is equipped with eight, 20-cylinder (20V32/44CR) MAN 11,200 kW diesel generators providing a total installed power of 95 MW, driving 12 Rolls-Royce azimuth thrusters which provide dynamic positioning (DP3) and for propulsion. The other two topsides named P1 and LQ were installed in March 2019. The 'Pioneering Spirit' will execute the work between 2021 and 2026. [37], She has installed three out of four platform topsides for phase one of the Johan Sverdrup development in offshore Norway. The design also included pipelay equipment to handle pipe diameters ranging from 15–175 cm (6–68 inches) at water depths exceeding 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The drilling platform (DP) topside was installed in June 2018. How does it work? Kaldenbach,[4] was of a vessel capable of lifting entire platforms, and in 1987 Allseas declared its intention to build it. The vessel PIONEERING SPIRIT (IMO: 9593505, MMSI 249110000) is a Crane Ship built in 2014 (6 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Malta . Allseas developed the original idea to include steel jacket installation, jackets and topsides removal and rigid pipelay capabilities. [7] The initial idea featured two rigidly connected, self-propelled supertankers, with a large slot at the bows enabling it to install platform topsides in one piece. [8], The emphasis switched from the conversion of two existing tankers to a new-build hull in 2004, though retaining the catamaran concept. After straddling the payload, Pioneering Spirit takes o… Die Pioneering Spirit (bis Anfang 2015 Pieter Schelte) ist ein Arbeitsschiff des schweizerischen Offshore-Dienstleisters Allseas. Midway through the build, Allseas decided to widen the ship by 6.75 m (22.1 ft) in order to increase the clearance between the bows and the legs of large platforms. [5], Allseas has committed to building an even larger version of the same design, Allseas Amazing Grace, the delivery of which is planned for 2022. [11], Allseas placed orders for machinery, including generators and thrusters, in 2007, and for the high-tensile steel for the lifting systems in 2008. In the final stage a fast lift system is used that lifts the payload up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in 15 s.[25], Two tilting lift beams for the installation or removal of steel jackets, up to 25,000 tonnes (28,000 short tons) in weight, will be located at the vessel's stern. [38][39][40][41] The vessel is expected to return in 2022 to install P2 topside weighing 27,000 tons for phase two of the Johan Sverdrup development. Pioneering Spirit, the world's largest offshore construction vessel. The vessel's maximum speed is 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). The decision to remove the platform was made in 2013, and the contract for the removal of the topsides was subsequently awarded to Allseas. DELFT, the Netherlands – Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit has removed the 14,200-t Ninian Northern platform topsides in the UK northern North Sea in a single-lift operation. Equinor boasts being the first user of the technology for the installation of big, new topsides. (Photo: Spirit Energy) Allseas' giant heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit will remove the DP3 and DP4 platforms in Morecambe Bay off the U.K. for independent oil and gas operator Spirit Energy. Oops! Nederlands (NL) MarineTraffic Blog Helpcentrum [26] A 5,000 tonnes (5,500 short tons) special purpose crane built by Huisman is scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2018. RELOAD PAGE. The accommodation has room for 571 persons in two-berth cabins.[4]. The pipeline construction started in May 2017 and it was finished in November 2018. Pioneering Spirit has safely removed the QP accommodation platform topsides and connecting bridge from the Aker BP-operated Valhall field in the southern Norwegian North Sea. [4], In 2007, twenty years after the idea was first conceived, Allseas announced plans to build the Pieter Schelte, a twin-hulled platform installation / decommissioning and pipelay vessel. Le navire PIONEERING SPIRIT (IMO: 9593505, MMSI: 249110000) de type Crane Ship a été construit en 2014 et navigue actuellement sous le pavillon de Malta. Platform preparations were scheduled to begin later in 2020 and continuing into the 2021 lift season. She is scheduled to remove the remaining two Brent field topsides for Shell, the 15,000 tonne Brent Alpha and 29,500 tonne Brent Charlie. Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit, the largest vessel in the world, will travel to the Irish Sea this year to remove two normally unmanned installations in the East Irish Sea. However, Allseas vessel Pioneering Spirit will be able to remove and install jackets weighing up to 20,000 t in a single lift. 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Information about the vessel may be found at IMO 9593505. Worth noting, while the Pioneering Spirit is done with the topsides removals for the season, the vessel will return to the Ninian field in the summer of 2022 to remove the supporting jacket structure. [31] The details of the upgrade are currently unknown. The Pioneering Spirit, currently laying the TurkStream pipeline in the Black Sea, is 382 meters long, 124 meters wide, with a 122-meter long and 59 meter wide slot between the two hulls, where topsides are lifted using eight sets of horizontal lifting beams. Pioneering Spirit will return to the Ninian field in summer 2022 to remove the supporting jacket structure. Early designs featured a flotation and ballasting system and active motion compensation system to facilitate a controlled transfer of a topsides’ weight from the vessel to a platform substructure. [22] Her new name, Pioneering Spirit, was announced after the weekend. Terms Privacy Gebruikersovereenkomst Over. Pioneering Spirit, the world's largest pipe laying vessel, passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey on November 22, 2018. [43] Weighing 3800 ton, it is the lightest lift operation performed by the vessel. The program, commissioned by the Ninian field operator CNR International, took around two hours to complete, from connecting the vessel’s lifting beams to the platform to the lift itself, effected within 7 seconds. This reason for the same is to enable the removal of Statfjord A platform in the North Sea. Real-time and current position of PIONEERING SPIRIT (Other Type, MMSI: 249110000, IMO: 9593505) on ais live map is in North Sea with coordinates 51.96100° / 3.97700° and speed --- knots as reported on 2021-01-20 09:44 by AIS live data. Put simply, jackets are lifted over the stern of the vessel. Allseas announced on Friday, 6 February 2015 that the vessel's name would be changed in response to the controversy. Saturday, 6th August: at 05:00 am the PIONEERING SPIRIT left Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam for her first voyage. [citation needed] The court later released him after one and a half years. The 11,000-tonne platforms owned by Spirit Energy used to produce gas in Morecambe Bay. Add to Fleet. [4][2] The maximum 48,000-tonne (53,000-short-ton) topside lift capacity is achieved by operating as a semi-submersible. After several months of preparatory works in Rotterdam, Pioneering Spirit is back where she belongs, in open water. News for PIONEERING SPIRIT First voyage of the Pioneering Spirit Aug. 8, 2016 at 12:14 by Julia Rudolph in General. The Stinger is curved to guide the pipe to the bottom of the ocean. With P1 topside weighing 26,000 tons, this is one the heaviest single-lift executed offshore till date, after Wheatstone of 36,000 ton and Arkutun Dagi of 42,380 ton, both with the H 851. [42], It removed Valhall QP topside for Aker BP in June 2019. The vessel PIONEERING SPIRIT (IMO: 9593505, MMSI: 249110000) is a Other Type It's sailing under the flag of [MT] Malta. Pioneering Spirit, North Sea Maritime | Internet Connectivity With gross tonnage measuring in at 403,342 GT and a lifting capacity of 48,000 tons, the Pioneering Spirit is by far the world’s largest crane vessel. [45], Very large platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel. The original name caused controversy due to Pieter Schelte Heerema's service in the Waffen-SS during World War II. [2][33] Located in the Brent field, approximately 186 km (100 nautical miles) off the northeast coast of Shetland, the iconic platform sat on a three-legged gravity-based structure in 140 m (460 ft) of water. Please update this section to reflect recent events or newly available information. [35][36] Starting from the Russian coast near the town of Anapa, the 930-kilometre (580 mi), 80-centimetre (32 in) diameter twin-pipeline will traverse the Black Sea at depths up to 2,200 m (7,200 ft) and emerge onshore in Turkey's Thrace region. The slot measures 122 m × 59 m (400 ft × 194 ft) (L×W). The vessel delivered the topsides to Able UK's Seaton Port yard, Teesside, for disposal. Removing the 17,000-tonne topsides took less than four hours. Pioneering Spirit Malta imprimer info de navire Type: Crane Ship ( Autre ) IMO: 9593505 Callsign: 9HA4112 MMSI: 249110000 You are not logged in. As per update on July 2019, Allseas is planning to upgrade the lift capacity from 48,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes. Pioneering Spirit is the world's largest vessel, in terms of her gross tonnage (403,342 gt), breadth (123.75 m or 406 ft), and displacement (1,000,000 tonnes or 980,000 long tons). The maximum 48,000-tonne (53,000-short-ton) topside lift capacity is achieved by operating as a semi-submersible. The Pioneering Spirit construction vessel, above, will remove Spirit Energy platforms DP3 and DP4. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number. After straddling the payload, Pioneering Spirit takes on ballast to lower, and two sets of eight (one set per bow) retractable motion-compensated horizontal lifting beams are slid under the payload. Eight diesel generators provide 95 M… Allseas also constructed two barges to assist Pioneering Spirit. This content failed to load. On 28 April 2017 Pioneering Spirit performed the single-lift removal of Shell's 24,200-tonne (26,700-short-ton) Brent Delta topsides. The technology was initially developed for the removal of scrapped platforms. For removal of topsides, the vessel straddles the intended payload with the slot formed by the twin bows. Its length measures 382 meters – same as the Empire State Building in height. Once the load is secure, the vessel offloads the ballast, rising in the water and partially transferring the load to the beams. Equinor has praised the new lifting technology on Allseas‘ Pioneering Spirit vessel, allowing the entire topsides of up to 48,000 tonnes to be lifted in one, single lift. Pipe segments are welded together on board the vessel, then are placed on the Stinger, where they roll into the water. Pioneering Spirit performed her first commercial lift, removal of Repsol's 13,500-tonne (14,900-short-ton) Yme mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) on 22 August 2016. ↑ Construire l'impossible. [29] It is attached to the Stinger Transition Frame (STF), which provides an interface between the Stinger and the vessel; the STF is installed in the bow slot when attached to the vessel. Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the single-lift removal of Shell UK’s Brent Alpha platform from the North Sea. [23], Pioneering Spirit is the world's largest vessel, in terms of her gross tonnage (403,342 gt), breadth (123.75 m or 406 ft), and displacement (1,000,000 tonnes or 980,000 long tons). Water depth at the field is approximately 70 meters. The project will start immediately and will see Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel visit the River Forth in Scotland to offload the assets, with the first structures planned to arrive at the Energy Park Fife facility in the first half of 2021. 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