Pioneering Spirit
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Pioneering Spirit, formerly Pieter Schelte, is a split hull crane vessel owned by Allseas designed for the single-lift installation and removal of large oil and gas platforms, and pipelines. The 382-m
Crane ship Pioneering Spirit, Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam
Detail at bow, showing new name Pioneering Spirit just below obscured original name Pieter Schelte
Carrying a 5,500 t (6,100-short-ton) test platform in the bow slot (Aug 2016)
Six lifting beams, retracted (Jun 2016)
Hanwha Ocean
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Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd., formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, is one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea, along with Hyundai and Samsung.
Pioneering Spirit
…gross tonnage, the heaviest vehicle ever made and since September 2021 also the largest floating sheerleg in the world. It was built in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2013 at a cost of €2.6 billion. It commenced offshore operations in August 2016. The initial concept, by Allseas technical director W.P. Kaldenbach…
Aerial view of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in August 2017
"Big Blue" statue at the former DSME headquarters, 2015