# SSCV Sleipnir

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sscv-sleipnir/52635>\
**Category:** Offshore\
**Created:** [September 7, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sscv-sleipnir/52635 "2019-09-07T22:08:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 7, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sscv-sleipnir/52635/1 "2019-09-07T22:08:31Z")

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The world’s biggest Semi-submersible Crane Vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir has arrived off Gibraltar for refueling of LNG, crew change and stories after delivery voyage from Singapore, where she was built, via Cape of Good Hope:

  
She is now off Israel to commence her first job on the LEVIATHAN OIL FIELD

Impressive specs on this vessel:  
[https://hmc.heerema.com/fleet/sleipnir/](https://hmc.heerema.com/fleet/sleipnir/)

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**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sscv-sleipnir/52635/2 "2019-09-09T09:23:10Z")

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Sleipnir set new world record for heaviest offshore lift by cranes on her first assignment:  
[https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/gallery-heeremas-crane-vessel-sleipnir-in-record-breaking-leviathan-lift/](https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/gallery-heeremas-crane-vessel-sleipnir-in-record-breaking-leviathan-lift/)  
But it is not likely to stay very long since more and heavier jos are on the cards.

It is not the heaviest lift ever performed offshore though. That record belongs to Pioneering Spirit and was set last year:  
[https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/video-pioneering-spirit-performs-heaviest-lift-ever-offshore-on-johan-sverdrup/](https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/video-pioneering-spirit-performs-heaviest-lift-ever-offshore-on-johan-sverdrup/)

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**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sscv-sleipnir/52635/3 "2020-05-23T13:14:56Z")

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SSCV Sleipnir has performed it’s first platform decommissioning job in the North Sea:

> **[GALLERY: Giant Sleipnir vessel wraps up decommissioning campaign for...](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/gallery-giant-sleipnir-vessel-wraps-up-decommissioning-campaign-for-conocophillips/)**
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> Earlier this month, Heerema Marine Contractors' giant semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir completed its first decommissioning campaign of the season.

Heerema installed the Ekofisk 2/4A platform and topsides in the 1970s.

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**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sscv-sleipnir/52635/4 "2020-08-14T21:25:24Z")

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SSCV Sleipnir is earning it’s keep. It has completed the Brent A jacket removal and delivered it to Vats:

> **[PHOTO: Heerema Breaks Own Heavy-lift Record with Brent Alpha Jacket Removal](https://www.oedigital.com/news/480864-photo-heerema-breaks-own-heavy-lift-record-with-brent-alpha-jacket-removal)**
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> Heerema Marine Contractors' giant semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has broken its recently set heavy lifting record with the…

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**Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/sscv-sleipnir/52635/5 "2026-08-24T19:18:23Z")

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SSCV Sleipnir is regularly in the news for some amazing jobs done:

> **[Sleipnir Heavy-Lift Semi-Submersible Vessel | LLOYD'S MARITIME INSTITUTE...](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oilandgas-offshoreengineering-marineengineering-ugcPost-7495790549908688896-ClwB/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAHaVEoB-OkSnPBC_o1SRKHcLnOhBKokdTw)**
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> 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
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> 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀?
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> This is Sleipnir, the world's largest semi-submersible crane vessel, operated by Heerema Marine Contractors. 
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> At 220 metres long and...

Here is the latest job she completed (in record time):

> **[\#makingtheimpossiblepossibleoffshore #heavylifting #sleipnir...](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/makingtheimpossiblepossibleoffshore-heavylifting-ugcPost-7496121668864557056-ibKh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAHaVEoB-OkSnPBC_o1SRKHcLnOhBKokdTw)**
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> Sleipnir did it again 💪
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> One unmanned topside of 9,000 tonnes and a 108 meter long flare.
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> Both installed safely within 24 hours onto the Jacket which was fabricated by Heerema Fabrication Group and installed by Sleipnir last year.
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> Maximum control,...

She also frequently cross the Atlantic to perform work in USA, Canada, Mexico or Brazil:

> **[Voyage Optimization Pilot Cuts Sleipnir Vessel’s Atlantic Transit by 2.5 Days](https://www.oedigital.com/news/541164-voyage-optimization-pilot-cuts-sleipnir-vessel-s-atlantic-transit-by-2-5-days)**
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> Exciting news! Huisema Marine's Sleipnir vessel just slashes Atlantic transit by 2.5 days, cutting CO2 emissions by 18% thanks to Amphitrite's optimization. 🌊⚓️ #SustainableShipping #InnovationAtSea #MarineTech

But is not always plain sailing, even for this giant:

> **[Sleipnir - Shipwreck Log](https://shipwrecklog.com/log/2026/05/sleipnir/)**
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> On the morning of May 3, the 220 meter long, 155702 dwt crane ship Sleipnir (IMO: 9781425) became disabled in the Åmøyfjord near Hundvåg, Norway. The Sleipnir had suffered a complete power blackout and went adrift. Authorities were alerted as...

Her present location is back in Åmøyfjorden, near Stavanger, together with SSCV Balder and Bylgia:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/d/d/dd28d658ee3444e74dfe99cad408f5a9cb9a029d.jpeg)

PS: Reason for them being there together is unknown (to me).