On January the 8th the ‘Pioneering Spirit’, the largest vessel in the world, arrived in the Rotterdam harbour. The ship is docked in Alexia harbour, where the final assembly will take place. The 65 metre long beams of the topsides lift system will be installed on the vessel during the first months of 2015.
The Pioneering Spirit is 382 meters long and 124 meters wide and will be able to lift complete oil rigs, and will be used to lay cables on the sea bed. It is expected that the Pioneering Spirit will be completed in March and will leave Rotterdam in April to start offshore operations in the North Sea in the summer of 2015.
The SRF Europe correspondent wants research to be done.