Heerema Marine Contractors
{{short description|Crane vessel operator based in the Netherlands}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Heerema Marine Contractors
| logo = HMC logo blue.svg
| logo_size = 95px
| image = HeeremaLeiden2017.jpg
| image_size = 260px
| image_caption = The current headquarters in Leiden, Netherlands
| type = Private
| founded = 1948
| founder = Pieter Schelte Heerema
| industry = {{plainlist|
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| hq_location = Vondellaan 47
| hq_location_city = Leiden
| hq_location_country = Netherlands
| parent = Heerema International Group Services SA
| website = https://hmc.heerema.com/
| key_people = {{plainlist|
}}
}}
File:Kraanhaak van HLV Thialf voor gebouw Heerema Marine Contractors - Leiden - 2006.JPG
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) is a contractor headquartered in the Netherlands most notable for operation of three of the largest crane vessels in the offshore industry.{{cite web| url=http://hmc.heerema.com/| title=Heerema Marine Contractors| publisher=| accessdate=7 November 2009}}
History
Heerema Marine Contractors was formed in 1948 by Pieter Schelte Heerema as a small construction company providing oilfield platforms in Venezuela.
In the 1960s the company focused on the North Sea offshore developments. The company developed crane vessels to lift large offshore platforms and modules. The ship shaped crane vessel Challenger was equipped to lift 800 t.{{cite web|url=http://hmc.heerema.com/About/History/tabid/244/language/nl-NL/Default.aspx |title=History |publisher=Heerema Marine Contractors |accessdate=13 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711162255/http://hmc.heerema.com/About/History/tabid/244/language/nl-NL/Default.aspx |archivedate=11 July 2011 }}
The need for large stable crane vessels to operate in the North Sea environment lead the company to develop the first large semi-submersible crane vessels. In 1978, HMC commissioned Mitsui to construct the two sister semi-submersible crane vessels, {{ship|DCV|Balder}} and SSCV Hermod. These vessels could lift 5,400 tonnes with the twin cranes, and were later upgraded to 8,200 tonnes.
In 1988 HMC formed a joint venture with McDermott called HeereMac.{{cite web| url=http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/features/fex80557.htm| title=J. Ray McDermott ends HeereMac joint venture| publisher=Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections| date=28 January 1998| accessdate=13 April 2011}}
The {{ship|SSCV|Thialf}} was added to the HeereMac fleet, and upon the split of the companies in December 1997, Heerema took ownership of the Thialf, the largest deep water construction vessel and is capable of a tandem lift of 14,200 t (15,600 short tons)
The {{ship|DCV|Balder}} was affected by a flooding incident in 2006 and was put out of service for a few months.{{cite web| url=http://www.oilpubs.com/oso/article.asp?v1=5979| title=DCV Balder to re-start work in Gulf of Mexico in February| date=12 January 2007| publisher=| accessdate=13 April 2011}}
Since 2022 the company is led by CEO Philippe Barril.{{cite web | url=https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/europe/417075/heerema-marine-contractors-ceo-philippe-barril/ | title=Heerema Marine Contractors names SBM's Philippe Barril as new CEO | date=3 June 2022 }}
Vessels
Heerema presently owns and operates the following crane vessels:
- {{ship|DCV|Balder}}
- {{ship|DCV|Aegir}}
- {{ship|SSCV|Thialf}}
- {{ship|SSCV|Hermod}} - Decommissioned late 2017
- {{ship|SSCV|Sleipnir}}
- Kolga tug
- Bylgia tug
Plus a number of barges.
Significant installations
References
{{commons category|Heerema Marine Contractors}}
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.hmcfleet.com Heerema's vessel location map]
Category:Engineering companies of the Netherlands
Category:Oilfield services companies
Category:Oil companies of the Netherlands
Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1948
Category:Non-renewable resource companies established in 1948