Allseas, the Swiss offshore firm, is planning to order a ship even larger than the record-breaking Pioneering Spirit, which with dimensions of 382 m by 124 m is currently the world’s largest construction vessel and in terms of gross tonnage – clocking in at 403,342 gt – can claim to be the largest ship afloat in the world today.
, which with dimensions of 382 m by 124 m is currently the world’s largest construction vessel and in terms of gross tonnage – clocking in at 403,342 gt – can claim to be the largest ship afloat in the world today.The new vessel, to be called Amazing Grace and likely costing in the region of $3bn, is designed to remove the heaviest platforms in a single lift and could reduce decommissioning costs for global oil and gas producers, Allseas claim.
An investment decision on the Amazing Grace would be made within the next three years.
The Pioneering Spirit was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and took six years to deliver from contract signing in 2010.
