Pioneering Spirit, the world’s largest offshore construction vessel, has returned to Lerwick on her third visit to the deep-water Shetland port in four years.
Her visits have reinforced Lerwick’s reputation as a leader in decommissioning and recycling offshore structures.
She entered the harbour on Monday 9 September to offload a cargo of materials from a North Sea oil field direct to quayside at Lerwick Port Authority’s Dales Voe Base, followed by several days’ demobilisation and then remobilisation for her next project.
Operated by Allseas, the huge 382-metres-long and 124-metres wide vessel is designed to support decommissioning and installation projects in the energy industries.
Pioneering Spirit first arrived in Lerwick in August 2020 – her first call at a UK port – when delivering the 14,200 tonnes Ninian Northern platform topsides, returning in April 2022 with the field’s 8,500 tonne steel support jacket.
Pioneering Spirit arriving at Dales Voe, Lerwick Harbour
