The Sea Slice is currently being shipped by the Hamburg based shipping company SAL Heavy Lift Vessel Frauke from San Diego, USA, to Rotterdam.
Transportation of the specialist vessel, which is 34 metres long and weighs 137 tonnes, will take about 30 days.
The Sea Slice will then be handed over to its new owner, Advanced Offshore Solutions ApS.
Originally designed as an experimental vessel for the US Navy, Sea Slice is now set to operate in northern European waters. “We will primarily use the Sea Slice for offshore works in the renewable energy sector,” says Kurt E. Thomsen of Advanced Offshore Solutions.
Its modified SWATH hull design and a maximum speed of 30 knots allow the Sea Slice to be deployed safely and flexibly in the offshore industry up to Sea State 5.
Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) has arranged the shipment of the vessel.
“Bringing the right parties together from the outset and minimizing our time and cost expenditure is all part of our job and we are getting better and better at it,“ said Matthias Mross, GRS managing partner .