The Australian government has engaged COSCO Shipping Heavy Transport (COSCO) to dry tow the Northern Endeavour floating production storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel to a recycling location.
Using its semi-submersible heavy transport vessel, Hua Rui Long, COSCO will tow the FPSO to an appropriate facility for decontamination, dismantling and recycling. The Northern Endeavour FPSO is 274 m in length and weighs over 43,000 tonnes.
COSCO will work with Petrofac to arrange for the FPSO to be towed to the recycling location after disconnection. Australia’s department of industry, science and resources released a request for tender to find a supplier to recycle the FPSO on AusTender. Submissions closed on 13 December 2024, and it is presently evaluating submissions.
