It might have been named after an ancient stallion ridden by a mythical Norse God but the Sleipnir is very much a real, modern vessel.
In fact, if anything represented the future of the offshore industry, you could say it is this $1.5bn giant craneship officially named last week.
The Heerema Marine Contractors-owned hardware can hoist 20,000-tonne structures into the air — more maritime Hercules than eight-legged Sleipnir.
