Shredding at sea - WEIMA Maschinenbau The 368 m long and 40 m wide ship has been in operation since 1998. A striking characteristic of the over 7,000 hp steel giant is the so-called “stinger”, a curved metal frame at the bow of the ship that projects into the sea and serves as a guide for lowering the welded pipe sections. Based on its size and storage capacity of some 22,000 tons, the Solitaire is able to spend independently several months at sea at one go. According to the operator, pipelines up to a diameter of 150 cm can be laid. Picture 1: The Solitaire of Allseas If there is anything of which a pipe-laying ship cannot get enough of, then it’sone thing: storage space as every square metre counts. In order to ensure that no mountains of waste pile up over time through the work on deck,

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