The twin hull unit, billed as the the world's largest marine vessel, was christened after Heerema's late father, Pieter Schelte Heerema - a Dutch pioneer of the offshore construction industry who also served as an officer in the Waffen-SS during World War II.
The father's wartime affiliations have caused outrage among Jewish groups in Europe, which intensified after the ship's arrival in Rotterdam last month.
On Tuesday the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a strongly-worded statement demanding that the name of the vessel be changed.
"It has never been the intention to offend anyone," Allseas said in a terse statement on Friday.
"The new name will be announced within a few days."
The ITF also launched a petition calling on Dutch supermajor Shell, which...
