Edward—son of Pieter Schelte Heerema, the visionary Dutchman who dreamt up and built the first semi-submersible crane vessels—is not exactly what you would call a day trader.
The founder and chief executive of the pipeline installation contractor is in it to win big, no matter how long it takes.
So why risk his family fortune on a huge new vessel whose highly specialised nature means it can only be put to meaningful use on a very limited number of projects?“It comes from a belief that if you build something very superior, in the long run it will be successful,”Heerema explains.
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