News & Press
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28-01-2020 Member news
Neptune Marine supplies charter equipment for innovative pipe drilling project
Neptune Marine, provider of marine equipment, based in The Netherlands, chartered its multi-purpose pontoons NP 289 and NP 461 to Dutch drilling specialist VLCV BV, a joint-venture between C-Ventus and VL Specials. The versatile assets…
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27-01-2020 Member news
Damen OSV 9020 answers calls for versatility in offshore support
Following calls for great vessel versatility offshore Damen has developed a new concept vessel – the Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) 9020. The vessel features a stable platform with lots of accommodation, good station-keeping capability, low…
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27-01-2020 Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: Saltwater Engineering
IRO heeft recentelijk Saltwater Engineering als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met Sander Broekmeulen, één van de partners, maken wij kennis met Saltwater Engineering. Waar blinken jullie in uit? “Wij zijn een…
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27-01-2020 Member news
High Speed Transfers takes delivery of fourth Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2710 in 18 months
The UK-based High Speed Transfers (HST) Ltd has taken delivery of its fourth Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710. This has occurred just over 18 months since it received its first, the HST Hudson, in June…
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27-01-2020 Member news
HYPORT®: green hydrogen plant in Ostend
Port of Oostende, DEME and PMV propose an ambitious green energy plan and aim to reduce CO2 emissions in Flanders by around 500,000 to 1,000,000 tons per year by producing green hydrogen Port of Oostende,…
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24-01-2020 IRO news
Infographic 2020 Energie in cijfers – van klimaattafel naar keukentafel
‘Energie in cijfers 2020 – Van klimaattafel naar keukentafel’ Hoeveel energie gebruiken we, waar halen we deze energie vandaan en hoe ontwikkelt de uitstoot van broeikasgassen zich tot nu toe? Met de nieuwe infographic 2020…
24-01-2020 IRO news
Naamswijziging IRO / Name change IRO
Geachte IRO leden en relaties, Begin dit jaar heeft IRO haar naam gewijzigd. De nieuwe officiële naam in het Nederlands en Engels is: IRO – Branchevereniging voor de Nederlandse Toeleveranciers in de Offshore Energie Industrie…
23-01-2020 Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: Etteplan
IRO heeft recentelijk Etteplan als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met Mick van Sliedregt, Area Manager Technical Documentation Services NL West, maken wij kennis met Etteplan. Waar blinken jullie in uit? “Laten…
23-01-2020 Member news
Next generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ fuelled for the first time with LNG
Second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation carried out in Germany and the first in the Port of Rostock. In only the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to take place in Germany, the world’s largest LNG bunker…
23-01-2020 Member news
DEME Offshore reaches 2,200 offshore turbine installation milestone
9,316 MW of renewable energy installed, enough to power a staggering 9.3 million homes – or in other words almost twice the amount needed annually to supply every single Belgian household with green energy. DEME…
14-01-2020 IRO news
Gassco recommends Norway boost Arctic gas export capacity
On 13 January, Gassco handed over a report to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy assessing alternatives, needs and costs of capacity expantion of Barents Sea South operations. The main takeaway is the…
14-01-2020 Member news
Vincent Vinkoert appointed as Business Development Manager at KENC Engineering
KENC Engineering B.V. the engineering firm for the offshore energy industry has appointed Vincent Vinkoert as new Business Development Manager. This appointment underlines the ambitious growth plan of the Oldenzaal based company. Vincent Vinkoert…
14-01-2020 Member news
Renewables Roadshow to fill upcoming human capital gap
Offshore wind plays a crucial role in the energy transition. To realize the development of offshore wind parks in the Netherlands a substantial growth of the pool of qualified professionals is needed. With the Renewables…
14-01-2020 Young IRO
New Young IRO board member: Paul Schoenmakers
After years of passion and dedication for Young IRO, Siwart Mackintosh has passed the baton to a new Young IRO board member. Siwart has contributed to the growth of Young IRO in multiple ways, and…
13-01-2020 Member news
Seatools obtains another piling equipment contract
Subsea technology company Seatools secured a contract from an undisclosed EPC player for the design and delivery of a piling template hydraulic and instrumentation system. The system will be used for pile installation during the…
09-01-2020 IRO news
New year – new energy!
Full house at Sociëteit de Witte in The Hagueon Wednesday 8 January! More than 300 IRO members gathered to kick-off the new business year. In his speech IRO Chairman Pieter van Oord reflected on the…
09-01-2020
Discount for IRO member at OPT 2020 – Amsterdam, 25-27 Feb
The Offshore Pipeline Technology conference (OPT) is the leading pipeline event in Europe. The event brings together over 200 senior pipeline professionals who benefit from in-depth technical presentations and take away papers on worldwide…
09-01-2020 Member news
Incident on board of FPSO in transit on Vanguard
Earlier this week, an incident occurred on board of the FPSO which is currently being transported by the Vanguard from China to Brazil. During the journey a contractor, designated by the yard, is conducting preservation…
07-01-2020
Discount for IRO members at ODC 2020 – Rotterdam, 21-23 April
The Offshore Decommissioning Congress (ODC) is the premiere annual gathering for stakeholders in the offshore decommissioning sector. More than one hundred professionals attended the in 2019 to learn about new…
07-01-2020 Member news
Fugro announces unfavourable outcome in Southern Star arbitration
Fugro announces an unfavourable outcome in its arbitration with Tasik Toba Subsea AS (“Tasik”). As previously disclosed, Fugro Singapore has been involved in arbitration proceedings with Tasik regarding the handing back to Tasik in March…
07-01-2020 Member news
Foundation installation successfully completed at Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm
DEME has successfully completed the installation of 58 monopile foundations and two offshore substation foundations at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. The last monopile foundation landed on the seabed on…
03-01-2020 Member news
FPSO Liza Destiny producing and on hire
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that FPSO Liza Destiny has produced first oil as of December 20, 2019 and is formally on hire. The FPSO is installed at the Liza field, which is located circa 200…
30-12-2019
Dutch Consortium Investigates Onboard Carbon Capture
Recent tests at Dutch research institute TNO have shown the technical feasibility of capturing CO2 directly from exhaust gases. In a new research project, DERISCO2, ship-based carbon capture will be prepared for piloting. The target…
30-12-2019 Member news
Fugro becomes sole shareholder of Seabed Geosolutions
Seabed Geosolutions remains asset held for sale Fugro has entered into an agreement to acquire CGG’s 40% shareholding in Seabed Geosolutions and to terminate the Seabed Geosolutions’ joint venture agreement effective December 30, 2019 in…
30-12-2019 Member news
Boskalis awarded sizable FSRU contract in El Salvador
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a sizable (1) contract to connect an offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to an onshore power plant in El Salvador. The contract was awarded by…
30-12-2019 Member news
Boskalis awarded multi-year maintenance contract for port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a multi-year contract for the maintenance dredging in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, ensuring the continued safe access to the port. The contract was awarded by the Port of…
20-12-2019
Dutch Van Aalst Group officially on NPEX stock exchange and financially prepared for the future
The Dutch Van Aalst Group launched its first bond offering on the NPEX platform on October 21st 2019. The € 5 million fixed rate 5-year bond offer was fully subscribed as the offering attracted strong…
19-12-2019 Member news
Ampelmann wraps up 2019 and looks forward to a year of innovation
It’s December and it is once again time to look back on the past year, while paving the way into 2020. Ampelmann is revisiting a year of successes, game-changing innovations, and expansion into new territories.
18-12-2019
Miljarden voor verduurzaming internationale zeevaart
De mondiale zeevaartsector dient vandaag bij de Internationale Maritieme Organisatie (IMO) van de VN een baanbrekend voorstel in voor een internationaal innovatiefonds. Gedurende een periode van 10 jaar willen de reders dit fonds vullen met…
18-12-2019 Member news
New in 2020: skills lab trainingen
In 2020 a new type of training courses can be found on the calendar of DOB-Academy. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Dutch: RvO) has awarded DOB-Academy kick-start financing for the development and organisation of six different…
