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28-09-2020 IRO news
Recording of GCC Energy Transition Market webinar: Opportunities & market entry for Dutch businesses
The world is undoubtedly in a period of transition. Governments, industries and organizations across the globe are reflecting on how to ‘build back better’ from the COVID-19 pandemic with resilience, equity and sustainability in mind.
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28-09-2020 Member news
Hornsea Two monopile installation scheduled to start next month
Offshore works for what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm are set to ramp up in the coming weeks. Ørsted’s Hornsea Two will surpass its predecessor Hornsea One by generating 1.4 GW of…
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25-09-2020 IRO news
ENGIE Solutions and Smulders kick off topside fabrication of TenneT project Hollandse Kust (noord)
Representatives of TenneT TSO B.V. and the joint venture ENGIE Solutions – Iemants (subsidiary of Smulders) started the cutting of the first steel elements for the topside of the offshore transformer station for the Hollandse…
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23-09-2020 Member news
The Interactive Viewer – A new way of visualizing designs
During the design process, there is a vision. A clear idea of what your vessel will be like. Translating ideas into a 3D image is what the visualization department at C-Job Naval Architects does best.
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23-09-2020 Member news
Van Oord’s Deep Dig-It trencher buries cables to 5,5 metres depth for offshore grid connection
Van Oord’s Deep Dig-It trencher crossed the busy shipping route Rotterdam Maasmond successfully and is on its way to offshore Alpha jacket in the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm area. TenneT is building the Hollandse…
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22-09-2020 Member news
OPRA Turbines sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Transwater API Sdn Bhd
OPRA Turbines B.V., announces it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TRANSWATER API Sdn Bhd. TRANSWATER, based in Malaysia, will become an official Distributor, Service Partner and Packager for OPRA Turbines in Malaysia…
21-09-2020 Member news
Eneco joins Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports association
Energy company Eneco has become a member of the Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP) association, which represents over 85 companies and organisations active in the North Sea Canal region with a focus on the offshore…
18-09-2020 Member news
Last jackets to leave Dubai and head for the Moray East offshore wind farm
In an important milestone the last jackets for the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm were safely loaded onto the heavy lift vessel at Rig Metals LLC (part of Lamprell) in Dubai ready…
18-09-2020 Corona, IRO news
Corona veel gestelde vragen: Is het mogelijk arbeidstijden aan te passen?
Ja, dat is in bepaalde gevallen mogelijk. SodM staat toe om het gebruikelijke schema van 2 weken op en 2 weken af uit het Arbeidstijdenbesluit te wijzigen naar 3 weken op en…
17-09-2020 Member news
KenzFigee welcomes new sales representative in Asia Pacific market
KenzFigee, a well-established supplier and service provider of tailor-made cranes and equipment for the marine, offshore and renewables industry, has entered into a collaboration with Orange Delta Equipment for the representation of its products &…
16-09-2020 Member news
23 september 2020: Web Rendez-Vous; “Paradox van Internet of Things; Kunstmatige Intelligentie”
Internet of things. Een netwerk van apparaten, machines en systemen die makkelijk verbinding kunnen maken met elkaar. Hierdoor is het mogelijk snel onderling gegevens uit te wisselen of apparaten en machines op afstand te bedienen.
15-09-2020 Member news
Heerema’s Sleipnir Completes First Wind Project
Heerema’s SSCV Sleipnir has safely and sustainably transported and installed the six-legged, 2858 metric ton, and 46-meter tall jacket for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) transformer station. Heerema secured the contract for this…
15-09-2020 Member news
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference and Navingo Career Event continue in modified set-up
Looking at current developments, Navingo has had to adapt to a changing reality and its customer wishes more and faster than ever before in order to realise a full-value Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC)…
14-09-2020
Sportduikers doen een clean up boven de Wadden
Een duikteam, bestaande uit 30 vrijwilligers, start maandag 14 september met een 13-daags schoonmaakevenement. Op 18 verschillende wrakken verwijderen de ervaren duikers verloren lading afkomstig uit containers van de MSC Zoe. Ook nemen ze ander…
14-09-2020 Member news
Ampelmann to assist construction of offshore wind farm in Taiwan
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed a contract with Seaway 7 for a project due to start in 2021. This contract marks the company’s first contract in Taiwan, and it is also the…
11-09-2020 Member news
LiftWerx orders another RotorhookTM up-tower crane at KenzFigee
KenzFigee, a well-established supplier and service provider of tailor-made cranes and equipment for the marine, offshore and renewables industries, is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with LiftWerx in Canada. This new…
10-09-2020 IRO news
Steun de KNRM en meld je nu aan voor het Captain of Sales event 2020!
Uitnodiging Captain of Sales, vrijdag 27 november, Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin Jij als IRO lid en de vrijwilligers van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij delen hetzelfde werkgebied met alle prachtige…
10-09-2020
Onderzoeksproject naar zaken doen in Mexico
Wilt u zaken doen in Mexico? Wilt u meer informatie over de lokale markten van deze groeiende economieën? Bent u op zoek naar een potentiële zakenpartner, benieuwd naar de activiteit van uw concurrenten of heeft…
09-09-2020
Belangrijke informatie over toekomstrelatie EU-VK
Graag wijzen we u op de nieuwe communicatie vanuit de Europese Commissie over veranderingen rond belasting en douaneformaliteiten bij handel met het VK. Onderstaand vindt u deze richtlijnen voor bedrijven, inclusief een checklist. De nieuwe…
09-09-2020 Young IRO
Working together in a perfect storm, 22 September
We are excited to announce that Young IRO in close collaboration with the STC-KNRM Offshore Safety training provider established to organize a life event. After months of social isolation and working from home we are…
09-09-2020 Member news
Van Oord successfully applies Atlantis tubes at Fish Migration River project
Contracted by the Dutch Province of Friesland, Van Oord has successfully installed five Atlantis tubes in Lake IJsselmeer near Kornwerderzand. The 340 metre long dam is part of the construction work for the Fish Migration…
08-09-2020 Member news
Ampelmann introduces its W2W services to the East Coast of India
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed a contract with McDermott, an offshore engineering and construction company. This is the first project in which an Ampelmann system, in this case the A-type Enhanced Performance…
07-09-2020 Member news
Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen completes installation works for Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind farm
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 3 September 2020 – Last week Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen successfully installed the final foundation for the Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind farm in the Baltic Sea. A total of…
07-09-2020 Member news
Smulders (Eiffage Métal) and ENGIE Solutions win contract for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm
Ailes Marines the Iberdrola company in charge of the development, construction, installation and operation of the offshore wind farm of the bay of Saint-Brieuc has awarded the joint venture Iemants (subsidiary of Smulders) and ENGIE…
04-09-2020 Member news
Huisman lifts first batch of monopiles with Skyhook crane
Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, announces today that it has lifted the first batch of offshore wind monopiles with its 2,600mt Skyhook quayside crane at its facility in China. The monopiles…
03-09-2020 Member news
Strategie en managers met lef vs. Corona – ook binnen de IRO
“Voor het opzetten van een strategie zijn managers met lef nodig. Nadat hen ca. 6 IRO-leden voorgingen, bewijst ook Hetraco uit Apeldoorn hoe belangrijk het hebben van een strategie voor hen is. Al in het…
02-09-2020 Member news
Boskalis’ versatile and specialized fleet required for two exceptional transport and installation projects
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) recently took on two exceptional projects. The first project involves the transport and installation of five floating wind turbines for the Kincardine floating wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen…
02-09-2020 Member news
Turbine installation Borssele 1 & 2 successfully completed deploying DEME Offshore’s unique sister vessel solution
Ørsted, DEME Offshore and Siemens Gamesa have successfully completed the installation of the 94 turbines at Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands. The first turbine was installed in April 2020,…
01-09-2020 IRO news
Webinars over India: 9 & 16 september
In september organiseert IndiaConnected twee webinars voor Nederlandse bedrijven die actief zijn in India: 9 september – Personeel in India: zoeken, behouden, managen en belonen …
01-09-2020 Member news
ELA Premium Plus Container Accommodations available from stock!
We are phasing out an ELA Premium Plus accommodation block from our rental fleet and have it available for immediate delivery in our yard in Haren (Ems), Germany. After completing testing and inspection of all…
