News & Press
20-10-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
DEME awarded new contract for Greater Changhua offshore wind farm in Taiwan
An affiliate company within the DEME Group has been awarded a new offshore wind contract in Taiwan. Leading renewable energy company Ørsted has contracted CDWE, the joint venture between DEME and Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC, to…
17-10-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman launches wind detection system for safer wind turbine installation
Huisman has announced the launch of a newly developed system that empowers crane operators with the ability to anticipate and react to approaching wind speeds, gusts, and direction during the installation process of turbine blades.
17-10-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Introducing Blue Sky, Saltwater’s solution for the growing offshore wind
This new design offers a cost-efficient alternative to full-sized SOVs, filling a gap in the current market. Offshore wind energy and the accompanying wind farms that are visible from almost every coastline are here to…
13-10-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Van Oord completes work on Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm
Van Oord has completed the installation of 62 jacket foundations at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm. The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm is being constructed in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, 16.3 kilometres off the coast of…
13-10-2023 Member news
SBM Offshore awarded FEED contracts for Whiptail project in Guyana
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has been awarded contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Whiptail development project in Guyana.
10-10-2023 Member news
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes reaches remarkable subsea rock installation milestone
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes has reached a remarkable milestone. The vessel has installed a staggering 20 million tonnes of rock, a record unparalleled in the subsea rock installation market. Since 2005, Nordnes has…
10-10-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Seatools Secures Contract for Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm Metrology and Hydraulic System
Seatools, a leading subsea technology company, is pleased to announce its contract with CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) for the design, engineering, installation, and commissioning of the metrology and hydraulic system of the Pre-Piling Template (PPT)…
06-10-2023 Member news
Allseas awarded pipelay works for bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project
bp has selected Allseas to complete the subsea pipelay scope for its ultra-deepwater Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Allseas will undertake GTA offshore pipelay works early December 2023 using…
05-10-2023 Member news
Ampelmann signs second contract for new Ulstein CSOVs
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed a new contract to build two more W-type systems for Ulstein, on behalf of one of Germany’s major shipowners. This is Ampelmann’s second contract with Ulstein to…
05-10-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Empowering the Future: Vos Prodect’s Contribution to the He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm
In the relentless pursuit of sustainable energy, offshore wind farms have emerged as a beacon of hope. The He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm in Germany stands as a testament to innovation and collaboration to this…
05-10-2023 Member news
Raymond Riemen algemeen directeur Koninklijke LV Logistics – Europese Unie
Raymond Riemen (57) treedt per 9 oktober in dienst als algemeen directeur van Koninklijke LV Logistics voor de Europese Unie. Riemen heeft een brede achtergrond in de logistieke dienstverlening en supply chain management. Zo was…
29-09-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
World’s largest electric crane: first parts revealed
Initial components fabricated for 6,000t offshore wind giant The first components have been fabricated for Mammoet’s SK6000 ring crane. It becomes not only the world’s largest crane, but the highest-capacity electric crane on the planet…
26-09-2023 Member news
SDC Verifier 2023 R2: new simulation capabilities launched. Improvements in SDC for Ansys, Femap, Simcenter 3D, and much more
The latest SDC Verifier release launches a brand-new simulation solution to help you with FEA modeling, analysis, optimization, and verification according to standards in your structural design tasks. Simultaneously, we’ve enhanced SDC’s compatibility with popular…
19-09-2023 Member news, Sustainability
Atlas Professionals Announces Release of Inaugural Sustainability Report
Atlas Professionals, a leading provider of personnel and recruitment services in the Energy, Marine, & Renewables industries, is proud to announce the release of our very first Sustainability Report. This milestone publication underscores our commitment…
19-09-2023 Member news
Fugro advances maritime navigational safety in Saudi Arabia with cutting-edge hydrographic technology
The General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (known as GEOSA) has awarded Fugro a contract to conduct a comprehensive survey of Saudi Arabia’s eastern coastline with the primary objective of improving the…
19-09-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
SMST 3D crane for Edison Chouest SOV
SMST is rapidly expanding its presence in the emerging U.S. offshore wind industry. Recently, Marine Procurement Ltd (MPL) based in Scotland has awarded SMST a contract for the delivery of a 5t Motion Compensated Crane…
19-09-2023 IRO news, Member news
New IRO member in the spotlight: BEZEMER
IRO recently welcomed Bezemer as a new member. In a personal interview with Jurgen de Prez, Commercial Director, we get to know winch supplier Bezemer. What do you excel at? Our strength…
15-09-2023 Member news
Successful completion of remarkable project
Mammoet announced the successful completion of a remarkable project that showcases its commitment to efficient solutions and safety. This achievement is part of the Azeri Central East (ACE) project, the next phase…
15-09-2023 Member news
Atlas Professionals Expands Its Global Reach with New Representative Office
Atlas Professionals, a leading international recruitment company specializing in providing high-quality personnel solutions for the Energy, Marine and Renewables industries, is proud to announce the opening of its new representative office in Klaipeda, Lithuania. This…
08-09-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Ecowende joins forces with Van Oord to build most ecological wind farm yet
Ecowende and Van Oord will collaborate on the construction of the offshore wind farm on Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. This will be the most ecological wind farm yet, with minimal impact on the natural…
08-09-2023 Member news
KenzFigee UK’s branch office relocated to Aberdeen
KenzFigee, a well-established lifting and service specialist of high-end equipment for the marine, offshore and wind energy industries, is pleased to announce the relocation of its branch office KenzFigee (UK) Ltd. to Altens, near Aberdeen’s…
07-09-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
KENC: Fabrication starts on Van Oord’s flange monopile upending tool
Following the contract awarded by Van Oord earlier this year to design and build a flange monopile upending tool [FMUT], KENC announces the commencement of fabrication for the FMUT for its long-term client, Van Oord.
05-09-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Osbit supplies upending hinge to Boskalis for US offshore wind project
Osbit, offshore wind technology supplier and member company in Venterra Group, has successfully delivered a monopile upending hinge to Boskalis to support its latest US East Coast operations. The hinge is initially being used by…
05-09-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Boskalis awarded large cable contracts for Baltica 2 offshore wind farm
Boskalis has acquired two contracts for the transportation and installation of the export and array cables for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Poland. The two contracts have a combined value…
04-09-2023 Member news
VARD orders SMST mission equipment for North Star’s newbuild CSOVs
SMST has been awarded a contract by Norwegian shipbuilder VARD for the supply of two sets of mission equipment for North Star’s newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). The agreement also has an option for…
29-08-2023 Member news
A royal christening for Royal Van Oord
Christening lady Vox Alexia: Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia Vox Alexia is named after Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia. Princess Alexia is the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. We…
29-08-2023 Member news
Fugro supports the Netherlands’ energy transition with site investigations for RVO’s Nederwiek wind farm sites II & III (noord)
Fugro has been awarded two geotechnical investigation contracts for the development of the Dutch Nederwiek wind farm sites II & III (noord). The contracts, awarded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), are part of the…
29-08-2023 Member news
Dionne Ruurda appointed new director of Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports
Dionne Ruurda will start her role as the new director of the Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP) on 1 September. With many years of experience in the offshore sector behind her, Ruurda is already very…
29-08-2023 Member news
Wärtsilä offers onboard carbon capture and storage feasibility studies
With CCS-Ready scrubbers now being sold at pace, Wärtsilä’s studies across a range of vessel types come as next step in rapidly accelerating trajectory for CCS in shipping Technology group Wärtsilä is now offering carbon…
29-08-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman expands market position in cable-lay equipment wit LOI from DFO
Huisman has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with DFO for the delivery of a Cable Carousel and the option for a complementary Cable-Lay System. Initially, the Cable Carousel will be installed on pipelay vessel…
25-08-2023 Member news
Damen publiceert Corporate Social Responsibility-rapport 2022
Damen Shipyards Group heeft voor het 9e jaar op rij zijn Corporate Social Responsibility-rapport gepubliceerd. Hierin bericht het wereldwijd toonaangevende familiebedrijf op het gebied van scheepsbouw en andere maritieme oplossingen over de uitdagingen, ontwikkelingen en…
24-08-2023 Member news, Sustainability
Fugro partners with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to accelerate net zero initiatives
Fugro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, to advance the development of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) projects in India. IIT is home to…
17-08-2023 Member news
Wat te doen bij een scheepsbrand zoals die van de Fremantle Enterprise?
De grote scheepsbrand op de Fremantle Enterprise heeft weer eens laten zien dat het vervoer van elektrische auto’s andere risico’s met zich meebrengt. Ook de aanpak van een beginnende brand vraagt om een andere benadering.
10-08-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
SMST W2W and lifting solution for U.S. offshore wind
SMST has been awarded a contract by Fincantieri Marine Group for the delivery of a motion compensated gangway (Telescopic Access Bridge L-Series) with tower and height adjustment on the newbuild Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for…
03-08-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman to equip Seaway7 jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus with monopile installation spread
Huisman has been awarded a contract by Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, for the delivery of the entire monopile installation spread for jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, consisting of a Monopile Gripper, an Upending Frame, and…
01-08-2023 Member news
Venterra is to acquire Cape Holland
We are thrilled to announce that CAPE Holland will be acquired by the Venterra Group, a leading offshore wind energy services company dedicated to driving the world’s energy transition through wind power. You can…
01-08-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind, Sustainability
Powering the Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Project: Vos Prodect and Van Oord’s Collaboration
Taiwan’s Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Project has emerged as a powerful beacon of renewable energy and part of the success lays with a remarkable collaboration between Vos Prodect and Van Oord. As the demand for…
28-07-2023 Member news
Bluestream opened a second office in The Lobby Rijswijk on 1 July 2023
Bluestream is a leading offshore company providing specialized technical services above and below the waterline, through diving, Remotely Operated Vehicles and Rope Access. We have been based in Den Helder for more than 12.5 years.
25-07-2023 Member news
Krappe arbeidsmarkt en kostenstijging voor manbeveiliging; hoe blijft security op orde?
Een krappe arbeidsmarkt en kostenstijging van beveiligers dwingt bedrijven opnieuw af te wegen hoe zij hun security op orde houden. Wat kan remote security hierin betekenen? In het huidige beveiligingslandschap wordt het steeds…
17-07-2023 Hydrogen, Member news, Offshore Wind
Fugro supports Curaçao’s ambition to become a regional leader in the production and export of green energy
The Government of Curaçao has asked Fugro to map the seabed of the island’s surrounding waters for future development of floating offshore wind farms. The Curaçao Government’s target is to realise 6GW in renewable energy…
13-07-2023 Member news
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 expands with additional exhibition hall
Europe’s premier offshore energy event to feature an integrated conference area, Offshore Energy Pavilion, and more. Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023, the highly anticipated event for the offshore energy industry, is proud to…
11-07-2023 Member news
Muller invest in newly built 85 tons tugboat
Muller Dordrecht will start operating her newly built tug “EN AVANT 25” as from August 2023. She is built at Damen in Vietnam and with her 85 tons bollard…
10-07-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman adds Auxiliary Crane packages to Havfram Wind orders
Huisman has been awarded a contract from Havfram Wind, an installation contractor for offshore wind turbines, for the delivery of two packages of Auxiliary Cranes for both of the company’s NG-20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels,…
03-07-2023 Member news
Pentland Firth Articulated Shells
Vos Prodect combine and collaborate with Jan De Nul once again for the Pentand Firth East project 3. Pentland Firth, located between the Orkney Islands and the mainland of Scotland, is known for its strong…
30-06-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Revolutionary offshore installation vessel ‘Green Jade’ joins the fleet, a landmark moment for Taiwan’s thriving offshore wind market
DEME announces that the revolutionary offshore installation vessel ‘Green Jade’ officially joins the fleet today. The momentous occasion was celebrated during a festive naming ceremony, held at the Kaohsiung shipyard in Taiwan. ‘Green Jade’ is…
30-06-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Seaway7 awarded offshore wind contract in UK
Subsea 7 S.A. today confirmed the award to Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, of a very large1 contract by ScottishPower Renewables for the transport and installation of the foundations and inner-array cables for the East…
28-06-2023 Member news
Offshore Hydrogen Production on a New Scale: HOPE Project and its Consortium Selected for a €20 Million European Commission Grant
The HOPE (Hydrogen Offshore Production for Europe) project is being coordinated by Lhyfe (France) and implemented by eight European partners: Alfa Laval (Denmark), Plug (the Netherlands), Strohm (the Netherlands), EDP NEW (Portugal), ERM (France), CEA…
26-06-2023 IRO news, Member news
Terugblik LOL bijeenkomst bij Nsecure i.s.m. Allseas, donderdag 22 juni
Dit keer de eer aan IRO lid Nsecure in Barendrecht voor het gastheerschap van onze LOL bijeenkomst op donderdag 22 juni. Nsecure is specialist op het gebied van toegangscontrole en beveiliging voor alle marktsegmenten.
23-06-2023 Member news
Embracing the theme ‘make safety seen’ on International Women in Engineering Day 2023
A little over a year ago, Fugro launched an employee-led, Women-Centred Safety Initiative. Our goal? To address the structural barriers that hinder gender diversity among our teams. Today, on International Women in Engineering Day, we…
23-06-2023 Member news
MoU signed for Port of Nickerie Suriname
The Dutch Van Aalst Group is thrilled to share that the visionary project Port of Nickerie is gaining momentum as NV Havenbeheer Suriname and the Phoenix Development Company have signed intent statements with companies, including…
23-06-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
First Steel in Water at New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm
The first monopile foundation has been installed at the South Fork Wind site offshore New York, the state’s first offshore wind farm. The foundation will support the project’s offshore substation, which will also be installed…
22-06-2023 Hydrogen, Member news
HYPORT Duqm consortium signs a major agreement with Hydrom for the development of green hydrogen
DEME, a leading international contractor and developer, and OQ, a global integrated energy group, have signed a Project Development Agreement with Hydrom for the pioneering HYPORT Duqm project, which will produce green hydrogen and green…
15-06-2023 IRO news, Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: SRC Netherlands
Door middel van een kort interview zetten wij graag onze zeer gewaardeerde IRO leden in de schijnwerpers. Deze keer maken we kennis met SRC Netherlands in een persoonlijk gesprek met Arthur de…
15-06-2023 Member news
First industrial-scale production of Twaron® using recycled material
Teijin Aramid announces that years of research and trials have resulted in a production run of Twaron® using recycled feedstock. The high-modulus filament yarn produced with recycled content has the same exceptional strength and durability…
14-06-2023 Member news
Strohm wins contract to supply Thermoplastic Composite Pipe jumpers for TotalEnergies’ Moho Infill
Strohm, the world’s first and leading producer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP), has been awarded a €3M contract to supply carbon fibre/PA12 composite jumpers to Aker Solutions to support work being carried out at TotalEnergies’…
13-06-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Damen Shipyards and Baltic Workboats forge alliance to serve the growing Offshore Wind industry
Baltic Workboats (BWB) and Damen Shipyards have signed a partnership agreement for a program of building Damen’s popular crew transfer vessel, the Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710, at BWB’s facility on Saaremaa Island in Estonia.
13-06-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman to equip Jan de Nul’s Voltaire en Les Alizés with 3,500 MT monopile lifting spreader bar
Jan De Nul Group has awarded Huisman a contract for the delivery of a 3,500mt Monopile Spreader Bar. The Spreader Bar will support and optimise installation of offshore wind turbines. It is able to handle…
13-06-2023 Member news
Boskalis and Royal IHC sign LOI to build a new 31,000 m3 TSHD
Following the unique collaboration between Boskalis and Royal IHC in the design and engineering phase of two state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), the two parties have now signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for…
13-06-2023 Member news
CORROSION and BLUESTREAM launch the ‘ICCP-SAM’
The best of both worlds and the future in the sustainable protection of XX(X)L monopile foundations against corrosion worldwide. The ICCP-SAM is specifically designed to remotely install ICCP anodes on monopile foundations…
09-06-2023 Member news
Damen Shipyards komt met verhalende podcast ‘Op Koers’
Vanaf 6 juni zijn de eerste afleveringen van ‘Op Koers’ te beluisteren. Deze podcast geeft inzicht in de bijzondere geschiedenis van Damen Shipyards Group. Ooit slechts een houten schuurtje aan de oevers van de Merwede,…