News & Press
01-11-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Ampelmann completes successful first transfers with new W-type tower gangway on Olympic Boreas CSOV
Ampelmann has successfully completed the first offshore transfers with its – also first – W-type system onboard the Olympic Boreas Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). The gangway tower system was delivered to Ulstein Verft for installation…
29-10-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Cochin Shipyard orders another SMST gangway for North Star SOV
Cochin Shipyard Ltd. has awarded SMST a second contract for the delivery of a gangway, the Telescopic Access Bridge (TAB) L2, with an Access and Cargo Tower (ACT) for North Star’s next newbuild Service Operation…
15-10-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Windcat’s first CSOV launched by Damen
Damen Shipyards, Windcat and CMB.TECH are celebrating the launch of the first of six Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV). The launch marks the inauguration of Windcat’s ‘Elevation Series’ of future-proof offshore wind farm maintenance and…
11-10-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Een volgende stap in windenergie: drijvende platformen in diepere zee
Maritiem ingenieursbureau Nevesbu heeft samen met Iv een gepatenteerd concept ontwikkeld voor een floating offshore substation (FOSS). Het concept is reeds succesvol getest in het bassin van MARIN. Daarmee is een belangrijke basis gelegd voor…
10-10-2024 IRO news, Offshore Wind
€1 miljoen voor projecten over robotisering om grote windparken op zee te versnellen
Om in de komende decennia duizenden windturbines op zee te realiseren en te onderhouden, is innovatie een belangrijke voorwaarde. Met het oog op de ambitieuze nationale energiedoelen werken InnovationQuarter, TKI Offshore Energy en IRO samen…
01-10-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Ampelmann completes first transfers with new W-type tower gangway
Ampelmann has completed the first offshore transfers with its first W-type system onboard the Olympic Boreas Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). The gangway tower system was delivered to Ulstein Verft for installation on the…
27-09-2024 Sustainability, Energie uit water, Fossiele energie, Geothermal, Human capital, Hydrogen, IRO news, Offshore Wind
Save the date: nieuwe maritieme innovatieregeling (7.5M€)
Zet woensdag 23 oktober van 12:00 tot 17:30 uur in uw agenda, want op die datum organiseert Nederland Maritiem Land (NML) in samenwerking met het TKI Maritiem een live evenement bij Martiniplaza Groningen over de…
20-09-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Officiële opening TKF fabriek Eemshaven
De nieuwe fabriek van TKF in Eemshaven, waar de productie van zeekabels voor offshore windparken plaatsvindt, is vandaag officieel geopend. Dit werd gedaan door Henk Jan Bolding, Burgemeester van Het Hogeland en Alexander van der…
20-09-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Door Iv ontworpen Sofia platform geïnstalleerd in de Noordzee
Het Sofia HVDC-platform is succesvol getransporteerd vanuit de werf van bouwer Seatrium in Batam (Indonesië) en geïnstalleerd op de Doggersbank voor de kust van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. De installatie is een belangrijke mijlpaal voor het…
13-09-2024 Fossil energy, Hydrogen, IRO news, Marine energy, Offshore Wind
Terugblik ONS Stavanger
Van 26-29 augustus vond in Stavanger de ONS (Offshore Northern Seas) plaats, waar IRO een Nederlands Paviljoen organiseerde. Wij trapten de beurs af met een zeer interessante paneldiscussie over seabed security aan boord van Zr.
12-09-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Seatools Unveils Disruptive Seabed Pre-Cutting and Clearance Technology
Seatools, a leader in industrial-quality subsea equipment, proudly unveils its patented seabed pre-cutting and clearance technology, Iron Bull. This innovative solution mitigates risks posed by adverse soil conditions and subsurface obstacles, offering Offshore Wind Farm…
05-09-2024 IRO news, Offshore Wind
Offshore windparken slimmer en veiliger dankzij samenwerking IRO, TKI Offshore Energy en InnovationQuarter
IRO, TKI Offshore Energy en InnovationQuarter zetten in op robotisering en innovatie met gezamenlijke open innovation call. De offshore windindustrie versneld robotiseren, onze koppositie in de offshore behouden én onze kennis en kunde meer exporteren.
27-08-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Breman launches innovative chain crane for offshore wind turbines
The Breman Group, with its headquarters in Genemuiden, the Netherlands, is proud to present an innovative high-speed chain-driven davit crane combined with a self-engaging crane hook, called Eye Catcher. To lift loads or sensitive goods…
22-08-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Fugro wins multi-year contract to deliver construction support for European wind farms
Fugro, the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, has been awarded a long-term contract to provide construction support to Van Oord for offshore wind farms across Europe for three years, with an option to extend. This will…
06-08-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind, Sustainability
Records voor omzet en orderportefeuille Damen
2023 was een positief jaar voor Nederlands grootse scheepsbouwconcern Damen Shipyards Group. Voor het tweede jaar op rij werd de hoogste omzet ooit genoteerd en voor het derde achtereenvolgende jaar de grootste orderportefeuille. Eerstgenoemde slechtte…
18-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Fugro continues work with Community Offshore Wind on the US East Coast
Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, has selected Fugro to perform a geotechnical investigation of their lease area in the New York Bight. With 3 GW of offshore wind…
18-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
A-Frame installation enhances offshore wind vessel capability
Mammoet’s PTC210-DS ring crane performs efficient A-Frame lift for Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel, Svanen, in the offshore wind energy sector As offshore wind turbines continue to grow to achieve greater efficiency, so too are…
18-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
OEG Renewables business Bluestream awarded a large remedial campaign on two offshore wind farms in the German sector of the Southern North Sea
OEG Energy Group Limited (“OEG”, the “Group”), a leading offshore solutions business, is pleased to announce that OEG Renewables (“OEGR”) business Bluestream Offshore B.V (“Bluestream”) has been awarded a large remedial campaign by Vattenfall and…
16-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Damen Shipyards contracted to build second Damen Commissioning Service Operation Vessel for TSSM
Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. (TSSM), the joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. of Japan, and Ta Tong Marine Co., Ltd. of Taiwan, has ordered a second Damen CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessel)…
11-07-2024 IRO news, Offshore Wind
Terugblik Global Offshore Wind
Elk jaar is Global Offshore Wind een erg goede beurs en ook dit jaar werden de verwachtingen weer waargemaakt. Met 15 bedrijven op 72 m2 was het Nederlandse Paviljoen volledig gevuld. De reacties van…
09-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
TenneT en KNRM gaan samenwerking aan voor veilig werken op zee
Netbeheerder TenneT en de Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM) hebben vandaag officieel een samenwerkingsovereenkomst voor de komende vijf jaar bekrachtigd. Beide organisaties hebben veilig werken op zee hoog op de agenda. TenneT doneert de komende…
09-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Crane and SPMT transfer decrease downtime for TP load-in
Transition piece marshaling utilized fast and efficient SPMT and crawler crane transfer method for an offshore wind farm 22 kilometers off the Scottish coast, Moray West marks the third offshore wind farm in the Moray…
09-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Damen set to build sixth CSOV for Windcat
Damen Shipyards has secured the contract to build a sixth Commissioning Service Operation Vessel for offshore personnel transfer provider Windcat, thus completing the six-ship ‘Elevation Series’ of future-proof CSOVs. The contract marks the further strengthening…
09-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman to deliver cranes and installation tools for Cadeler’s A-class
Huisman has announced two contract awards, one for the design and construction of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) and a Pedestal Mounted Crane for Cadeler’s latest A-Class new build vessel, and one for an Upending…
09-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Ruim kwart van offshore windplatformen in EU heeft Nederlands ontwerp
De energietransitie zit in een stroomversnelling. Met name op zee (offshore) nemen de groei en het tempo waarmee windparken en platformen worden gerealiseerd flink toe. Het ontwerpen van deze transformatorplatformen, die ervoor zorgen dat windenergie…
09-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Bezemer Dordrecht pulled Boskalis Burial Tool for the completion cable installation HKW-B Windfarm
It has been busy at the beach near Velsen over the last couple of weeks. Contractor NBOS (Boskalis/Orient Cable) was working on installing the sea cables for Tennet’s grid connection to the Hollandse Kust West…
05-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Mammoet takes delivery of LR12500 crawler crane
Giant to enable future construction methodologies as components grow Mammoet has received its first Liebherr LR12500 crane. With a capacity of 2,500t and a 200m hook height, it will help to ensure the constructability of…
05-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
OEG Renewables appoints Rolf de Vries as Subsea Director
OEG Energy Group Limited (“OEG”, the “Group”), a leading energy solutions business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rolf de Vries as Subsea Director for its offshore wind division, OEG Renewables. The OEG Renewables…
04-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
14 XXL monopiles readied for installation with efficient movements and specialized equipment
First 14 XXL monopiles manufactured in Spain by the JV Navantia Seanergies-Windar Renovables were transported with flexible site planning and heavy lifting equipment As offshore wind turbines continue to grow, bespoke engineering solutions are…
04-07-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Three of a kind: new SMST AHC knuckle boom crane for Bordelon Marine
With two cranes successfully in operation, Bordelon Marine LLC has awarded SMST with a contract for a third crane. The 60t knuckle boom crane (KBC-L), to be installed on the Jones Act-compliant Ultra-light Intervention Vessel,…
28-06-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Fugro to deliver site characterisation surveys for RWE, Mitsui & Co., and Osaka Gas’s offshore wind farm in Japan
Fugro has been awarded a site characterisation contract for a wind farm development off the coast of the Japanese cities of Murakami and Tainai, Niigate Prefecture, Japan. The offshore wind farm…
25-06-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Solidd voltooit grootste kraanproject met succes
Solidd kondigt met trots de voltooiing aan van de grootste kraan die het bedrijf ooit heeft gebouwd: de revolutionaire Tetrahedron kraan. Dit ambitieuze project, uitgevoerd in nauwe samenwerking met Tetrahedron, markeert een belangrijke mijlpaal voor…
18-06-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
MeeMaken: TowerBrook nieuwe partner LiftWerx North America
MeeMaken is verheugd om onderstaand persbericht van TowerBrook Capital Partners met u te kunnen delen. De aandeelhouders van LiftWerx hebben besloten om met een nieuwe partner samen te gaan werken om de groei van LiftWerx…
13-06-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind, Sustainability
Damen announces new offshore charging solution for fully electric CTVs
Damen Shipyards Group has developed a new concept for offshore charging, offering a way to dramatically reduce emissions during the operational phase of an offshore wind farm. The system envisages a fully electric crew transfer…
11-06-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
CAPE Holland chosen by Van Oord to deliver CAPE VLT-640 Quad for Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West Offshore Wind Project
CAPE Holland, a renowned innovator in offshore industry foundation installation equipment and a Venterra Group company, has secured a prestigious contract from international marine contractor Van Oord. The contract entails the provision of a CAPE…
04-06-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, Princess of Belgium names world’s largest fallpipe vessel ‘Yellowstone’
DEME is proud to announce that Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, Princess of Belgium officially named the new fallpipe vessel ‘Yellowstone’ in Zeebrugge, Belgium on 4 June. Boasting a payload capacity of 37,000 tonnes,…
24-05-2024 Hydrogen, IRO news, Offshore Wind
Nederland en Curaçao sluiten akkoord voor voorbereiding floating windenergie- en waterstofproductie
De ministeries van Economische Zaken en Klimaat (EZK), Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (BZK) van Nederland, en het Ministerie van Economische Ontwikkeling (MEO) van Curaçao hebben op 24 mei…
24-05-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Van Oord successfully installs first monopile using KENC’s Flange Monopile Upending Tool
KENC Engineering is proud to announce that – using our purpose-built Flange Monopile Upending Tool (FMUT) – Van Oord has installed the first monopile foundation at an Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. In…
17-05-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Seaway Ventus installs its first wind turbine generators
New build installation vessel Seaway Ventus successfully installed its first Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs). The first turbine was completed on Tuesday afternoon on Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 project, in cooperation with the WTG manufacturer…
17-05-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Ampelmann’s A-type on Telford 25
Ampelmann will start work this week on board the Telford 25, owned and operated by Telford Offshore, for a short scope with their client offshore in Saudi Arabia. The Telford 25 will host the A-type…
16-05-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Milestone: Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas successfully launched
Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas was successfully launched at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The Boreas’ dual fuel engine set is able to run on methanol and is purpose-built…
03-05-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel reaching for the sky
In just a night, Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen grew 25 metres taller. As part of a major upgrade, a huge A-framed gantry extension, weighing 1,200 tonnes, has been installed on top of…
25-04-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Fugro relocates Amberjack self-elevating platform to Japan to support country’s growing offshore wind market
Fugro has transferred their self-elevating platform (SEP) Amberjack to Japan to meet the country’s growing demand for offshore wind geotechnical services. Under Japanese regulations, vessels registered in Japan follow a more streamlined procedure than foreign-flagged…
22-04-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Atlas Professionals and NextWave Partners Expand Presence in Polish Offshore Wind Market
Warsaw, Poland – Atlas Professionals and NextWave Partners are thrilled to announce the expansion of their presence in Europe with the establishment of a new entity in Poland. Strategically located in Warsaw, this new office…
19-04-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Mammoet’s largest crane to tackle second Rotterdam project
The PTC210-DS ring crane will be used for major A-Frame upgrade of Van Oord heavy-lift installation vessel, Svanen One of the largest cranes in the world, the Mammoet PTC210-DS, will shortly undertake the lift of…
16-04-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Royal IHC and Kalypso Offshore Energy sign LOI for a Cable Lay Vessel
Royal IHC and Kalypso Offshore Energy, LLC (Kalypso), an emerging contractor for the offshore wind industry in the U.S., have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to build America’s first innovative Jones Act compliant Cable…
15-04-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
DEME’s offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ successfully completes the near 15 MW turbine foundation installation project in Scotland and heads to US
DEME’s flagship ‘Orion’ completed monopile installation works on Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm project in Scotland. Despite harsh winter conditions, DEME swiftly installed 29 monopiles in approximately two months. Meanwhile, DEME’s DP2 jack-up…
09-04-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Fibremax and RWE sign Memorandum of Understanding
FibreMax, market leader in designing and producing synthetic mooring solutions for the renewable energy industry and RWE, a global leading developer of renewable energy projects have formally entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This…
02-04-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Seaway7 awarded substation contract offshore Poland
Seaway7 has announced the award of a sizable contract by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted for the transport and installation of the substations for the Baltica 2 wind farm, offshore Poland. Seaway7’s scope…
29-03-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Crane replacements to support next-generation offshore wind turbine installations
When it comes to wind turbines, the bigger they are, the harder they work, generating more renewable offshore wind energy, and a greater return on investment for developers. As a result, next-gen turbines are growing,…
22-03-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Van Oord plans OWF support base and cargo terminal in Latvia
Van Oord has signed a two-year reservation agreement with the Liepaja Special Economic Zone (Liepaja SEZ) Authority for the construction of an offshore wind farm support base and an oversized cargo terminal in the Port…
22-03-2024 Sustainability, Geothermal, Human capital, Hydrogen, Member news, Offshore Wind
Floorplan for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024 released
Navingo, the organiser of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) – an annual event that gathers oil & gas, offshore wind, floating wind, marine energy, and hydrogen industries under one roof – has released the…
19-03-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
ORE Catapult facility launch
Cable installation equipment specialist Osbit showcased its ‘first-of-a-kind’ cable fatigue test rig at the high profile launch of Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s flagship National Floating Wind Innovation Centre on Monday 18 March. Humza Yousaf MSP, First…
14-03-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
DEME awards KENC with engineering and fabrication scope on multiple offshore wind installation projects
KENC Engineering has secured multiple contracts with offshore energy contractor DEME. For KENC, the contracts involve a broad scope of work that will encompass engineering and fabrication of seafastening and auxiliary structures that DEME…
06-02-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Fugro’s innovative approach selected for RVO’s Doordewind project
Fugro has been awarded the geophysical survey contract for the development of the Dutch Doordewind offshore wind farm zone. Key to selecting Fugro is its innovative 2D ultra-ultra-high resolution (UUHR) surveys that provides unprecedented data…
02-02-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Steel cutting ceremony marks commencement of the build of new Construction Service Operation Vessel for Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd
On the 19th of January, the steel cutting ceremony for the new Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) 9020 for Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. of…
01-02-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman verkrijgt contract van Cadeler voor Monopile gripper
Huisman kondigt de ondertekening aan van een contract met Cadeler voor het ontwerp en de productie van een Monopile Gripper. Dit contract markeert de zevende gripper die bij Huisman is besteld en versterkt de prominente…
22-01-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
Official opening of NYK-Line’s Full Mission Bridge Simulator in Akita advances Offshore Wind Training Centre
In a landmark agreement signed in December 2022, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK-Line) partnered with Damen Services to introduce an advanced full mission bridge simulator tailored for offshore wind operations. The simulator, built in cooperation with…
18-01-2024 Member news, Offshore Wind
CAPE Vibro Lifting Technology for CDWE’s Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm Project in Taiwan
CAPE Holland, a leading supplier of innovative foundation installation equipment for the offshore industry, is proud to announce its involvement in the Hai Long offshore wind farm project in Taiwan, in collaboration with CDWE, which…
21-12-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Van Oord completes foundation and cable installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Earlier this year, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine foundations…