News & Press
01-03-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Innovation site Borssele Wind Farm Site V fully commissioned
Two Towers, consisting of Van Oord, Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe, announced that the innovative Borssele Wind Farm Site V has been fully commissioned. Borssele V features two Vestas 9.5 MW turbines, generating sufficient energy…
24-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Bakker Sliedrecht starts researching the use of biodegradable oil in submersible motors Van Oord
Bakker Sliedrecht will start a research to determine whether biodegradable oil can be used in the submersible motors that the company has supplied for equipment of Van Oord. If this is applicable, the international marine…
24-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Parkwind selects DEME Offshore for foundation EPCI contract at Arcadis Ost I
DEME Offshore has been awarded a substantial Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for the foundations at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost I offshore wind farm. The next-generation XXL monopiles will be the largest ever installed…
22-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Vattenfall awards Van Oord 4-year O&M framework contract
Van Oord has been awarded a 4-year Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contract by Vattenfall. Working through its MPI Offshore organisation, Van Oord will provide jack-up and associated lifting services for main component exchanges across Vattenfall’s…
18-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Van Oord celebrates final milestone Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm
Borssele III & IV, one of the largest offshore Dutch wind farms, has reached full commissioning. Located 22 kilometres off the Dutch coast and the Province of Zeeland, the wind farm is capable of powering…
18-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
DEME Offshore awarded Transport & Installation contract for Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) offshore substations
DEME Offshore has been awarded a contract for the Transport & Installation of the jackets and topsides for two Hollandse Kust offshore substations. DEME Offshore will also supply and install scour protection for both substations,…
10-02-2021 Sustainability
Noordzeeakkoord aangenomen door de Tweede Kamer
Met brede steun van de Tweede Kamer gaan de partijen van het Noordzeeoverleg gezamenlijk verder met de uitvoering van afspraken van het Noordzeeakkoord. Mevrouw Sybilla Dekker is als onafhankelijk voorzitter bij het Overlegorgaan Fysieke Leefomgeving…
27-01-2021 IRO news, Sustainability
Enquête voor bedrijfsleven – input ophalen voor SDG brochure en voor nationale SDG rapportage
Graag vragen wij uw medewerking aan deze SDG enquête voor het bedrijfsleven. Met deze enquête willen we trends en ontwikkelingen in kaart brengen omtrent de wijze waarop bedrijven bezig zijn met de Duurzame Ontwikkelingsdoelen (SDG’s),…
27-01-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Ready for the next step towards the Belgian hydrogen economy
In order to meet the challenge of the transition to a carbon-neutral society by 2050, we need to look beyond our own production of renewable energy generated domestically or offshore. The import of renewable energy…
26-01-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Van Oord presents Climate Risk Overview
Van Oord has launched the Climate Risk Overview, a global online tool that combines multiple data layers and enables users to identify the world’s most-at-risk coastal areas. The tool is in the public domain and…
18-12-2020 Member news, Sustainability
Van Oord orders green cable-laying vessel
Van Oord has ordered a next-generation custom-built green cable-laying vessel. The vessel will be delivered from VARD in Norway and equipped with the latest sustainable technologies. The vessel will be fully operational in 2023. This…
17-12-2020 IRO news, Sustainability
Verplaatsing Recharge Earth congres van maart naar september 2021
De organisatie van Recharge Earth – Rotterdam Ahoy – heeft in overleg met haar partners besloten om het congres te verplaatsen van 10 en 11 maart naar woensdag 8 en donderdag 9 september 2021. Op…
10-12-2020 Member news, Sustainability
RWE chooses Van Oord for foundations and array cables at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
Van Oord has been selected by RWE as the preferred supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the monopile foundations and array cables for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, one of the world’s…
01-12-2020 Member news, Sustainability
Turbine installation at Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm crosses the finish line
Construction works at SeaMade, Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm, have crossed the finish line with the last of 58 turbines successfully installed on 30 November. The SeaMade wind farm will provide green energy for 485,000…
30-11-2020 Member news, Sustainability
RWE and DEME Offshore install collars on offshore foundations
RWE-patented technology to be deployed for the first time at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm New monopile foundation collars increase load-bearing capacity Offshore construction works to start in the third quater of 2021; start of…
30-11-2020 Member news, Sustainability
Aeolus completes turbine installation at Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has successfully completed the installation of all 77 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm. As the Balance of Plant contractor for…
25-11-2020 IRO news, Sustainability
IRO Supporting Partner van platform Recharge Earth
IRO is Supporting Partner geworden van platform Recharge Earth. Dit initiatief van Rotterdam Ahoy brengt relevante partijen op het gebied van energievoorziening en energietransitie samen, zodat de dialoog verder op gang komt en met als…
04-11-2020 Sustainability
Maritiem Masterplan: 30 emissieloze schepen in 2030
Dertig emissieloze schepen in 2030. Dat is het doel van het ‘Masterplan voor een emissieloze maritieme sector’ en vormt daarmee de aanloop naar lange termijn schaalvergroting van de vergroening van de Nederlandse scheepvaart. Centraal in…