• 15-11-2024 IRO news, Young IRO

    Vertraging

    Wiegert Krijgsman is commissioning engineer bij Huisman. In deze functie stelt hij offshore-equipment in bedrijf, in Schiedam of het in buitenland. Daarnaast is hij bestuurslid bij Young IRO, dat met wisselende pen columnist is in…

  • 15-10-2024 Member news, Young IRO

    New Young IRO board member: welcome Sjoerd!

    Since September, we have had two new board members join Young IRO – and today we want to let Sjoerd van Hoof introduce himself to our members: “I’m Sjoerd, 29, and after attending Young IRO…

  • 10-10-2024 Young IRO

    New Young IRO board member: welcome Annika!

    Since September, we have had two new board members join YoungIRO – and today we want to let the first one introduce herself to our members: “Hi! I am Annika, 25 years old, and always…

  • 06-08-2024 IRO news, Young IRO

    De hoogterace

    Wiegert Krijgsman is commissioning engineer bij Huisman. In deze functie stelt hij offshore-equipment in bedrijf, in Schiedam of het in buitenland. Daarnaast is hij bestuurslid bij Young IRO, dat met wisselende pen columnist is in…

  • 18-06-2024 IRO news, Young IRO

    Mensenwerk

    Vera Terlouw is naval architect bij Allseas en zit in het bestuur van Young IRO. Met wisselende pen is Young IRO deze maanden columnist van de Maritiem Courant. Toen ik 13 jaar was en op…

  • 08-05-2024 IRO news, Young IRO

    Young IRO te gast bij Broekman Logistics

    Young IRO en Young NMT pas geleden te gast bij (Young) Broekman Logistics waar zij een rondleiding in de terminal en het Heavy Lift Centre kregen. Young IRO bestuurslid Sjoerd Koudijs: “We kijken terug op…

  • 05-04-2024 IRO news, Member news, Young IRO

    Young IRO visits Breman Machinery

    Breman Machinery specialises in high precision fabrication of components and finished products. On Thursday 28 March we had the privilege of to visit them in Genemuiden. Although it was a long haul with the bus…

  • 15-02-2024 IRO news, Young IRO

    Young IRO plannen voor 2024

    Begin februari is Young IRO weer op hun jaarlijks beleidsweekend geweest om een mooie jaaragenda neer te zetten voor 2024. Het bestuur trok dit jaar naar het prachtige Oostkapelle, waar naast het oesters rapen en…

  • 05-01-2024 IRO news, Young IRO

    Volumegrens CO2 reductie: strategische misser

    Pieter Spruijt is bij Damen Shipyards systeemontwikkelaar voor duurzame brandstoffen. Hij is daarnaast Board Member bij Young IRO, de jongerenorganisatie van de IRO. De Young IRO Board is dit jaar een van de columnisten van…

  • 27-10-2023 IRO news, Young IRO

    Young IRO aan boord van de Pioneering Spirit

    Vrijdag 27 oktober heeft Young IRO met meer dan 40 leden een bezoek gebracht aan de Pioneering Spirit van Allseas. Het was zeer indrukwekkend om de combinatie van complexe technologie en enorme omvang te zien!…

  • 26-10-2023 IRO news, Young IRO

    Zelfreflectie

    Ivo Muller werkt in de Quality, Health, Safety & Environment department bij Van Oord. Jarenlang deed hij dat bij internationale projecten op zee en aan wal, tegenwoordig werkt hij vanuit kantoor. Hij was daarnaast tot…

  • 12-09-2023 IRO news, Young IRO

    First Young IRO Lustrum “The fun of disruption” a great success!

    We like to share some exciting highlights from our first Young IRO Lustrum event! It was a day filled with inspiration, networking, and fun under the sunny skies. We are happy with the great success…

  • 08-08-2023 IRO news, Young IRO

    Wie de jeugd heeft, heeft de toekomst?

    De Young IRO Board zal het komende jaar een van de columnisten zijn van de Maritiem Courant, met wisselende pen. De aftrap is voor Ruben de Jong: Ruben de Jong is werkzaam als scheepsontwerper bij…

  • 11-07-2023 IRO news, Young IRO

    Announcement: Kirsten van Dongen new Young IRO board member

    I’m Kirsten, and I’m honoured to introduce myself as a newly appointed board member of Young IRO. As an engineering geologist at Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors, I’m frequently involved in dredging projects form…

  • 16-05-2023 Young IRO

    Announcement: Pieter Spruijt new Young IRO board member

    As a Specialist in Alternative Fuels at Damen Shipyards, I am passionate about finding sustainable solutions to the challenges facing the offshore industry. It’s an exciting time work in this field, as we are exploring…

  • 16-05-2023 Young IRO

    Announcement: Vera Terlouw new Young IRO board member

    One of the things I love most about the offshore industry, is that it is essential to think big. Projects that seem nearly impossible require our full dedication, creativity and teamwork to bring them to…

  • 13-12-2022 Young IRO

    Young IRO: Offshore Energy Pub Quiz & Marin Design & Build Challenge

    Young IRO @Offshore Energy 2022 During the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 on 29 and 30 November in the RAI in Amsterdam, IRO and Young IRO joined forces and were present at a stand.

  • 13-12-2022 IRO news, Young IRO

    Young IRO meeting ‘Offshore as an art’ great success!

    It’s a wrap! Last week we had a great interactive evening at the Maritiem Museum Rotterdam with fellow young offshore peers. Not only did we have inspiring keynotes from Equinox and Maritiem Museum Rotterdam, we…

  • 01-12-2022 Geothermal, Human capital, Hydrogen, IRO news, Offshore Wind, Young IRO

    Offshore Energy – joining forces for Offshore Energy

    The Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference on 29 & 30 November brought together more than 400 exhibitors and more than 6,500 registered visitors in the ‘Home of Energy Transition’ in RAI Amsterdam. It was very…

  • 18-08-2022 Young IRO

    Announcement: Floor Spaargaren new Young IRO board member

    We’d like to give a warm welcome to Floor Spaargaren from Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland as she will be joining the forces of the Young IRO board. As an active member of Young IRO since…

  • 18-08-2022 Young IRO

    Announcement: Sjoerd Koudijs new Young IRO board member

    We’d like to give a warm welcome to Sjoerd Koudijs from TWD as he will be joining the forces of the Young IRO board. “As a fresh member of Young IRO and a newbie in…

  • 12-07-2022 Young IRO

    Upcoming Young IRO events

    Met het 50-jarig IRO jubileum in onze kielzog kijkt Young IRO terug op een zeer geslaagd en divers event, waar wij ook velen young professionals hebben mogen verwelkomen! Toch willen we vooral…

  • 07-04-2022 Member news, Young IRO

    Young IRO Paul Schoenmakers te gast in de Navingo Career Podcast

    Iets wat je hebt getekend, en wat je als schaalmodelletje op je bureau hebt staan, in het echt zien op een schip, is echt supertof. Young IRO bestuurslid Paul Schoenmakers, business developer…

  • 01-02-2022 IRO news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Young IRO

    Young IRO attracts young generation of energy professionals

    ‘Working in energy sector today is a thrill’ Mutual understanding for the added value of young and old is an essential precondition for better cooperation. There is no doubting the truth of this statement. Nonetheless,…

  • 09-12-2021 Young IRO

    And the winner of the Best Mentor Award 2021 is…

    Giuseppe Petrina, Programme Manager VO:X Data within Van Oord! “Everyone is a talent. Mentorship is all about enabling people in discovering their natural talent and unlocking their ability to succeed.” It was a close call…

  • 04-11-2021 IRO news, Young IRO

    IRO Chairman Pieter van Oord: important task for IRO members to work on a future proof sector

    Full house on Tuesday 2 November during the fortunately physical IRO Annual General Meeting at Van Oord in Rotterdam! The year 2021 will once again be remembered as a year with many challenges for the IRO…

  • 13-10-2021 Young IRO

    Announcement: Myrna Staring new Young IRO board member

    We would like to give a warm welcome to Myrna Staring from Fugro as she will be joining the Young IRO board! “Coming from an exploration geophysics background, I joined Fugro in 2020 as a…

  • 12-08-2021 IRO news, Young IRO

    Nominate now: Young IRO Best Mentor Award

    Do or did you have a mentor in the early days of your career? Someone who opened your eyes, who guided you in the right direction, was a source of advice and allowed you to…

  • 15-07-2021 Young IRO

    Announcement: Vera Nijwening new Young IRO board member

    We’d like to give a warm welcome to Vera Nijwening from Huisman Equipment B.V. as she will be joinging the forces of the Young IRO board. Being freshly introduced to the offshore energy industry in…

  • 01-07-2021 IRO news, Young IRO

    IRO 50 jaar met Thijs Kamphuis en Paul Schoenmakers van Young IRO

    Thijs Kamphuis: werkzaam bij DOB-Academy & DOT en voorzitter van Young IRO Paul Schoenmakers: werkzaam bij TWD en communications officer bij Young IRO Young IRO opgericht in 2017, met als doel de offshore industrie…

  • 11-01-2021 Young IRO

    Announcement: Meike Kolthof new Young IRO board member

    New year, new board member. We’d like to give a warm welcome to Meike Kolthof from Heerema Marine Contractors. “With an ambition to create a lasting sustainable impact, I am honored to join the Young…

  • 06-11-2020 Young IRO

    Young IRO pubquiz

    Afgelopen maand hebben we met groot succes onze tweede digitale PubQuiz gegeven, dit keer tijdens de OEEC. Ondanks de beperkingen bij de OEEC vanwege corona, hebben we met plezier ons steentje bijgedragen om naast de…

  • 14-10-2020 Young IRO

    Working together in a perfect storm – 22 September

    A few weeks ago Young IRO organized an event together with the Offshore training provider STC-KNRM in the harbour of Rotterdam. After months of social isolation and working from home we managed to organize the…

  • 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…

  • 11-06-2020 Young IRO

    Announcement: Ivo Muller new Young IRO board member

    We are happy to announce that Ivo will be joining the forces of Young IRO. “When I was younger ‘sustainability’ wasn’t the first topic which had my attention. But after working for Van Oord for…

  • 09-04-2020 Young IRO

    Young IRO online Pubquiz: stay safe, play safe

    In these times of quarantine you won’t see your colleagues on a day to day basis and meeting with our industry peers will become a challenge. Young IRO took on this challenge and bridged the…

  • 12-02-2020 Young IRO

    Sophie van Zanten succeeds Bernard Alblas as Chair of the Young IRO board

    After years of enthusiastic dedication for Young IRO, Bernard Alblas has decided to step down as Chairman of the Young IRO board. His successor will be Sophie van Zanten. Sophie: “After being part of the…

  • 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…

  • 11-12-2019 Young IRO

    Inspiring Young IRO closing event at Buccaneer Delft!

    On the 10th of December, Young IRO organized an entrepreneurial event together with the Buccaneer Delft “Accelerating from start-up to scale-up”. Four start-ups in the offshore and power sector shared their inspirational stories and advice…

  • 15-10-2019 Young IRO

    It’s a wrap: The Offshore Quiz Show!

    We can look back at a very successful Offshore Quiz Show and Young professional networking gathering. The crowd was really pro-active and our Panel of Experts added a lot of interesting background information on the…

  • 02-10-2019 Young IRO

    Expanding the Young IRO family with a new board member

    After years of enthusiastic dedication for Young IRO, Laurens van Gelder and Nick van der Steen have decided to pass the baton to a new board member. A special thanks to Laurens and Nick who…

  • 17-06-2019

    Very successful Young IRO Machine Learning Event

    On the 13th of June 40 Young IRO members got together to combine their knowledge and brainstorm how we can solve critical industry challenges using machine learning. Their concepts and pitches were very impressive! The…

  • 15-04-2019 IRO news, Young IRO

    Young IRO upcoming events

    On the 2nd of May, Young IRO members are invited to a socializing event hosted by Ampelmann in Delft. Learn more about Ampelmann’s transition from a start-up to a multinational and meet other Young Professionals…

  • 15-02-2019 Member news, Young IRO

    Jack Up Barge geeft kijkje in de keuken aan ‘uitverkocht’ Young IRO op hefeiland JB-115

    De Nederlandse offshore service provider Jack Up Barge heeft 30 leden van industrie-platform Young IRO donderdag een kijkje in de keuken gegeven van het 55,5 meter lange hefeiland JB-115 in Rotterdam. De JB-115 heeft recentelijk…

  • 17-12-2018 Young IRO

    ‘Youngification’. We close this wonderful and successful Y-IRO year with a new addition to the board!

    This was a great Y-Iro year with events at the DOB-Academy, Royal IHC and at Offshore Energy. Recently Jeanine van Zon, of Van Oord, decided to focus more on her own Young organization, so…

  • 19-11-2018 RotterdamYoung IRO, IRO news

    Paving our way to a bright offshore future!

    We are truly honoured and proud that with the support of all participants, speakers, our sponsors (Ampelmann Operations, Mr. James Offshore Services, Jack-Up Barge BV) & our…

  • 11-10-2018 RotterdamYoung IRO

    Young IRO Offshore Energy event trailer

    On the 23rd of October our Young IRO event with the title: Paving our way to a bright offshore future, Together! will kick off at OEEC in Amsterdam. This interactive event will feature young and…

  • 18-09-2018 RotterdamYoung IRO

    Young IRO

    Last week Thursday Young IRO was present on the Young Ship event. We discussed the mission and vision of Young IRO. Also we introduced our upcoming event: Paving A Way To A Bright Offshore Future,…

  • 10-04-2018 RotterdamYoung IRO

    YOUNG IRO UPDATE

    Young IRO is looking back at the first Intelligent Event of 2018, hosted by the DOB Academy in Delft. The theme of the event was “Get to know your Industry Counterpart”. It was a dynamic…