News & Press
29-11-2021 Member news
Van Oord to install scour protection at Seagreen offshore wind farm
Seaway 7, the main Seagreen contractor, have contracted Van Oord to install scour protection around the 114 wind turbine foundations at the Seagreen offshore wind farm. This wind farm is located 27 kilometres off the…
26-11-2021 IRO news
Book ‘Won from the Waves’ takes a traditional Dutch industry out of the shadows for the first time
On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the association IRO, which represents the interests of Dutch suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry, a book will be published on 1 December: ‘Won from the Waves.
25-11-2021 Member news
Wagenborg Offshore signs contract for fourth Walk to Work vessel on the Southern North Sea
Wagenborg Offshore has signed an agreement for the deployment of a walk to work emergency response and rescue vessel (W2W ERRV). This fourth walk to work vessel in the Wagenborg fleet will be operated by…
25-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Seaway 7 celebrates build milestone for Wind Turbine Installation Vessel and announces vessel name
Seaway 7 is pleased to announce that today the steel cutting ceremony took place for its next generation Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) facility in Jiangsu, China. The…
25-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Tot 2030 heeft de offshore wind industrie 123.000 extra professionals nodig
Er zijn vakkundige mensen nodig om de energietransitie te realiseren. Wat doet de offshore energie sector hier zelf aan? Tijdens een van de talkshows op Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) kwamen o.a. de onderwerpen…
24-11-2021 Member news
Ulstein designed subsea rock installation vessel will be America’s first – GLDD orders Jones-Act compliant rock installation vessel to serve U.S. Offshore Wind
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (GLDD), U.S. leading dredging company, has ordered the first U.S.-flagged and Jones Act compliant subsea rock installation vessel, an ULSTEIN S211 design. Designed by Rotterdam based Ulstein Design…
18-11-2021 Member news
The World’s first walk to work ice breaker successfully launched
Last weekend yard number 862 was launched successfully at shipyard Royal Niestern Sander. The world’s first ice breaking walk to work vessel is one step closer to delivery and operations in harsh weather conditions in…
18-11-2021 Member news
Inmarsat secures fleetwide installation agreement with Maersk Supply Service for Fleet Xpress digital portfolio
Digital IoT services from Inmarsat will enable new phase in Maersk Supply Service strategy for enhanced performance, efficiency and sustainability across 30 offshore vessels, enabling fast, precise and automated data on emissions & fuel consumption…
17-11-2021 Member news
Huisman launches drone inspection service for equipment
Huisman has recently launched its fully digitalised drone inspection services for the safe inspection of cranes, drilling and pipelay equipment, offered from its international locations in the Netherlands, Singapore, China, the USA and Brazil. Huisman…
15-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis receives EUR 450 million offshore wind project
Boskalis has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of the monopile foundations and substations for an offshore wind farm development with a value of approximately EUR 450 million. Boskalis’ successful track record…
15-11-2021 IRO news
Belangrijke mededeling: verplaatsing IRO jubileum
N.a.v. de persconferentie van afgelopen vrijdag 12 november met de aankondiging van aangescherpte coronamaatregelen, zien wij ons genoodzaakt het Jubileum van vrijdag 26 november te verplaatsen naar 2022. Wij willen onze gasten een bijzonder…
12-11-2021 Member news
MARIN ontvangt Erepenning Maritieme Techniek (KIVI)
Het Koninklijk Instituut van Ingenieurs (KIVI) kende gisteren de Erepenning Maritieme Techniek toe aan Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland (MARIN). Bas Buchner, algemeen directeur MARIN, ontving de erepenning uit handen van Thecla Bodewes, boegbeeld van de…
10-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis acquires inter-array cabling contract for Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms
Boskalis announces that it has been awarded an inter-array cable installation contract by Ørsted for the German Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms. The contract includes the transport, installation and burial…
10-11-2021 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht delivers electrical system integration of largest diamond recovery vessel in the world
Two years after shipbuilder Damen and electrical system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht signed a partnership agreement for the construction of De Beers Marine Namibia’s new vessel, the ship has been delivered. Bakker Sliedrecht has done the…
10-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
11 maanden Catchy: bijna 500 kilo afval afgevangen én veel inzichten rijker
Catchy heeft 462 kilo zwerfafval uit de Nieuwe Maas gehaald Allseas gaat door met Catchy in de Vijfsluizerhaven Allseas en Rijkswaterstaat hebben met Catchy, een innovatief opvangsysteem voor macro- en grote micro-plastics, tijdens een pilot…
08-11-2021 IRO news
TKI evenement ‘Maritiem Masterplan’
Zet dinsdag, 16 november, 12:00 tot 18:00 uur in uw agenda, want op die datum organiseert Topconsortium Kennis en Innovatie (TKI) Maritiem in samenwerking met Nederland Maritiem Land weer een live evenement in HAL 4…
05-11-2021 Member news
DEME Offshore Lands Dominion Energy Group’s +$1.1 Billion Balance of Plant (BoP) Project for Construction of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm (CVOW)
Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm to supply energy to 660,000 households DEME Offshore US LLC (“DEME Offshore” or “the Company”), the world’s leading offshore wind farm contractor, today announced that it has secured…
04-11-2021 Member news
GustoMSC: Velesto Drilling orders first cost-effective Chela Twins cranes
Understanding the needs for offshore operations leads to advanced technology Velesto Drilling awarded GustoMSC the first two orders for the new and cost-competitive version of the Chela crane — the Chela Twins. Two cranes are…
04-11-2021 IRO news, Young IRO
IRO voorzitter Pieter van Oord: belangrijke opgave voor IRO leden om te werken aan een toekomstbestendige sector
Volle zaal dinsdag 2 november jl. tijdens de gelukkig weer fysieke jaarlijkse IRO Algemene Ledenvergadering bij Van Oord in Rotterdam! Het jaar 2021 gaat wederom de boeken in als een jaar met veel uitdagingen voor de…
03-11-2021 Member news
Huisman to deliver largest Leg Encircling Crane for Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel
Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, has been awarded a contract from Van Oord for the delivery of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for its new offshore installation vessel. This crane will…
03-11-2021 Member news
Nieuwe lichting techneuten elektrische energietechniek
Unieke mbo-4 opleiding Technicus Engineering IVWV LS/HS start in januari 2022 Op 10 januari 2022 gaat een nieuwe lichting, van maximaal 12 techneuten, bij Quercus Technical Services van start met de unieke mbo-4 opleiding Technicus…
03-11-2021 Member news
DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean Construction establish new Joint Venture Company, Japan Offshore Marine
DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd., Japan’s leading marine contractor, have formally established a new Joint Venture Company, named Japan Offshore Marine (JOM). The formation of a joint company marks the formalisation of the…
02-11-2021
Innovatieve schepen, technieken en werkwijzen zetten de toon tijdens Maritime Awards
Nederlandse scheepsbouwers, leveranciers en onderzoekers ontwikkelen groot aantal praktisch en commercieel haalbare producten en methoden Met 15 genomineerden voor 5 Maritime Awards bewijst de maritieme sector nog lang niet te zijn uit-ontwikkeld en nog steeds…
01-11-2021 Member news
New release of SDC Verifier 2021 R2 Eurocode 3 Plate Buckling and Connection checks, ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31
The new SDC Verifier 2021 R2, an all-in-one code checking software, release supports in beta three new standards: Eurocode 3 Plate Buckling (EN 1993-1-5, 2006), Eurocode 3 Connections (EN 1993-1-8, 2005) for RHS connections, ASME…
29-10-2021 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht connects Europe’s largest sailing sand production plant on sustainable shore power
Bakker Sliedrecht has provided one of Europe’s largest floating sand plants of Dekker Group with a sustainable shore power connection. The system integrator has carried out the delivery and installation of the high-voltage facilities at…
29-10-2021 Member news
Navingo Career Event benadrukt belang personeel in energietransitie
Klimaatverandering heeft impact op alle generaties en met een baan in de energie sector kun je het verschil maken. Dit was de conclusie van jong professionals en studenten op 26 en 27 oktober tijdens het…
29-10-2021 IRO news
Maritime Week 2021: een divers en aantrekkelijk programma
Morgen (zaterdag 30 oktober) gaat de jaarlijkse Maritime Week van start. Traditiegetrouw zet de maritieme wereld – verenigd in Nederland Maritiem Land – de schijnwerpers een week lang op alle facetten van de sector. Met…
28-10-2021 IRO news
Buzzing days at OEEC 2021
After two days of doing business, networking, celebrating innovation, and making new connections and collaborations, the 14th edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 (OEEC) can look back at a fruitful and inspiring event.
27-10-2021 Member news
Offshore partnership DecomMissionBlue committed to cleaner North Sea
DecomMissionBlue, a partnership between various parties from the offshore sector, has been launched at the Offshore Energy 2021 exhibition in Amsterdam. The participants in this joint venture have a shared ambition to realise the efficient,…
27-10-2021 Member news, Sustainability
DEME Offshore installs final foundation at Hornsea Two offshore wind farm
DEME Offshore has successfully installed the final and 165th monopile foundation at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two wind farm, which is currently the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The timely completion of this installation project…