News & Press
10-12-2019 Member news
Sale of 100% Interest in Merkur Offshore Wind Farm to APG and TRIG
A consortium comprising of funds managed and/or advised by Partners Group (50%), InfraRed Capital Partners (25%), DEME Concessions (12.5%), GE Energy Financial Services (6.25%) and ADEME, acting on behalf of France “Investments for the Future”…
10-12-2019 Member news
Seatools introduces plug-and-play subsea HPU range
Seatools, a leading provider of subsea hydraulic components and systems, stepped up its standardized hydraulic solutions bid with a new range of subsea hydraulic power units (SHPUs). The range offers a number of high-performance SHPUs…
10-12-2019 IRO news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: NEDAL Aluminium
IRO heeft recentelijk NEDAL Aluminium als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met Edwin Meerbeek, Sales export project manager, maken wij kennis met NEDAL. Waar blinken jullie in uit? Nedal aluminium ontwikkelt, produceert…
09-12-2019 Member news
Boskalis acquires EUR 325 million land reclamation project in Manila Bay, Philippines
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has received the Provisional Letter of Acceptance for the Design and Construction contract for the Pasay Reclamation Development Project in Manila Bay, Philippines in cooperation with CHEC from China. The…
05-12-2019
Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue 2020 – boek nu uw profieladvertentie!
De voorbereidingen voor de 2020 editie van de Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue zijn al in volle gang! De catalogus biedt aantrekkelijke deelnamemogelijkheden voor alle IRO leden en zal wereldwijd worden verspreid onder 4000 internationale olie-, gas-…
05-12-2019 Member news
Stephenson Academy B.V. signs partnership with TECSA s.r.l.
Stephenson Academy B.V. is proud to announce that it has signed a new partnership agreement with TECSA s.r.l., to enlarge the training offer of Stephenson Academy and distribute Stephenson Academy’s training courses in Europe and…
04-12-2019 Member news
Digitalisering als onderdeel van uw strategie
Tijdens de jaarlijkse ALV van de IRO werd het wederom duidelijk dat de branche nog steeds onder druk staat. Het goede nieuws: er schijnt licht aan de horizon. Het energie transmissie schip ligt op koers…
02-12-2019 Member news
DEME Offshore awarded major EPCI cable contract for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland
DEME Offshore has been awarded a major EPCI contract for the inter-array and interconnector cables at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland. The scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of…
02-12-2019 Member news
Strategie: “What’s in it for the Koninklijke Marine” – Adaptieve Krijgsmacht
Afgelopen vrijdag, 22 november, had ik de eer om in Den Helder spreker te zijn voor een grote groep enthousiaste en betrokken mensen van de Koninklijke Marine en het Bedrijfsleven. De luisteraars zetten zich in…
02-12-2019 Member news
Jongen deploys Damen InvaSave for the Port of Hamburg
Mobile ballast water treatment system will protect the Elbe from invasive Species German maritime waste specialist Jongen GmbH has taken delivery of a Damen InvaSave 300 mobile ballast water treatment system. The company can now…
29-11-2019 IRO news
Goed bezochte ALV in prachtig pand van Heerema Marine Contractors in Leiden
Op donderdag 28 november jl. vond de IRO Algemene Ledenvergadering plaats in het prachtige hoofdkantoor van Heerema Marine Contractors in Leiden, bijgewoond door meer dan 100 leden. De belangrijkste punten op de agenda waren: presentatie…
28-11-2019 Member news
Royal IHC and Breman Machinery agree on exclusive cooperation
Royal IHC and Breman Machinery have signed an agreement to cooperate on building complex and steel structures with high tolerances and high precision as part of the tender to replace the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Walrus-class…
27-11-2019 Member news
Huisman opens its capabilities and facilities for submarine production in The Netherlands
Huisman, a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative and step changing technical solutions, to the world’s leading companies in the renewables, oil & gas, civil and entertainment industries, has announced today to open up her…
26-11-2019 Member news
Unique partnership between Damen Shipyards Group and Bakker Sliedrecht for AMV 3 project
Shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group and electrical system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht join forces in the construction of a new complex offshore diamond mining vessel for De Beers Marine Namibia. The two companies signed a cooperation agreement…
26-11-2019 Member news
Game changing installation vessel ‘Orion’ enters final construction phase with installation of 5,000-tonne crane
DEME has reached yet another major milestone in the construction of its next generation and game changing DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’. The vessel arrived at the Liebherr construction yard in the port of Rostock,…
26-11-2019 Member news
Boskalis acquires remaining shares in marine survey company Horizon
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired the remaining 37.5% in the Horizon Group (Horizon). Earlier this year, Boskalis already acquired 62.5% of the shares. The 2019 revenue is expected to exceed USD 100 million…
21-11-2019 Member news
Increasing demand for underwater motors – Bakker Sliedrecht in China continues
The demand for the submersible motors of Bakker Sliedrecht is increasing considerably in the Chinese market last years. The electrical system integrator now equips several Chinese dredgers a year with such a motor. At…
20-11-2019 Member news
Boskalis adds USD 120 million of heavy marine transport contracts to the order book
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) recently secured a hand full of heavy marine transport services contracts. The contracts were awarded by a variety of clients and carry a combined value of approximately USD 120 million.
19-11-2019 IRO news
ADIPEC 2019: 150,000 visitors and counting
From 11 November till 14 November 2019 Abu Dhabi was the center of attention for the global oil and gas industry. In that week the 22nd edition of the world’s premium and most influential event,…
18-11-2019 DelftMember news
Ampelmann announces the development of a new system able to safely transfer people and cargo up to 5 tons
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has announced that it has a new full motion compensation system in the pipeline. The E5000 is the latest development brought forward by the company, with the ability to…
18-11-2019 Member news
DEME and Royal IHC launch TSHD MEUSE RIVER
On Saturday, 16 November 2019, DEME and Royal IHC successfully launched the 7,950m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) MEUSE RIVER. The ceremony took place at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. MEUSE…
15-11-2019 Member news
Damen FCS demonstrates versatility again in collaborative technology project
Delft Dynamics, Next Ocean and Damen perform qualification test in North Sea Damen Shipyards Group, in collaboration with Delft Dynamics and Next Ocean, has trialled a new approach to search and rescue in the North…
15-11-2019 IRO news
Trinidad & Tobago Energy Conferentie – oproep ambassade voor deelname in stand
Zoek je nieuwe kansen en connecties in de energie sector? Wil je jouw bedrijf en nieuwe ideeën over de energiesector promoten? In februari 2020 vindt de jaarlijkse TT Energy conferentie plaats in Port of Spain,…
14-11-2019 Member news
Hung Hua Construction of Taiwan orders third Fast Crew Supplier this year to support offshore wind ambitions
Hung Hua Construction of Taiwan has ordered a third Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) to add to the two it ordered at the start of the year. This latest vessel will be a Damen FCS…
14-11-2019 Member news
Ook in 2020 gratis MARIN testtijd voor maritieme MKB’ers
De afgelopen jaren bood MARIN maritieme MKB’ers gratis tanktijd voor het testen van innovatieve ideeën. Vanwege het succes volgt in 2020 een nieuwe (zevende) ronde. Het aanbod is bedoeld voor MKB’ers die een nieuw maritiem…
14-11-2019 Member news
Zero-Emission operations in offshore construction market
Ulstein’s vision is to create tomorrow’s solutions for sustainable marine operations. Recently, DNV GL identified the five most promising alternative fuels for shipping, with hydrogen as the ultimate zero-emission solution. Ulstein’s first hydrogen powered ship…
14-11-2019
Maritime by… Bas, Danique en Jesper in oktober
Alle sectoren Elke maand gaan de Young Maritime Representatives op pad naar allerlei activiteiten, evenementen en beurzen. Natuurlijk zijn al deze uitstapjes te volgen via Instagram en Facebook, maar ook via de website geven…
14-11-2019
Maritieme sector groeit opnieuw in 2018
De omzet van de maritieme sector groeide in 2018 met 3,4% ten opzichte van 2017. Dat blijkt uit de Maritieme Monitor 2019. De sector herstelt door voor het tweede jaar op rij te…
14-11-2019 Member news
Three new Damen FCS Patrol vessels for SR Platforms achieve major milestones in a single week
In just one week, Damen Shipyards Group has launched an FCS 3007 Patrol vessel and, in cooperation with the same owner, SR Platforms, successfully completed the sea trials of two FCS 4008 Patrol vessels. This…
13-11-2019 Member news
Seabed Geosolutions completes transformation to ocean bottom node company
Seabed Geosolutions announces that it has signed a contract to sell the entirety of its shallow water ocean bottom cable (OBC) recording equipment for around US$ 10 million. This equipment was used on a recently…