News & Press
25-10-2021 IRO news
Nieuwe ronde MIIP subsidieregeling, dien uw projectvoorstel in!
In 2022 organiseert de Innovation Council van Nederland Maritiem Land (NML) wederom de Maritieme Innovatie Impuls Projecten (MIIP). De MIIP’s worden gesubsidieerd door het Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat (EZK). Door middel van…
25-10-2021 Member news
KenzFigee inks contract to deliver crane for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
KenzFigee, a well-established lifting, handling and service specialist of tailor-made equipment for the marine, offshore and wind energy industry, signed a contract with Iv-Offshore & Energy to deliver an electric hydraulic Ram Luffing offshore crane…
22-10-2021 IRO news
International Business Research 2022 Malaysia & Thailand
International Business Research (IBR) is a research project that aims to discover the emerging markets Malaysia and Thailand through desk research and five weeks of local field research. Our 24 student consultants aim to deliver…
22-10-2021 Member news
History made by Heerema with offshore testing campaign
Heerema Marine Contractors has tested its novel Rotor Nacelle Assembly (RNA) installation method offshore for the first time. Heerema performed the demonstration project in collaboration with DOT and the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)…
21-10-2021 Member news
AYOP PRESENTS: Three ladies and a gentleman in a conversation about A sustainable offshore sector. Sprint or relay run?
If one topic is constantly in the media it’s climate change, and with the recent floods it’s a topic that’s coming worryingly close to home. Achieving the climate goals for 2030 may well require a…
21-10-2021 Member news
Seagrass to reinforce Romanian coastline
Seagrass beds form a biotope that is of major importance for marine ecology. Climate change, disease, coastal redevelopment and pollution are causing a global decline in seagrass. This is a worrying development because these small…
20-10-2021 IRO news
Masterclass: Greenify the North Sea tijdens Europort
Tijdens de Europort in Ahoy Rotterdam zal op woensdag 3 november een masterclass: ‘Greenify The North Sea’ gehouden worden. Dit is een vervolg van eerdere bijeenkomsten over de vergroening van de Noordzee. De onderwerpen zijn…
15-10-2021 IRO news
Interview Pieter van Oord & Sander Vergroesen in Ocean Energy Resources
Energy is something we still need, but the way we produce it is changing fundamentally. The offshore energy sector is in a state of flux, and the Dutch supply chain is on the cusp of…
14-10-2021 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht develops condition-based maintenance to optimize vessel maintenance cycle
Bakker Sliedrecht is one of the first companies in the maritime industry to switch partly from time-based maintenance to condition-based maintenance. The actual status and condition of electrical drive systems and components are monitored. The…
14-10-2021 Member news
Bureau Veritas en Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports zoeken samenwerking in ontmantelingsopgave
Onlangs is Bureau Veritas toegetreden tot AYOP, de belangenvereniging en netwerkorganisatie die voluit bekend staat als Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports. De ruim 100 leden tellende AYOP-organisatie omvat bedrijven, regionale overheden en kennis- en onderwijsinstellingen die…
14-10-2021 IRO news
Steun de KNRM en meld je nu aan voor het Captain of Sales event 2021!
Het is weer bijna zover! Op vrijdag 19 november organiseert de KNRM voor de vijfde keer het bijzondere evenement “Captain of Sales”. Een dag lang strijden teams zij aan zij in een wedstrijd om het…
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…
13-10-2021 IRO news
Bestel nu het boek over 50 jaar Nederlandse offshore! (alléén voor leden)
Een uniek boek over een oer-Hollandse industrietak, die met veel lef en technisch vernuft opereert. Ter gelegenheid van het 50-jarig bestaan van IRO dit jaar, hebben maritiem historici Joke Korteweg en Frits Loomeijer het jubileumboek…
13-10-2021 IRO news
IRO 50 jaar: Wist je dat…decommissioning
Milieu en de offshore olie- en gasindustrie stonden vaak lijnrecht tegenover elkaar. Een cruciale rol daarin speelde in 1995 de Brent Spar, een drijvend olie- opslag- en oplaadpunt voor tankers in de noordelijke Noordzee. Het…
12-10-2021 IRO news
Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue 2022 – boek uw profieladvertentie vóór 3 december!
De voorbereidingen voor de 2022 editie van de Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue zijn weer in volle gang! Deze editie zal in januari 2022 verschijnen. De catalogus biedt aantrekkelijke deelnamemogelijkheden voor alle IRO leden en zal wereldwijd…
11-10-2021 IRO news, Sustainability
Vineyard Wind selects DEME Offshore US for foundation installation
DEME will work with local labor unions to help train a US based workforce Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), announced…
08-10-2021 Member news
Damen’s revolutionary Fast Crew Supplier FCS 7011 completes sea trials and heads to the Netherlands
After five years of market consultation, research, design, engineering and construction, the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and is set to…
08-10-2021 IRO news
Final preparations for Europort in full swing
Europort 2021 is getting closer and closer. With only a few weeks to go, all final preparations for Europort are in full swing. Everyone involved is looking forward to the 40th anniversary edition of the…
07-10-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Seaway 7 awarded WTG installation vessel supplier contract by Ørsted
Seaway 7 ASA is pleased to announce that they have been selected as a preferred contractor by Ørsted for the transport and installation of wind turbine generators for part of the Gode Wind 3 and…
06-10-2021 Member news
Atlas Professionals to recruit O&M personnel for Vattenfall
International recruitment company Atlas Professionals is selected to provide the permanent roles of Troubleshooter and Service Technician for Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1 – 4 offshore wind farm Operations & Maintenance (O&M) team. October…
05-10-2021 IRO news
Offshore Energy Update September 2021
Elk kwartaal geeft onafhankelijk energie-analist Richard Brakenhoff zijn visie op de offshore energy sector wereldwijd. Alle vormen van energie komen aan bod, alsmede geopolitieke invloeden. Blijf up-to-date met de laatste ontwikkelingen:…
04-10-2021 Member news
Van Oord signs contract for Subsea Rock Installation at Ormen Lange Phase 3 in Norway
Van Oord has been awarded a contract related to the Ormen Lange Field operated by A/S Norske Shell. This contract for the specialised seabed interventions services of Subsea Rock Installation (SRI) is a continuation of…
04-10-2021 Member news
RED BOX ARC-7 Module Carrier “AUDAX” Successfully Completes Historic Voyage of Northern Sea Route
Singapore, October 3rd, 2021 – RED BOX Energy Services Pte. Ltd. (RBES) a newly established provider of Marine Heavy Transport Services announces the completion of a 7900 Nautical Mile transit of the Northern Sea Route…
04-10-2021 Member news
Paradigm Customer Experience Center Re-Opens, Showcasing Latest Technologies
Located at Paradigm Group HQ in The Netherlands, the redesigned customer experience reopened on the 25th of September for in-situ demonstration and showcase of Paradigm innovations. Set over 600 square metres, the fully immersive customer…
01-10-2021 Member news
Van Oord orders mega ship to install 20 MW offshore wind foundations and turbines
Van Oord has ordered a new offshore installation vessel to further strengthen its market position in offshore wind. The jack-up vessel can operate on methanol and install up to 20 MW wind turbines at sea…
30-09-2021 Blogs, IRO news
Blog 5: dreigingslandschap Maritieme/offshore sector (samenvatting)
All hands on deck: cyber-attackers have found their way into the maritime industry In het verleden heeft Hunt & Hackett al onderzoek gedaan naar het dreigingslandschap van de maritieme industrie. Nu zijn verschillende collega’s binnen…
28-09-2021 Member news
Inmarsat makes Fleet LTE Offshore agreement with Solstad Offshore
First major offshore vessel owner makes switch to flexible Inmarsat Fleet LTE to connect seamlessly using three networks Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has secured a contract for its new Fleet…
24-09-2021 Blogs, IRO news
Blog 4: dreigingslandschap Maritieme/offshore sector
All hands on deck: cyber-attackers have found their way into the maritime industry In het verleden heeft Hunt & Hackett al onderzoek gedaan naar het dreigingslandschap van de maritieme industrie. Nu zijn verschillende collega’s binnen…
22-09-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Industry leaders & organizations call for decisive government action to enable full decarbonization of international shipping by 2050
Paris La Défense, 22 September 2021 – Full decarbonization of international shipping is urgent and achievable. This is the clear message from more than 140 industry leaders and organizations representing the entire maritime value chain,…
16-09-2021 Blogs, IRO news
Blog 3: dreigingslandschap Maritieme/offshore sector
All hands on deck: cyber-attackers have found their way into the maritime industry In het verleden heeft Hunt & Hackett al onderzoek gedaan naar het dreigingslandschap van de maritieme industrie. Nu zijn verschillende collega’s binnen…