News & Press
09-09-2022 IRO news
Terugblik ONS Stavanger
Van 29 augustus t/m 1 september waren we met 27 bedrijven in het Nederlandse Paviljoen op de ONS in Stavanger. Doordat de 2020 editie vanwege Covid was overgeslagen, was het 4 jaar geleden dat we…
06-09-2022 Member news
N-Sea successfully completed a pre-emptive repair to Gwynt y Môr ofto subsea export cable 3 (SSEC3)
N-Sea Group have successfully completed a pre-emptive repair to SSEC3. SSEC3 is one of four 132,000 volt export circuits owned and operated by the Gwynt y Môr OFTO, providing the export connection between the Gwynt…
06-09-2022 Member news
MARIN bouwt meest realistische simulatorcentrum voor maritieme operaties
Minister Adriaansens van Economische Zaken en Klimaat startte gisteren met een virtuele druk op de knop de nieuwbouw van MARIN’s Seven Oceans Simulatorcentrum (SOSc). Met deze nieuwe onderzoeksfaciliteit wil MARIN maritieme operaties veiliger en efficiënter…
05-09-2022 Member news
Wagenborg welcomes first floating LNG facility in Eemshaven
On Sunday, September 4, the Floating Storage Regassification Unit (FSRU) ‘Golar Igloo’ arrived in the Eemshaven under the agency of Wagenborg at the end of the afternoon. This floating LNG facility receives port assistance of…
01-09-2022 Member news
Allseas awarded major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK
Engineering, preparation, removal and disposal contract for TAQA UK’s Northern North Sea platforms More than 114,000 tonnes of topsides and jackets to be removed and recycled – the largest single offshore UKCS decommissioning contract scope…
25-08-2022 Member news
DEME Offshore and Havfram sign Memorandum of Understanding to jointly provide offshore wind farm construction services in Norway
DEME Offshore, the leading offshore marine engineering company, and Havfram AS., the international offshore wind and subsea contractor, have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly offer construction services to the offshore wind farm…
23-08-2022 Member news
Royal IHC to provide new cable lay system for Boskalis
Royal IHC is delighted to announce the award of a significant contract from Boskalis for the delivery of an advanced modular cable lay spread (MCLS). The state-of-the-art cable lay system will be used for installation…
23-08-2022 Member news
DEME successfully performs a ground investigation campaign for Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2
SSE Renewables charters DEME’s DP2 offshore installation vessel ‘Neptune’ DEME’s DP2 offshore installation vessel ‘Neptune’ has successfully performed an offshore ground investigation campaign for Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2, which is located near Arklow,…
23-08-2022 Member news
Huisman proposes harsh environment semi-sub to provide greenest possible fossil fuel & energy security combination
Facing an energy supply gap due to rapid decline of traditional fossil fuel sources and fast, but not fast enough, growth of renewable energy sources, Huisman has arrived at a solution. The company’s Harsh Environment…
19-08-2022 Member news
Drone delivery for offshore energy a step closer
Drone Delivery flight Den Helder-Texel v.v. successful! The first Drone flight from the mainland to the Isle of Texel and an important milestone in the context of the development and test process of the Long…
18-08-2022 IRO news, Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: Titan Projects BV
IRO heeft recentelijk Titan Projects BV als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met Alex Bakker, Business Unit Manager, maken wij kennis met Titan Projects BV. Waar blinken jullie in…
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…
18-08-2022 Member news
Heerema removes Kinsale Alpha topside using Thialf
Heerema Marine Contractors successfully removed the Kinsale Alpha topside, in the Kinsale Area gas fields, in the Celtic Sea, approximately 40km to 70km off the south coast of County Cork in Ireland. To this…
18-08-2022 Member news
First manned platform electrification project in the Netherlands
For the Ameland Westgat electrification project Boskalis installed a 4.5-kilometer power cable between the land station on the Dutch island of Ameland and a gas platform which is located a short distance off the coast.
18-08-2022 Member news
Unique jack-up system for Wagenborg
Last week, it was announced that Wagenborg again invests in the expansion of jacking technology. A unique jack-up system for ultra-heavy duty jacking projects was delivered to the Hengelo site. With the new jack-up system…
12-08-2022 Member news
DEME’s next-generation vessel ‘Orion’ successfully installs the Fécamp offshore substation jacket and topside
DEME Offshore has successfully installed the offshore substation of the Fécamp offshore wind farm, deploying ‘Orion’, the newest member of the DEME fleet and the most innovative vessel in the offshore wind industry. ‘Orion’ has…
08-08-2022 Member news
Two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers 2206 for EMAR Offshore Services
EMAR Offshore Services BV, the independent maritime services company based in Raamsdonksveer, the Netherlands, has bought two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2206. With both vessels already in stock one, named E-Six, has already begun…
08-08-2022 Member news
Atlas Professionals to Support Vattenfall’s District Heating and Production Division
Leading international recruitment firm Atlas Professionals is now recruiting for long term technical roles for Vattenfall in the Netherlands Following a competitive tender process, Atlas Professionals successfully won their bid for the long-term provision…
29-07-2022 Member news
KenzFigee delivers up-tower crane to Eickhoff
The new-generation Heli-Hook TM up-tower crane built by KenzFigee just after its delivery to Eickhoff First gearbox manufacturer to use up-tower crane technology KenzFigee, a well-established lifting, handling and service specialist of tailor-made equipment for…
28-07-2022 Member news
Monopile installation completed at Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm
Monopile installation started in June 2022 First project for DEME’s new floating DP3 installation vessel ‘Orion’ A major milestone was achieved at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm over the weekend when DEME Offshore…
25-07-2022 Member news
SMST equips first ever Chinese SOV for W2W
SMST is part of the very first Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for the Chinese offshore wind industry. On board the newbuild vessel, the reliable SMST walk-to-work equipment will do what it is proven to be…
19-07-2022 Member news
Pioneering Spirit completes 30,000-tonne Gyda platform removal
Delivery of 11,000-tonne jacket concludes major decommissioning job Unique lift technology offers total solution for offshore work Allseas is celebrating another major offshore milestone, the safe removal and transport to shore of Repsol Norge’s massive…
19-07-2022 Member news
RWE and SolarDuck accelerate technology development and commercialisation of offshore floating solar at scale
RWE and the Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck signed a collaboration agreement to develop the use of floating solar parks at sea. To accelerate the learnings on SolarDuck’s floating solar technology, RWE will invest in a first…
19-07-2022 Member news
CMIC and KenzFigee sign technology license agreement
TSC Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of CMIC, a world leading supplier of integrated solutions to onshore, offshore oil and gas, offshore wind and hydrogen sectors and KenzFigee, a well-established lifting, handling and service specialist…
19-07-2022 Member news
Another double delivery of SMST gangway and crane for Acta CSOVs
Once again Acta Marine is equipping two newbuild Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with SMST mission equipment. The close cooperation between the two parties is reaffirmed by the contract signed with Tersan Shipyard for a…
15-07-2022 IRO news
Het IRO Team wenst alle leden een fijne zomer toe!
We hopen je snel weer te kunnen ontmoeten op één van onze events! Check onze Calendar en volg ons op LinkedIn voor het laatste nieuws over onze events, beurzen…
15-07-2022 Corona, IRO news
VNO-NCW en MKB Nederland: COVID-19 update
In de week van 13 juni verscheen een Kabinetsbrief over de COVID-aanpak richting het najaar/de winter. In deze brief zetten de ministers Kuipers (VWS), Adriaansens (EZK) en Van Gennip (SZW) uiteen hoe…
14-07-2022 Hydrogen, IRO news
Shell start bouw Europa’s grootste groene waterstoffabriek in Rotterdam
Shell heeft een definitieve investeringsbeslissing genomen voor de bouw van Holland Hydrogen I, de grootste groene waterstoffabriek van Europa. Naar verwachting is de fabriek in 2025 operationeel. De 200 MW elektrolyser wordt gebouwd op de…
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…