News & Press
15-12-2022 IRO news, Member news
IRO member in the spotlight: Nord-Lock Group
By means of short interview we would like you put our highly regarded IRO members in the sportlight. This time we get to know Nord-Lock Group in a personal interview with Christophe…
13-12-2022 Offshore Wind
Huisman awarded fourth leg encircling crane order for Cadeler’s installation vessel
Huisman has announced another contract award from COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. for the design and construction of a 3,000+mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC). This crane will be installed on the second new build…
13-12-2022 IRO news
IRO voorzitter Mark Heine te gast bij BNR – Zakendoen – 21 december
Op woensdag 21 december zal onze voorzitter Mark Heine te gast zijn bij het programma ‘Zakendoen’ van BNR Nieuwsradio. Het programma start om 12.00 uur, Mark is vanaf 12.30-13.00 uur te horen zijn over het…
13-12-2022 Member news
NOV awarded equipment package and design license contracts for Cadeler’s second jack-up foundation installation vessel
NOV has been awarded contracts for the equipment and design of Cadeler’s second F-class jack-up vessel. The F-class is a bespoke version of the GustoMSC™ NG-20000X model specially designed as a hybrid wind turbine and…
13-12-2022 Member news
Van Oord celebrates delivery of Vox Apolonia
During a festive ceremony at the Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd shipyard in Singapore, the delivery of brand new LNG trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia to Van Oord was celebrated. After an intensive construction period,…
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…
13-12-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
Moray West awards foundation installation contract to DEME Offshore
XXL monopile installation in winter – a first in the industry After the successful completion of Moray East for Ocean Winds in 2020, DEME is pleased to announce that it will be back in the Moray…
12-12-2022 Offshore Wind
White paper: “Feeding the Beast – Optimising the Supply Chain for Offshore Wind Installation”
Energy transition is high on every country’s agenda. The switch from fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable energy sources is challenging, while the clock is ticking. Within the wind energy space, offshore energy generation…
09-12-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
Consortium including DEME and LS Cable & System awarded export cable contract for Norfolk Vanguard Wind Farm
>Vattenfall has awarded the export cable contract for the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm in the UK to preferred bidders, DEME Offshore and LS Cable & System. This swiftly follows a recent contract award to…
08-12-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium and Japanese State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiroo Ishii, participate in the unveiling ceremony of the upgraded ‘Sea Challenger’ in Tokyo
DEME and Penta-Ocean Construction were deeply honoured when Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium and Japanese State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiroo Ishii, together unveiled the scale model of the turbine…
06-12-2022 IRO news
IRO voorzitter Mark Heine: ‘Verduurzamen is geen kwestie van knop om’
De nuance moet terug in het energiedebat. Goed interview met onze nieuwe voorzitter Mark Heine. Lees hier onderstaand artikel: …
06-12-2022 Member news
IHC Dredging signs contract with Cochin Shipyard for design & hardware package of locally built TSHD for DCI
IHC Dredging and Cochin Shipyard have signed an agreement for a design and engineering, hardware and support package for the licensed construction of a Beagle® 12 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The TSHD will be…
06-12-2022
Gasproductie in Noordzee opgeschroefd: nodig voor energietransitie
Rond 2045 stroomt het laatste beetje gas uit de Nederlandse gasvelden en komt er een eind aan de Nederlandse gaswinning, die in 1959 begon. Wel wordt de komende jaren de productie in de Noordzee nog…
02-12-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
Fugro launches state-of-the art geotechnical vessel for safe and sustainable offshore operations
Fugro Quest, a state-of-the-art vessel equipped with advanced deep-water technology, is the newest addition to Fugro’s geotechnical vessel fleet. Fugro uses this type of vessel to determine the exact composition of the soil; the resulting…
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…
01-12-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
High Speed Transfers signs contracts with Damen for 3 x hybrid Fast Crew Supplier 2710 vessels
On delivery they will be the first hybrid Damen crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to enter service At the annual Damen Maritime Festival held in Gorinchem at Damen’s headquarters, offshore services provider High Speed Transfers (HST) Marine…
01-12-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
Damen Shipyards and Van Stee Offshore sign contract for delivery of the first Multibuster 8020
A new class of 80-metre, ultra-shallow draught, multi-purpose workboats At the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, and Arjan van Stee of Van Stee Offshore have signed a…
25-11-2022 IRO news
IRO chairman Mark Heine: IRO members are in an excellent position to fully respond to the energy transition with innovation and entrepreneurship
Thursday, 24 November, the IRO Annual General Meeting took place, this time we were welcomed very hospitably in the beautiful new office of Allseas in Delft. The main items on the agenda: presentation finances: result…
25-11-2022 IRO news
International Business Research 2023: Colombia & Ecuador
Do you want to explore your opportunities in Colombia and/or Ecuador, and work closely together with a large group of academic students? Then IBR is the perfect project for your company! IBR is a…
25-11-2022
SDC Verifier webinar: Structural design verification of offshore structures
On December 8, SDC Verifier will be hosting a webinar devoted to Structural design verification of offshore structures according to DNV rules. The DNV Offshore, Maritime, Oil and Gas rules and regulations are used by…
24-11-2022 Member news
Seatools and Degra team up to introduce AHC winch offering
Following an extensive R&D trajectory, offshore hydraulic equipment specialist Degra and subsea technology company Seatools jointly introduce a standardized range of active heave-compensated hoisting winches. The broadly applicable AHC winch range features unique control technology…
24-11-2022 IRO news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue 2023 – boek nu uw advertentie vóór 2 december!
De voorbereidingen voor de 2023 editie van de Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue zijn weer in volle gang! Deze editie zal in januari 2023 verschijnen. Ondanks enorm ingrijpende gebeurtenissen in de wereld, is er reden tot optimisme…
22-11-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
HSM Offshore Energy Secures a Contract Award for the First Electrified ONE-Dyas N05-A Gas Production Platform in the North Sea, which will run entirely on Offshore Wind Power
The N05-A project is part of the so-called GEMS area, an area approximately 20 to 80 kilometers north of the Ems estuary. The N05-A platform will run entirely on renewable energy from the nearby Riffgat…
21-11-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
Extreme precisie en uitgekiende logistiek voor Hywind Tampen
Zo’n 140 kilometer buiten de Noorse kust wordt een uniek drijvend windpark gerealiseerd: het Hywind Tampen Floating Offshore Windfarm project. Elf drijvende windmolens, die tezamen 88 MW aan stroom opwekken, zullen de vijf offshore olieplatforms…
17-11-2022 Member news
SolarDuck and partners awarded DEI subsidy to build and test Offshore Floating Solar platform ‘Merganser’
€ 7.8m DEI+ subsidy to fund full-scope research programme, incl. solar platform integration in North Sea offshore wind farms Dutch Offshore Floating Solar (OFS) consortium Merganser has received a 7.8m EUR project subsidy from RVO…
17-11-2022 Member news
Wagenborg Foxdrill team contributes to innovative geothermal project
In Graben-Neudorf, Germany, near Karlsruhe, Deutsche ErdWärme is busy with the realization of its first geothermal project. Two wells will be drilled to a depth of around 3 700 metres to extract thermal water that…
15-11-2022 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman awarded Japan’s first monopile gripper order from TOA Corporation and Obayashi
Huisman has been awarded a contract by TOA Corporation and Obayashi in Japan for the delivery of a state-of-the-art Monopile Gripper. The gripper allows TOA and Obayashi to upend and install monopiles without using a…
15-11-2022 Hydrogen, IRO news
Fruitful hydrogen mission during ADIPEC
Parallel to the ADIPEC (October 31 to November 3), a three-day hydrogen mission was organised by the Dutch embassies from the GCC region in collaboration with RVO and IRO. About 12 Dutch…
11-11-2022 Marine energy, Member news
SolarDuck (contract) Largest offshore floating solar plant at HKW offshore wind farm (RWE)
SolarDuck awarded the world´s largest hybrid offshore floating solar power plant at the offshore wind park Hollandse Kust West VII (Netherlands), following winning bid of RWE´s subsidiary Oranje Wind Power II SolarDuck will build a…