News & Press
16-06-2020 Member news
Van Oord adapts to changing market circumstances
As a company operating on a global scale, COVID-19 is having a major impact on our business. Market conditions in the dredging industry are under pressure and the volatility in oil- and gas prices also…
12-06-2020 Member news
Ampelmann sells winterised A-type gangway system to Royal Niestern Sander shipyard
Ampelmann, the global offshore access provider, has secured a contract with Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander, member of the Royal Wagenborg Group, for the sale of a…
12-06-2020 Member news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Sustainability
Ulstein’s roadmap to hydrogen future
Following the introduction of Ulstein’s first hydrogen fuelled, zero emission design by the end of 2019, the company is now revealing its vision towards a marine hydrogen future. Where the SX190 hydrogen fuelled offshore construction…
11-06-2020 Member news
Royal Niestern Sander, Wagenborg and Ampelmann sign agreement for the provision of a W2W Gangway for newbuild icebreaker
Royal Niestern Sander, Wagenborg and Ampelmann sign agreement for the provision of a W2W Gangway for newbuild icebreaker Ampelmann, Royal Niestern Sander and Royal Wagenborg signed an agreement for the supply of an ice-strengthened walk-2-work…
11-06-2020 Young IRO
Announcement: Ivo Muller new Young IRO board member
We are happy to announce that Ivo will be joining the forces of Young IRO. “When I was younger ‘sustainability’ wasn’t the first topic which had my attention. But after working for Van Oord for…
11-06-2020
Zoek verbinding en blijf zichtbaar! Speciale korting voor IRO leden op professionele vlogs
Beste IRO lid, Als ondernemer ben je voortdurend bezig om jezelf te profileren naar de buitenwereld. In deze tijd van minder fysiek contact is het zoeken naar een leuke en creatieve manier om je als bedrijf…
08-06-2020 Member news
Paradigm Group Recruit Key Fire Expert to Globalise Revolutionary Dry Deluge Product.
Daniel McCormick has joined the company as Business Director of Fire Services to globalize Paradigm’s World-class dry deluge technology, Dry-Flo®; the only dry deluge fire testing system on the market which doesn’t require the use…
08-06-2020
KVNR: Aanbevelingen commissie-Remkes grotendeels in lijn met ambities Nederlandse reders
Vanmiddag heeft het Adviescollege Stikstofproblematiek, ook bekend als de commissie-Remkes, in een persconferentie adviezen aan het kabinet uitgebracht om de stikstofuitstoot op de langere termijn te reduceren. De commissie deed daarbij ook aanbevelingen om de…
05-06-2020 Member news
Fugro supports Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm in the US
Fugro has mobilised two vessels off the coast of New York to perform a large-scale site characterisation programme for Sunrise Wind, the offshore wind project from Ørsted. The 4-month operation will involve acquisition…
05-06-2020 IRO news
Vattenfall gives green light for largest offshore wind project in the world
Vattenfall has made the final investment decision for Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 and continues to build what will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. When it is fully operational in 2023,…
05-06-2020 Member news
Acquisition and recapitalisation of Royal IHC finalised
Royal IHC has announced that the acquisition and recapitalisation of Royal IHC has been finalised. The newly established Foundation Continuiteit IHC, has taken over all shares of IHC Merwede Holding BV. The recapitalisation has now also been…
05-06-2020 Corona
Gezocht: 1,5 meter-oplossingen voor het mkb
Ondernemers uitdagen om mee te denken over de nieuwe 1,5 meter economie. Het creëren van creatieve, concrete oplossingen waarmee collega’s hun voordeel kunnen doen. Daar draait het om in de 1,5 meter innovatie challenge, die…
04-06-2020 IRO news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
European maritime cluster reaches out to Brussels for maritime recovery plan
The maritime sector is severely affected by the effects of the Corona crisis. The short-term impact is already visible, but much of the sector will be hit late-cyclical. Due to the consequences of the worldwide…
04-06-2020 Member news
Ørsted and DEME Offshore successfully complete installation of Borssele 1&2 foundations
Wind farm developer Ørsted and DEME Offshore have successfully completed the installation of the 94 Borssele 1&2 foundations. The installation started in January this year. Despite COVID-19, the installation was completed on time. The foundations…
03-06-2020
Kick-off Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge 2020!
Our society is facing extraordinary times, in which we all feel the effects of covid-19. For some of us, work orders are postponed and innovations aren’t sold to the market. We offer you a solution…
02-06-2020 Member news
New building order world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel
After a tender procedure, shipyard Royal Niestern Sander and a joint-venture between Mercury Sakhalin and Pola have signed an agreement for the construction of the world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel. After…
02-06-2020 Member news
Consortium of Boskalis, Bouygues and Saipem selected for Fecamp Offshore Wind Farm foundations
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) in consortium with Bouygues Travaux Publics (Bouygues) and Saipem has been awarded the design work, construction and installation scope for 71 concrete Gravity-Based Structures (GBS) as foundation for the Fécamp…
29-05-2020 Member news
Royal IHC to deliver design package and key components for new TSHD of Weeks Marine Inc.
Royal IHC (IHC) has been awarded the contract for the engineering and equipment delivery for a new 6,540m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) for Weeks Marine Inc. (Weeks). This is an identical vessel to…
29-05-2020 Member news
Neptune Energy welcomes DEME as a partner in the PosHYdon offshore green hydrogen pilot
Today, Neptune Energy and DEME announce that DEME Offshore is joining the PosHYdon offshore hydrogen pilot as partner. DEME is the world leader in offshore wind energy and recently entered into partnerships through its…
28-05-2020 IRO news
Uitnodiging webinar 10 juni: ‘Kansen Energietransitie Topsector Water & Maritiem
Graag nodigt het kernteam Internationaal van Topsector Water & Maritiem (TSWM) u uit voor de Webinar ‘Kansen Energietransitie Water & Maritiem’. In dit Webinar worden de resultaten van het onderzoek ‘De energietransitie voor Topsector…
27-05-2020 Member news
Boskalis awarded two dredging contracts in Finland
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded two contracts in Finland by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, the Port of Helsinki and the City of Helsinki with a combined contract value of EUR 32…
27-05-2020 Member news
Living Stone’s peak production levels ensure inter-array cable laying works at SeaMade offshore wind farm are achieved in record time
DEME Offshore successfully completed the inter-array cable laying works at the SeaMade offshore wind farm with its cable installation vessel ‘Living Stone’ operating at peak production levels. DEME Offshore was responsible for the Engineering, Procurement,…
26-05-2020 Corona
‘Goed dat kabinet belang industrie benadrukt’
VNO-NCW en MKB-Nederland zijn blij dat het kabinet het belang van de industrie benadrukt in de vrijdag verschenen Industrie Visie 2050. Ook waarderen zij het dat het kabinet meer sturing wil geven aan de energietransitie.
26-05-2020 IRO news
Laat van u horen via de enquête handelsbevordering olie & gas industrie post Corona
Geacht IRO lid, In opdracht van NLinBusiness voert Nederland Maritiem Land (o.a. NMT, IRO en RPPC) onderzoek uit t.b.v. de herstart van de exportagenda’s voor handelsbevordering post Corona in de offshore en maritieme sector. Separaat…
26-05-2020 IRO news
World Petroleum Council webinar series
From 26-29 May 2020 the WPC NL hosted a series of webcasts that looked at the Oil & Gas industry as a key player in the Energy Transition. These 4 webcasts were a collaboration between…
25-05-2020 Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: DroneQ Aerial Services
IRO heeft recentelijk DroneQ Aerial Services als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met John Troch maken wij kennis met DroneQ Aerial Services. Waar blinken jullie in uit? “DroneQ verzorgt drone ondersteunende activiteiten…
25-05-2020 Member news
KIJKJE ACHTER DE SCHERMEN: DRONE DELIVERY IN ROTTERDAMSE HAVEN NAAR PIONEERING SPIRIT
DroneQ Aerial Services voert de eerste EVLOS Drone Delivery vlucht op het grootste schip ter wereld uit: kijkje achter de schermen Op vrijdag 22 mei 2020 vond de door Dutch Drone Delta, Allseas en het…
25-05-2020 Member news
Fugro receives first share of proceeds from divestment of Global Marine Group’s joint venture HMN
Fugro has received USD 17.3 million from the sale by Global Marine Group of a 30% stake in Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) to Hengtong Optic-Electric Co Ltd. This transaction was announced in a press release…
25-05-2020 Member news
Port of the future
PREMIER: Drone delivers package to vessel in the port of Rotterdam for the first time Yesterday, the port of Rotterdam was able to celebrate a Dutch premier: the aerial delivery by drone of a parts…
20-05-2020 IRO news
First IRO webinar on crisis communication and remote work
Tuesday 19 May 2020 saw the premiere of our first webinar with current topics such as crisis communication and remote working. The online meeting was well attended with 60 participants, just as we are used…