News & Press
09-09-2019 Member news
World record: Heerema’s crane vessel Sleipnir lifts 15,300 tonnes
Heerema’s SSCV Sleipnir, the world’s largest crane vessel, completed a 15,300 tonnes lift this weekend, installing the topsides for Noble Energy’s Leviathan development in the Mediterranean. This sets a world record: lifting a module…
09-09-2019 IRO news
De maritieme jongerenambassadeurs 2019/2020
Zaterdag 7 september zijn de drie nieuwe Young Maritime Representatives (YMR’s) voor het studiejaar 2019/2020 bekendgemaakt. Aan boord van Loodsvaartuig de Polaris van het Loodswezen zijn Bas, Danique en Jesper bekroond tot de nieuwe jongerenambassadeurs…
09-09-2019
Rotterdam Mayor Aboutaleb to be Dutch Expo Champion at Expo 2020 Dubai
Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb will be a Dutch Expo Champion alongside development Minister Sigrid Kaag at Expo 2020 Dubai. As Expo Champion, he will inspire and inform Dutch companies about the opportunities that the Gulf…
06-09-2019
Van Oord partner in nature documentary The New Wilderness
Van Oord and film companies EMS and Veldkijker have signed a sponsorship contract for a new nature film, Wild Port of Europe – The New Wilderness 2.0. The film will be screened in 2021 and…
06-09-2019
Foundation installation starts at Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm
DEME’s installation vessel ‘Innovation’ will set sail to the Belgian North Sea with the first load of 58 turbine foundations and transition pieces for installation at the SeaMade offshore wind farm. Currently the first…
05-09-2019
VOS Sugar contributes to Southern North Sea Inspection campaign
VOS and Bluestream join forces for third year running Subsea-support vessel VOS Sugar has again been operating in close cooperation with our valued partner Bluestream, working together for the third year in succession on a Southern North Sea…
05-09-2019
50 UK companies visiting Offshore Energy Amsterdam – unique opportunity to meet them!
This October, the Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome almost 50 British small and medium sized enterprises operating in the offshore energy sector on a trade mission to the Netherlands. This mission…
04-09-2019 Member news
EnergyPods to support North Sea Platform
Amphibious Energy is proud to announce it secured a contract for the delivery of two EnergyPods for Wood in the UK. These 100% renewable power units will support a decommissioned platform in the Central North…
03-09-2019 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht makes converted trailing suction hopper dredger Schenge energy-efficient
Thanks to Bakker Sliedrecht, the new trailing suction hopper dredger Schenge from the Goes based Faasse Groep will become energy-efficient. The electrical drive specialist supplies and installs a shaft generator on the main engine, which…
03-09-2019 Member news
Compressor Systems Holland delivered a skid mounted biogas compressor
Last week Compressor Systems Holland delivered a biogas compressor to a satisfied customer. 320Nm3/h pre-purified biogas is compressed with a 45 kW e-motor driven, 2-stage Corken piston compressor from 10-16 to 40-42 barg, cooled and…
03-09-2019
Make an innovative contribution in offshore wind
Do you have a solution for a climate neutral vessel, a sustainable oyster rack or a more controlled noise reduction method for offshore piling? Our business partners are looking for companies to solve these challenges.
03-09-2019
Gaat u met ons in zee? Nieuwe Business club Maritiem Museum
Wij hebben als museum een goede band met het maritieme bedrijfsleven. Zij ondersteunen ons met kennis, collectie en financiële middelen. Alle partners die zich bij de Offshore Experience aansloten zijn daar het mooiste bewijs van.
30-08-2019 Member news
Aeolus completes turbine installation at Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has successfully completed the installation of 31 turbines on monopiles at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. As the Balance of Plant contractor, Van Oord was responsible for the…
29-08-2019 Member news
DEME and Eiffage awarded EPCI foundation contract for the first offshore wind farm in France
A consortium including DEME and Eiffage Métal has been awarded a major EPCI contract for 80 foundations at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. The scope includes the design, fabrication and installation of…
27-08-2019 Member news
CEO Peter Berdowski verwerft aandelen Boskalis
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) maakt bekend dat Peter Berdowski, CEO Boskalis vandaag 50.000 aandelen Boskalis heeft aangekocht. De aandelen zijn via een bank verkregen en zijn uit de privémiddelen van de heer Berdowski gefinancierd.
23-08-2019 IRO news
InvestorDay for innovative energy companies
For entrepreneurs in the energy sector who are looking for risk capital, InnovationLink organizes an InvestorDay on 21 November 2019 in Delft. Entrepreneurs can register from 22 august to 15 october. Companies that pass the…
23-08-2019 Member news
MPI Resolution started blade repair campaign in offshore wind farm
Offshore installation vessel MPI Resolution recently started its work for the Prinses Amaliawindpark in the Netherlands. MPI Offshore, a subsidiary of Van Oord, has been contracted to repair and upgrade all of the blades for…
22-08-2019 Member news
Boskalis half year result 2019 tainted by offshore projects; 2019 EBITDA guidance unchanged
Key Figures First Half Year 2019 • Revenue: EUR 1.3 billion • EBITDA: EUR 135.7 million • Net profit: EUR 1.3 million • Order book: EUR 4.4 billion Outlook 2019…
19-08-2019 Member news
Jumbo and GoodFuels Partner to Take Sustainable Bio-Fuel Oil to the Offshore Support Market
Dutch company partnership paves the way for a low carbon energy transition in the offshore support sector. Leading global heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and the world’s first commercial, sustainable…
14-08-2019 Member news
The second Ocean Engineering Summer School has started!
TU Delft and DOB-Academy have organised an Ocean Engineering Summer School for the The Nippon Foundation. Last Sunday we welcomed twelve Japanese students and three young professionals. They will join us for four weeks to…
13-08-2019 Member news
Jumbo ships large TP’s for first offshore windfarm in Taiwan!
Jumbo has just completed the shipment of the heaviest, tallest and the largest diameter Transition Pieces (TP’s) we have ever transported! These TP’s were shipped for our client Jan De Nul Group in cooperation with…
12-08-2019 IRO news
WPC Congress 2020 Houston call for papers
The ‘Call for Papers’ for the 23rd World Petroleum Congress is now open! If you would like to submit an Abstract for Consideration, the process is as follows: Review the list of topics…
12-08-2019 IRO news
Port Development in Malaysia – An introduction to the country’s evolving port landscape
The rapid growth and development of the Malaysian economy over the past decades cannot be seen a part from the country’s location alongside world’s most important trade routes. The Straits of Malacca have been a…
12-08-2019 Member news
Dutch Energy Association merges into Holland House Mexico
As of June 2019, the Dutch Energy Association is part of Holland House Mexico, the Dutch-Mexican Chamber of Commerce in Mexico. The Netherlands has identified nine top sectors in which the government wants to strengthen…
07-08-2019 Member news
New heavy weight record for Jumbo!
Our Jumbo Kinetic has just lifted a giant 1,929 tonne Wash Tower, the heaviest cargo ever lifted by Jumbo! Record Breaking! At Jumbo, we enjoy pioneering solutions, and the team gets very excited when…
01-08-2019 Member news
Boskalis and Kotug complete sale of Kotug Smit Towage to Boluda
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), together with its co-shareholder Kotug International B.V. (Kotug), have completed the sale of Kotug Smit Towage to Boluda Group (Boluda). The intended sale was announced on 4 March 2019. In…
01-08-2019 Member news
DEME completes Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid subsea export cable installation well ahead of schedule
DEME successfully completed the installation of 85 km of subsea export cable for Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid, deploying the state-of-the-art cable installation vessel ‘Living Stone’. The cable connects Elia’s Offshore Switch Yard to the shore…
01-08-2019 Member news
Royal IHC annual figures 2018
Setbacks on challenging projects led to a net loss of € 80.6 million in 2018. Concrete actions have been taken to restore profitability: o focus applied and transformation intensified o management team strengthened…
31-07-2019 LeidschendamMember news
Fugro HY 2019: Recovery continues, driven by marine business
Seabed Geosolutions classified as ‘held for sale’ ■ After a weak first quarter, the second quarter results of Fugro’s core business improved significantly, resulting in an EBIT margin of 2.9% in the first half year…
30-07-2019 Member news
Boskalis awarded Seabed Intervention & Shore Crossing contract for Woodside’s Scarborough export gas pipeline
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded the contract for the seabed intervention and shore crossing activities for Woodside’s proposed Scarborough export gas pipeline in North West Australia. The contract awarded by Woodside Energy…