News & Press
05-03-2020 Member news
World First: Deep Water Floating Drill Operation Successfully Completed
Large Diameter Drilling (LDD) and Barge Master have combined their expertise to complete a World first: drilling operations from a diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) in water depths in excess of 270m. By integrating…
05-03-2020 Member news
Boskalis full year result boosted by good second half year
HIGHLIGHTS 2019 Revenue: EUR 2.6 billion EBITDA: EUR 376 million EBIT: EUR 111 million Net profit: EUR 75 million Record high order book: EUR 4.7 billion Net debt-free: EUR 26 million net cash Dividend proposal:…
04-03-2020 Member news
Foundation piling operations completed at Moray East Offshore Wind Farm
Impressive milestone at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm DEME Offshore is pleased to announce that its work on the foundation structures for the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm has reached another key milestone, with all…
04-03-2020 Member news
DEME and partners present HYPORT®Duqm, a large-scale green hydrogen project in Oman
DEME Concessions and Omani partners are announcing an exclusive partnership to develop a world leading, green hydrogen plant in Duqm, Oman. The facility will significantly contribute to the decarbonisation of the regional chemical industry in…
04-03-2020
Update programma handelsmissie Mexico met minister-president Rutte
De aanwezigheid van minister-president Mark Rutte geeft u een unieke kans om op hoog niveau contacten te leggen en uit te bouwen. Er vindt een bezoek plaats aan de inkoopafdeling van Shell, er zijn afspraken…
03-03-2020 Member news
First of SeaMade’s two offshore substations sets sail to the Belgian North Sea
The first of two offshore substations for the SeaMade offshore wind farm left the construction yard in Hoboken for its final destination in the Belgian North Sea. The 1,200 tonne substation has four decks, is…
03-03-2020 Member news
Fugro closes first part of the sale of Global Marine
Fugro is pleased with today’s press release from HC2 Holdings, Inc. (HC2) about the completion of the sale of the first part of Global Marine Group (GMG), resulting in USD 37 million net proceeds for…
03-03-2020 IRO news, Corona
Standpunt IRO inzake Coronavirus
Ook IRO volgt de recente ontwikkelingen met betrekking tot het Coronavirus. Als brancheorganisatie gaan wij ervan uit dat onze leden de richtlijnen volgen zoals voorgeschreven door RIVM. De energie sector is internationaal actief, het kan…
02-03-2020 Member news
Allseas acquires ship for deep-sea polymetallic nodule collection in partnership with DeepGreen Allseas
Allseas has acquired the former ultra-deepwater drill ship “Vitoria 10000” for conversion to a polymetallic nodule collection vessel. She is 228 m long, 42 m wide, and can accommodate 200 people. In partnership with DeepGreen…
02-03-2020 Member news
Ampelmann enters Guyana after securing contract with SBM Offshore
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore service provider, has added Guyana as a new market to its global portfolio. In a contract with SBM Offshore, an expert in floating production and mooring systems, the company assisted the…
02-03-2020 Member news
Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet Sweden wins life extension contract for survey vessel Ocean Surveyor
Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet in Sweden has won the public tender for a contract to undertake a major life extension programme on the survey and research vessel S/V Ocean Surveyor, owned by SGU, Sweden’s national geological survey…
02-03-2020 Member news
Fugro not to proceed with EUR 500 million senior secured notes offering at this time due to market conditions
Fugro has decided not to proceed with the planned offering of EUR 500 million senior secured notes (the “Offering”) at this time due to adverse market conditions. As a result, the current EUR 575 million…
27-02-2020 Member news
North Sea Tax Seminar
We are pleased to announce our annual North Sea Tax Seminar will take place on Thursday, 26 March 2020. During this seminar, we will provide you with an update on recent developments in tax legislation…
27-02-2020 Member news
Meet top employers at the Navingo Career Event
The Navingo Career Event takes place on Thursday the 28th of May at RDM Rotterdam – Onderzeebootloods. Employers will be meeting jobseekers once again to discuss vacancies and career opportunities. Visitors will get a chance…
25-02-2020
Mexico Business Update: een recap
Op woensdagochtend 19 februari vond in het hoofdkantoor van de Rabobank de Mexico Business Update plaats. Dit evenement werd georganiseerd om Nederlandse bedrijven in de tuinbouw en maritiem/energie sector een update te geven over de…
25-02-2020 Member news
KENC successfully wraps up engineering assignments for Jumbo
Last December 2019, Jumbo – the heavy lift shipping and offshore T&I contractor – awarded KENC with multiple engineering assignments. The scope entailed engineering and FEM calculations to prepare Jumbo’s ‘Fairplayer’ – a DP 2…
24-02-2020 DelftMember news
DOB-Academy launches its first training course on hydrogen as a renewable source of energy
Hydrogen is to play a key role in the energy transition, together with (offshore) wind turbines and solar panels. Where wind turbines and solar panels are dependent upon wind and sun for their energy production,…
21-02-2020 IRO news
Reminder: Handelsmissie naar Mexico met MP Mark Rutte – 21-24 april 2020
21 t/m 24 april 2020 Wilt u zakendoen in Mexico? Ga dan van 21 tot en met 24 april mee met de handelsmissie met een focus Maritiem/Energie. Deze missie is in aanwezigheid van minister-president Mark…
20-02-2020 IRO news
Info session about energy opportunities in Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan
On Thursday 13 February we organized an info session about energy opportunities in Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan at the DOB-Academy in Delft. During this session we talked about engaging more with both…
20-02-2020 IRO news
WARNING: PHISHING MAILS ON BEHALF OF IRO
Dear IRO member, With regards to our previous mailing from Tuesday 18 February, unfortunately we found out that more phishing mails have beent sent on IRO’s behalf to all our members. These phishing mails have…
19-02-2020 Member news
Paradigm Group Drilling Services Launches Online Store
Paradigm Drilling Services (PDS), part of Paradigm Group based in Inverurie Aberdeenshire, is launching an online store to offer their range of drilling tools and services. The online shopping experience has been pioneered by the…
19-02-2020 Member news
National Marine Dredging Company and Royal IHC launch TSHD GHASHA
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Royal IHC (IHC) have successfully launched trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) GHASHA. The ceremony took place at IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The GHASHA is based on…
19-02-2020 Member news
Changes to Fugro’s Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board of Fugro has decided to nominate Ron Mobed as member of the Supervisory Board for a four-year term, as per the annual general meeting that will be held on 30 April 2020.
19-02-2020 Member news
Fugro announces a refinancing of its capital structure
Fugro anticipates refinancing its current EUR 575 million Revolving Credit Facility and repurchasing any and all of its EUR 190 million Convertible Bonds due 2021 with a new EUR 200 million Revolving Credit Facility and…
19-02-2020 Member news
Fugro 2019: Continued margin improvement and positive cash flow
•Adjusted EBIT margin of Fugro’s core business improved to 4.2% from 1.9% last year; driven by improved performance of the marine business, in particular in the fast growing offshore wind market. Modest revenue growth, on…
18-02-2020 Member news
Paradigm Group Revolutionize Slick-E-Line® Sales with Online Shop
Paradigm Technology Services (PTS), part of Paradigm Group is launching an online shop to sell their World class digital slickline service, Slick-E-Line®. The online shopping experience will launch on 20th February at 20:20 and will…
12-02-2020 Member news
Combifloat prepares for new phase
We are pleased to announce that Jaap-Jan Pietersen has joined the Combifloat team in Rotterdam as deputy managing director as of February 1st. During the year, Jaap-Jan will gradually take over the leadership from Bas…
12-02-2020
The power of marine energy
Next to wind and solar power, another mega source of energy will play an increasingly important role in the energy transition: marine energy. As a stable and reliable power supplier, energy generated out of our…
12-02-2020 Young IRO
Sophie van Zanten succeeds Bernard Alblas as Chair of the Young IRO board
After years of enthusiastic dedication for Young IRO, Bernard Alblas has decided to step down as Chairman of the Young IRO board. His successor will be Sophie van Zanten. Sophie: “After being part of the…
12-02-2020 Member news
Royal IHC and Trade Unions work together for Dutch submarine replacement programme
Royal IHC and the trade unions FNV, CNV vakmensen.nl, RMU and De Unie have today signed a covenant within the framework of the programme for the replacement of the Dutch Walrus class submarines. In this…