News & Press
01-02-2022 IRO news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
Understanding stakeholder perspectives
The North Sea has the potential to play a pivotal role in the energy transition, but it is also a busy area with important ecological, societal and economic functions. As a partner of the North…
01-02-2022 IRO news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
A challenge that can only be met through collaboration
The challenge of efficiently repurposing and decommissioning the oil & gas infrastructure in the Netherlands can only be met through collaboration. Many operators have taken their responsibility to decommission. However, now that we will reach…
01-02-2022 IRO news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
The country Pavilion of The Netherlands at the World Expo in Dubai, receives GSES Circular Footprint certificate and RISE certification as the first rated country Pavilion
The Netherlands Country Pavilion on the World Expo in Dubai is the first country that receives the GSES Circular Footprint® certificate and the RISE certification from the Expo organization and GSES System®. The certificates were…
31-01-2022 Member news, Sustainability
RelyOn Nutec to further its play in the energy transition with a new training centre in Eemshaven, the Netherlands
RelyOn Nutec is due to open a new training centre in Eemshaven in early 2023, to meet the increasing demand from the onshore and offshore wind industries in the Groningen area. Eemshaven is uniquely positioned…
28-01-2022 IRO news
North Sea Energy webinar: stakeholder perspectives on offshore system integration
On 20 January 2022, the online webinar ‘Stakeholder perspective on offshore system integration‘ took place. In the webinar, George Wurpel and Anne-Mette Jǿrgensen of MSG Sustainable Strategies have shared the key outcomes of…
26-01-2022 Member news
De Goede Ree (DGR) becomes the new owner of Offshore Engineering company Offshore Independents
On the first of January 2022, Maritime Investment company “De Goede Ree (DGR)” reached an agreement on the acquisition of offshore engineering company “Offshore Independents” and its subsidiary, “ARC Sustainable Energy Solutions”. As part of…
21-01-2022 IRO news
Offshore decommissioning in Australia is at a turning point
The country has an offshore oil and gas asset stock consisting of: 1,008 wells 57 fixed facilities (including 237,000 tonnes of topsides and 518 tonnes of substructures) 11 floating facilities 82 export and inter-field pipelines…
20-01-2022 Member news
Etteplan neemt Cognitas over van Canon en wordt een marktleider in technische documentatie in Duitsland
Etteplan heeft Cognitas GmbH, een Duits bedrijf voor levenscyclusbeheer van technische informatie, overgenomen van Canon Germany GmbH. De overname versterkt de positie van Etteplan in Duitsland en zet onze strategische investeringen in Centraal-Europa voort. Met…
20-01-2022 IRO news, Sustainability
IRO leden geven energietransitie vorm m.b.v. subsidie vanuit Ministerie van EZK
Drie consortia van maritieme bedrijven en kennisinstellingen hebben in totaal 52,9 miljoen toekend gekregen vanuit de RDM-subsidieregeling van het ministerie van EZK. De regeling is bedoeld om teruglopende investeringen in R&D tegen te gaan in…
18-01-2022 Member news
Jumbo-SAL-Alliance delivers comprehensive transportation solution for a mighty engineering challenge with a tight squeeze
After months of precision planning and engineering Jumbo Shipping, now part of Jumbo-SAL-Alliance, has carried out the tailor-made transportation of offshore platform modules including living quarters module, helideck and flare boom for client Kiewit Offshore…
18-01-2022 Member news
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME, Qair and Aspiravi, land 2 GW in highly competitive ScotWind offshore wind leasing round
Weybridge, UK – Crown Estate Scotland announced that Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME Concessions (Wind) NV (42,5%), Qair Marine SAS (42,5%), and Aspiravi International NV (15%), had been awarded 2GW worth of…
17-01-2022 Member news
Huisman signs second 2600mt Leg Encircling Crane contract with DSME for Eneti Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Huisman has announced the signing of a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for delivery of another 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC). This follows a previous order, in July last year, for a…
12-01-2022 Member news
DEME further reinforces fleet with acquisition of offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’
DEME has entered into an agreement with Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik to acquire the DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’. Representing a substantial investment, this move highlights DEME’s commitment to its customers, and supports the…
10-01-2022 Member news
Huisman Composite Tubulars demonstrate impressive performance in latest test of strength
Recently, Huisman’s Composite Tubulars demonstrated their strength in a test facilitated by the Rijkswijk Centre for Sustainable Geo-energy the Netherlands. During the test, a newly developed 9 5/8” full composite pipe took an impressive 530…
10-01-2022 Member news, Sustainability
New: the future-proof Conoship 3600 TDW General Cargo Vessel
Conoship International Projects developed an innovative, future-proof and environmentally friendly 3600 dwt general cargo vessel, suited for sea-river operations. This vessel can be considered the new standard for low-air draught sea-river coasters. The first series…
06-01-2022 Member news
Huisman awarded 3,000mt Ringer Crane contract
Huisman has announced the award of a contract from Denmark-based BMS Heavy Cranes for the delivery of a 3,000mt Ringer Crane, with an option for a second unit. The crane setup has been optimised for…
06-01-2022 IRO news
Video: Gelukkig Nieuwjaar namens het IRO bestuur & team
Namens het IRO bestuur en het IRO team wensen wij jullie een gezond en energiek 2022! …
05-01-2022 Member news, Sustainability
Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha topside installed in the North Sea
The offshore transformer station of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha platform is successfully installed on the jacket in the North Sea, about 20 kilometers off the coast of The Hague, on Sunday December 26th 2021.
23-12-2021 Member news
Safeway secures rental contract extension Seagull gangway for campaign offshore Taiwan
Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment has secured an extension of an existing rental contract supply the Safeway Seagull type motion-compensated gangway system on board the subsea construction…
22-12-2021 Member news
Van Oord partners with two PortXL start-ups
Van Oord has signed partnership agreements with LexX and Heliorec, two start-ups scouted through the innovation platform PortXL. The signing ceremony took place during the shakedown event on 2 December marking the end of this…
20-12-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Bakker Sliedrecht enables research vessel Nuyina to sail silently and hybrid through Antarctic ice
Five years after Damen Shipyards Group began construction, the new Antarctic Supply & Research Vessel (ASRV) Nuyina for the Australian government has arrived at its home port of Hobart in Tasmania. Bakker Sliedrecht supplied the…
20-12-2021 Member news
Inmarsat gives a gift of free connectivity to seafarers
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, is giving free connectivity to maritime crews around the globe that use its Fleet Hotspot service. Given the critical role connectivity plays in crew welfare, Inmarsat…
20-12-2021 IRO news
Christmas & New Year closure IRO office
Due to the festive holidays, the IRO office is closed from 27 December till 4 January 2022. We wish you Happy Holidays and a healthy 2022!…
16-12-2021 Member news
DEME Offshore secures sizable inter-array cable contract for Dogger Bank C wind farm in the UK
Earlier today, DEME Offshore, subsidiary of the DEME Group, announced it has been awarded a sizable (1) EPCI contract for the inter-array cables at the Dogger Bank C wind farm in the UK. Dogger Bank…
16-12-2021 Member news
Strategic Alliance for Paradigm Drilling Services and ProGroup in Middle East
Paradigm Drilling Services, part of the Paradigm Group headquartered in Rotterdam, Holland, have announced their strategic alliance with UAE oil service company ProGroup MENA to manage sales and rentals across the Middle East. The agreement…
15-12-2021
Online Offshore Café
On Friday December 15, we were able to make no fewer than 379 matches during speed dating in the largest Online Offshore Café in the Netherlands! A good opportunity to end the year in a…
15-12-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis takes delivery of largest bio-fuel consignment to date
Boskalis has taken delivery of its largest-ever consignment of drop-in biofuel which will be used to power two hopper dredgers on upcoming projects in northwestern Europe. The use of bio-fuel will result in a CO2…
14-12-2021 Member news
Boskalis commissions large-scale electric vehicle charging facility at its head office
Boskalis has recently commissioned a large-scale charging facility at its headquarters in Papendrecht, marking a significant investment in charging capacity for electric vehicles (EVs). The new facility with 252 charging points is one of the…
13-12-2021 Sustainability
Marine energy in the Dutch North Sea – Potential benefits to the Dutch energy system
Marine energy has been gaining attention as a potential contributor to the diversification of the Dutch renewable portfolio and to sustainable energy generation in the North Sea. In July of this year, three motions were…
13-12-2021 Member news
Royal IHC appoints new CEO with extensive experience in maritime sector
Jan Pieter Klaver will start as CEO of Royal IHC on 1 January 2022. He thus takes over from Gerben Eggink, who fulfilled the role of CEO on an interim basis for more than a…