News & Press
05-01-2024 IRO news, Young IRO
Volumegrens CO2 reductie: strategische misser
Pieter Spruijt is bij Damen Shipyards systeemontwikkelaar voor duurzame brandstoffen. Hij is daarnaast Board Member bij Young IRO, de jongerenorganisatie van de IRO. De Young IRO Board is dit jaar een van de columnisten van…
21-12-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Van Oord completes foundation and cable installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Earlier this year, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine foundations…
21-12-2023 Marine energy, Member news
SolarDuck secures 15 million euro funding for the further development of offshore floating solar power
SolarDuck is excited to announce that it has secured additional funding for the development and deployment of Offshore Floating Solar power technology. This funding sets the company on a path of continued growth, able to…
19-12-2023 IRO news
Afscheidsinterview Han Heilig – oprichter Ocean Energy Resources Magazine
Na 40 jaar komt er een einde aan het magazine OER International. Voor IRO komt hiermee ook een einde aan een tijdperk. Lees hier het afscheidsinterview met oprichter Han Heilig. Dank je…
15-12-2023 Member news
Ingenieursbureau Iv breidt uit naar Polen
De Poolse, technische dienstverlener Electro Croon Polska (ECP) gaat verder als Iv Poland. Ingenieursbureau Iv neemt het bedrijf, met drie vestigingen in Polen, per 1 oktober over van Croonwolter&dros B.V. Het team specialisten in Polen…
15-12-2023
Martin Bloem Group Director Corporate Affairs bij Damen Shipyards
Per 1 januari 2024 begint Martin Bloem als Group Director Corporate Affairs bij Damen Shipyards Group. Dit is een nieuwe functie bij het grootste scheepsbouw concern van Nederland. Bloem is zeker geen onbekende in de…
14-12-2023 Hydrogen, IRO news
Zakelijke kansen voor groene waterstof in de Golfregio met PIB
27 Nederlandse bedrijven gaan samenwerken om groene waterstofproductie in de Golfregio te ontwikkelen. Op 30 november 2023 tekenden zij een PIB-samenwerkingsovereenkomst met de Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland. De groep bedrijven richt zich op de Verenigde…
12-12-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Start construction of RWE THOR platform by HSM Offshore Energy
End of November the construction of the THOR Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) project for RWE officially started. Key-milestone ‘steel cutting’ ceremony took place at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Schiedam (Netherlands). Both structures,…
11-12-2023 Member news
DEME awarded dredging contract for Port of NEOM in Northwest Saudi Arabia
A consortium of Saudi Archirodon and DEME has been awarded the second phase of transformation work for the Port of NEOM, the primary seaport of entry to northwest Saudi Arabia. Based in Oxagon, Port of…
08-12-2023 IRO news, Member news
Terugblik LOL bijeenkomst bij HSM Offshore Energy
Hollands glorie op zijn best! Woensdag 6 december waren we met de IRO LOL bijeenkomst te gast bij HSM Offshore Energy. Meer dan 120 deelnemers mochten een kijkje nemen in de keuken van dit mooie…
04-12-2023 Member news
Seatools completes successful factory tests for DEME’s Innovative Fall Pipe ROV
Seatools, a leading company in industrial-quality subsea equipment, is pleased to announce the successful completion of Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for a highly innovative Fall Pipe ROV developed for DEME. This state-of-the-art ROV will be…
04-12-2023 Member news
Kersten manufactures complex J-tube cluster for Petrogas’ new gas fields
Aiming to continue its domestic gas supply, Petrogas E&P develops the A15 and B10 gas fields near the A12CPP platform in the northern part of the Dutch North Sea. Petrogas develops two gas fields with…
01-12-2023
Masterpiece in offshore lifting
The Wagenborg Foxdrill team recently completed a very special offshore lifting project: the dismantling of a complete derrick on an offshore platform about 50 kilometers off the coast of Congo. A class of its own…
30-11-2023 IRO news
Terugblik conferentiesessie ‘Providing the metals needed to electrify the energy mix’ tijdens Offshore Energy
‘Providing the metals needed to electrify the energy mix’ was een korte conferentiesessie georganiseerd door IRO tijdens de Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in de RAI Amsterdam op dinsdag 28 november. Op de bodem van…
28-11-2023 Member news
Damen introduces fully electric SOV with offshore charging
Damen Shipyards Group has officially launched its latest vessel, a fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV), 70 metres x 17 metres. With its offshore charging capabilities, the vessel paves the way for significantly reduced emissions…
28-11-2023 Member news
Osbit to deliver world-first cable repair equipment for N-Sea
Osbit, the offshore wind equipment specialist and a Venterra Group company, has been awarded a contract by Netherlands based subsea solutions and cable specialist N-Sea, to deliver a suite of equipment to enable the repair…
28-11-2023 Member news
Windcat expands its CSOV fleet to a total of five vessels from Damen Shipyards
Windcat is committed to further expanding its CSOV fleet and has placed an additional order of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards. This order increases Windcat’s CSOV fleet to a total of…
28-11-2023 Member news
Strohm is first company to receive DNV qualification for deepwater TCP Flowline
Strohm, the world’s first and leading thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) technology company, has taken a big step towards expanding its TCP operating envelope. DNV has issued a Statement of Qualified Technology for Strohm’s 6-inch EGF-PE…
28-11-2023 Member news
Govert van Oord to be nominated as new CEO of Royal Van Oord NV. Pieter van Oord to be nominated as new CEO of Royal Schiphol NV
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 26 November 2023 – The Supervisory Board of Van Oord intends to nominate Govert van Oord as the new CEO of Van Oord. The formal appointment will take place at Van…
27-11-2023 Member news
KenzFigee secures another contract from Aker Solutions
KenzFigee, a well-established lifting and service specialist of high-end equipment for the marine, offshore and wind energy industry, is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with Aker Solutions for the supply of an…
27-11-2023 Member news
Fugro gains full ownership of SEA-KIT International, strengthening its leadership in marine robotics solutions
Fugro is pleased to announce it has reached a binding agreement for the acquisition of the remaining shares in SEA-KIT International, a long-standing partner in the development of hi-tech uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for low…
24-11-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Huisman to upgrade Heerema Aegir’s offshore mast crane
Huisman announces that it has been awarded a contract for the upgrade of the Offshore Mast Crane onboard the Aegir, owned by Heerema. This significant project will enhance the second main hoist capacity from 2,000mt…
23-11-2023 Member news
Osbit launches software to revolutionise offshore asset return on investment Tailwind
Osbit, the offshore equipment expert, today launches a game-changing new asset knowledge management and performance insight tool, named Tailwind, to significantly reduce project risk by enhancing offshore mission equipment safety and performance.
23-11-2023
IRO pakt uit tijdens Offshore Energy 2023
IRO pakt uit tijdens Offshore Energy op 28 en 29 november in de RAI Amsterdam. IRO conferentie Op dinsdag 28 november organiseert IRO een conferentiesessie met als titel: Providing the metals needed to electrify…
23-11-2023
OEG Group acquires Bluestream Offshore
Introducing a new era in the offshore renewables landscape: OEG Group acquires Bluestream Offshore. Acquisition expands OEG’s subsea and inspection capabilities and access to the growing European offshore renewables sector. OEG Energy Group Limited (“OEG”,…
21-11-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Damen Shipyards signs contract with Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd to supply a new Construction Service Operation Vessel
On the 21st of November, Damen Shipyards signed a contract with Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. of Japan, and Ta Tong Marine Co., Ltd. of…
21-11-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Van Oord installs first turbine at South Fork offshore wind farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus successfully installed the first of 12 turbines at the South Fork offshore wind farm. South Fork is the first offshore wind project in the State of New York, a…
16-11-2023 Member news, Offshore Wind
Fugro supports Ignitis Renewables with seabed survey
Fugro supports Ignitis Renewables with seabed survey for Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has awarded Fugro a contract to conduct a geophysical survey at Lithuania’s first offshore wind…
16-11-2023 Human capital, IRO news
Onderzoek ‘binden en boeien van een toenemend diverse groep werknemers’
Onze sector staat voor grote uitdagingen. Verduurzaming en innovatie vraagt om voldoende en vaardige mensen. Maar onze sector is niet de enige die jonge, vaardige en bekwame technische mensen zoekt. In deze moeilijke en krimpende…
16-11-2023 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis commissions 2 GWh shore power facility in Rotterdam
Boskalis commissioned a large-scale shore power facility yesterday afternoon at its premises in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Boskalis vessels are (de)mobilized for own projects at this service…