News & Press
09-12-2021 Member news
Atlas Professionals sign multi-year global frame-agreement with Boskalis
Proving reliable to its clients yet again – international recruitment company Atlas Professionals has renewed its multi-year framework agreement with Boskalis On December 1, 2021, Boris Kasteel, CEO, Atlas Professionals signed the framework agreement…
09-12-2021 Young IRO
And the winner of the Best Mentor Award 2021 is…
Giuseppe Petrina, Programme Manager VO:X Data within Van Oord! “Everyone is a talent. Mentorship is all about enabling people in discovering their natural talent and unlocking their ability to succeed.” It was a close call…
09-12-2021 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht’s digitization strategy can save shipbuilders and owners a lot of time and costs
The digital recording and documentation of all data of a vessel during its entire life cycle – from construction to decommission – can save builders and owners a lot of time and costs. Bakker Sliedrecht…
09-12-2021 IRO news
Save the new date: IRO 50-jarig jubileum
Beste leden en relaties, De nieuwe datum voor de viering van het 50-jarig IRO jubileum is bekend! Houd donderdag 23 juni 2022 vrij in de agenda voor een fantastisch feest in de Fokker Terminal in…
08-12-2021 Member news
Book published by Boskalis about the salvage of the Ever Given
In March this year Boskalis was at the center of worldwide media attention on the salvage of the stranded mega container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. In collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority…
06-12-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis consortium secures EUR 24 million research grant to advance emission-free shipping
A broader maritime consortium in which Boskalis is participant has been awarded a EUR 24 million grant to conduct research into accelerating the use of methanol as a low-carbon fuel within the shipping industry. Methanol…
01-12-2021 Member news
Huisman to deliver two >2,000mt Leg Encircling Cranes for Cadeler X-class vessels
Today, Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, announces that it has been awarded a contract from COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. for the design and construction of two >2,000mt Leg Encircling…
01-12-2021 IRO news
IRO 50 years: Book ‘Won from the Waves’ officially launched!
On the occasion of IRO’s 50th anniversary maritime historians Joke Korteweg and Frits Loomeijer wrote the anniversary book about 50 years of Dutch Offshore, entitled (Dutch and English): Wagen en Winnen De Nederlandse offshore-industrie…
30-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis signs partnership agreement with CIP for the development of the world’s first energy island project
Boskalis has signed a partnership agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a leading global fund manager focused on renewable energy investments, together with three internationally renowned companies, to bid for the development of the energy…
29-11-2021 IRO news
Ministerie EZK investeert 52,9 miljoen in maritieme R&D
Rotterdam, 29 november 2021 | Vandaag werd bekend dat 3 consortia van maritieme bedrijven en kennisinstellingen in totaal 52,9 miljoen toekend hebben gekregen vanuit de RDM-subsidieregeling van het ministerie van EZK. De regeling is bedoeld…
29-11-2021 Member news
Van Oord to install scour protection at Seagreen offshore wind farm
Seaway 7, the main Seagreen contractor, have contracted Van Oord to install scour protection around the 114 wind turbine foundations at the Seagreen offshore wind farm. This wind farm is located 27 kilometres off the…
26-11-2021 IRO news
Book ‘Won from the Waves’ takes a traditional Dutch industry out of the shadows for the first time
On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the association IRO, which represents the interests of Dutch suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry, a book will be published on 1 December: ‘Won from the Waves.
25-11-2021 Member news
Wagenborg Offshore signs contract for fourth Walk to Work vessel on the Southern North Sea
Wagenborg Offshore has signed an agreement for the deployment of a walk to work emergency response and rescue vessel (W2W ERRV). This fourth walk to work vessel in the Wagenborg fleet will be operated by…
25-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Seaway 7 celebrates build milestone for Wind Turbine Installation Vessel and announces vessel name
Seaway 7 is pleased to announce that today the steel cutting ceremony took place for its next generation Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) facility in Jiangsu, China. The…
25-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Tot 2030 heeft de offshore wind industrie 123.000 extra professionals nodig
Er zijn vakkundige mensen nodig om de energietransitie te realiseren. Wat doet de offshore energie sector hier zelf aan? Tijdens een van de talkshows op Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) kwamen o.a. de onderwerpen…
24-11-2021 Member news
Ulstein designed subsea rock installation vessel will be America’s first – GLDD orders Jones-Act compliant rock installation vessel to serve U.S. Offshore Wind
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (GLDD), U.S. leading dredging company, has ordered the first U.S.-flagged and Jones Act compliant subsea rock installation vessel, an ULSTEIN S211 design. Designed by Rotterdam based Ulstein Design…
18-11-2021 Member news
The World’s first walk to work ice breaker successfully launched
Last weekend yard number 862 was launched successfully at shipyard Royal Niestern Sander. The world’s first ice breaking walk to work vessel is one step closer to delivery and operations in harsh weather conditions in…
18-11-2021 Member news
Inmarsat secures fleetwide installation agreement with Maersk Supply Service for Fleet Xpress digital portfolio
Digital IoT services from Inmarsat will enable new phase in Maersk Supply Service strategy for enhanced performance, efficiency and sustainability across 30 offshore vessels, enabling fast, precise and automated data on emissions & fuel consumption…
17-11-2021 Member news
Huisman launches drone inspection service for equipment
Huisman has recently launched its fully digitalised drone inspection services for the safe inspection of cranes, drilling and pipelay equipment, offered from its international locations in the Netherlands, Singapore, China, the USA and Brazil. Huisman…
15-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis receives EUR 450 million offshore wind project
Boskalis has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of the monopile foundations and substations for an offshore wind farm development with a value of approximately EUR 450 million. Boskalis’ successful track record…
15-11-2021 IRO news
Belangrijke mededeling: verplaatsing IRO jubileum
N.a.v. de persconferentie van afgelopen vrijdag 12 november met de aankondiging van aangescherpte coronamaatregelen, zien wij ons genoodzaakt het Jubileum van vrijdag 26 november te verplaatsen naar 2022. Wij willen onze gasten een bijzonder…
12-11-2021 Member news
MARIN ontvangt Erepenning Maritieme Techniek (KIVI)
Het Koninklijk Instituut van Ingenieurs (KIVI) kende gisteren de Erepenning Maritieme Techniek toe aan Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland (MARIN). Bas Buchner, algemeen directeur MARIN, ontving de erepenning uit handen van Thecla Bodewes, boegbeeld van de…
10-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis acquires inter-array cabling contract for Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms
Boskalis announces that it has been awarded an inter-array cable installation contract by Ørsted for the German Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms. The contract includes the transport, installation and burial…
10-11-2021 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht delivers electrical system integration of largest diamond recovery vessel in the world
Two years after shipbuilder Damen and electrical system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht signed a partnership agreement for the construction of De Beers Marine Namibia’s new vessel, the ship has been delivered. Bakker Sliedrecht has done the…
10-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
11 maanden Catchy: bijna 500 kilo afval afgevangen én veel inzichten rijker
Catchy heeft 462 kilo zwerfafval uit de Nieuwe Maas gehaald Allseas gaat door met Catchy in de Vijfsluizerhaven Allseas en Rijkswaterstaat hebben met Catchy, een innovatief opvangsysteem voor macro- en grote micro-plastics, tijdens een pilot…
08-11-2021 IRO news
TKI evenement ‘Maritiem Masterplan’
Zet dinsdag, 16 november, 12:00 tot 18:00 uur in uw agenda, want op die datum organiseert Topconsortium Kennis en Innovatie (TKI) Maritiem in samenwerking met Nederland Maritiem Land weer een live evenement in HAL 4…
05-11-2021 Member news
DEME Offshore Lands Dominion Energy Group’s +$1.1 Billion Balance of Plant (BoP) Project for Construction of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm (CVOW)
Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm to supply energy to 660,000 households DEME Offshore US LLC (“DEME Offshore” or “the Company”), the world’s leading offshore wind farm contractor, today announced that it has secured…
04-11-2021 Member news
GustoMSC: Velesto Drilling orders first cost-effective Chela Twins cranes
Understanding the needs for offshore operations leads to advanced technology Velesto Drilling awarded GustoMSC the first two orders for the new and cost-competitive version of the Chela crane — the Chela Twins. Two cranes are…
04-11-2021 IRO news, Young IRO
IRO Chairman Pieter van Oord: important task for IRO members to work on a future proof sector
Full house on Tuesday 2 November during the fortunately physical IRO Annual General Meeting at Van Oord in Rotterdam! The year 2021 will once again be remembered as a year with many challenges for the IRO…
03-11-2021 Member news
Huisman to deliver largest Leg Encircling Crane for Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel
Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, has been awarded a contract from Van Oord for the delivery of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for its new offshore installation vessel. This crane will…