News & Press
26-03-2018 Delft
Ampelmann gangway system sets sail with Wagenborg’s new ‘Walk to Work’ vessel Kasteelborg
Ampelmann’s A-type Enhanced Performance (AEP) gangway system will transfer personnel from Wagenborg Offshore’s second Walk to Work Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (W2W ERRV) Kasteelborg, to support gas production in the Dutch and UK sectors…
26-03-2018 Gorinchem
Damen Anchor & Chain Factory delivers two anchors for the luxury yacht sector
Damen AKF is well known for its large stock of anchors and chains for the commercial shipping industry, but its scope of activities go further than that. The company’s expertise also extends to the manufacture…
22-03-2018 Rio de Janeiro
Walk to Work Brazil – Rio de Janeiro
EVENT DETAILSThe aim of this event is to bring together industry peers and experts to share and learn from experience with Walk to Work and how to implement or improve the W2W concept for…
21-03-2018 Delft
Ampelmann Technology in the Spotlight at Annual Awards
Ampelmann, a leader in the provision of safe offshore access to the energy industry, has been commended for its innovative N-type Icemann gangway with an OTC Spotlight on New Technology award. The N-type, nicknamed Icemann,…
21-03-2018 Gorinchem
Ontario Government accepts Damen proposal for full ferry electrification
Damen is pleased to announce that the Government of Ontario has accepted its proposal to build two ferries with full electric propulsion. Damen is building a Road Ferry 6819 and a Road Ferry 9819 (68…
20-03-2018 Leeuwarden
Sciencefiction wordt werkelijkheid met Data Science
Onlangs besloot het kabinet om per jaar twintig miljoen euro te investeren in supercomputers en de ‘digitale infrastructuur’ om onderzoek met behulp van big data te stimuleren. Het verwerken en onderzoeken van big data is…
20-03-2018 Rotterdam
Nuon wins permit for Dutch offshore wind farm without subsidy
Chinook C.V., a subsidiary company of Nuon, has been awarded the permit to construct and operate the wind farm at Sites I and II of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Wind Farm Zone without subsidy. The…
19-03-2018 Den Haag
Uitvinder van de Ampelmann benoemd tot KIVI-erelid
Het Koninklijk Instituut Van Ingenieurs (KIVI) benoemt dr. ir. Jan van der Tempel, CEO van Ampelmann en De Oude Bibliotheek, op woensdag 21 maart tot KIVI-erelid. Van der Tempel ontvangt het erelidmaatschap als erkenning van…
19-03-2018 Abu Dhabi
Adipec 2018: The place to be!
IRO invites you to participate in the Holland Pavilion at The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) Exhibition 2018, taking place from 12-15 November 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The…
16-03-2018 Hoofddorp
Marine services JV to operate as Atlas Professionals in Australasian market
The JV currently provides a broad range of services to the offshore oil and gas and marine sectors throughout Australia and New Zealand, including manning, logistics support, agency, catering and other operational services, with offices…
15-03-2018 Gorinchem
Damen unveils Multi Cat Water Injection Dredger
“Damen invented the Multi Cat as the ideal dredge support vessel – what I like to think of as floating work bench – for Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD). This is a logical step forward for…
15-03-2018 Den Helder
Port of Den Helder ontvangt hercertificering Ecoport van ESPO
De verwachting is dat binnen afzienbare tijd de andere Waddenzeehavens (Den Oever, Harlingen, Lauwersoog en Groningen Seaports) ook gehercertificeerd worden. Het certificaat heeft een geldigheidsduur van twee jaar en wordt getoetst aan de hand van…
14-03-2018 Papendrecht
CEO Peter Berdowski acquires Boskalis shares
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that CEO Peter Berdowski today acquired 50,000 Boskalis shares. The shares were purchased by Mr Berdowski with his own funds through a bank. This announcement is made in addition…
13-03-2018 Cherbourg
Schrijf u nu in voor de Holland Paviljoen/ Business Lounge tijdens Seanergy/ICOE 2018 in Cherbourg
Schrijf u nu in voor de Holland Paviljoen/ Business Lounge tijdens Seanergy/ICOE 2018 in Cherbourg Actief op het gebied van offshore duurzame energie en heeft u interesse in deze in Frankrijk opkomende markt?Dan…
13-03-2018 Rotterdam
Award decision Windfarm Hollandse Kust Zuid to be announced on March 19 – the 1st Dutch tender without subsidy, way ahead of expectations.
Wind farm zone Hollandse Kust (zuid), 356 km² in total, is divided into 4 sites. Each site can accommodate 350 MW. TSO TenneT will build grid connections and construct two offshore substations in the wind…
13-03-2018 Sliedrecht
Electrical specialist Bakker Sliedrecht plays important part in conversion of Bokalift 1
Electrical installation company Bakker Sliedrecht has played an important part in the conversion of Boskalis’ heavy transport vessel (HTV) Finesse into transport and installation crane vessel (HLV) Bokalift 1. After the official launch, Boskalis will deploy the vessel…
12-03-2018 Rotterdam
Get to Know your Industry Counterpart & other Young IRO updates!
Get to know your industry counterpart & other Young IRO updates!Upcoming Intelligent Event: Within our industry it’s good to focus on your core business, however sometimes we get so caught up within…
08-03-2018 Leeuwarden
Aan de slag met blockchain? NHL Stenden laat zien hoe!
Betalen met een speciale studentenmunt of de authenticiteit van diploma’s garanderen? De mogelijkheden van blockchain zijn eindeloos. Dat geldt zeker ook voor het onderwijs. Meer dan 200 studenten, docenten en onderwijsprofessionals kwamen daarom dinsdag 6…
08-03-2018 Gorinchem
Albwardy Damen receives Superbrands 2018 award
Albwardy Damen, the joint venture shipyard in Sharjah, UAE, between the Damen Shipyards Group and UAE-based Albwardy Investment, has received a prestigious Superbrands 2018 Award from Superbrands Worldwide, the world’s largest independent arbiter of branding.
08-03-2018 Papendrecht
Boskalis 2017 net result in line with expectations
HIGHLIGHTS IN 2017• Revenue: EUR 2.34 billion• EBITDA: EUR 437 million• Net profit: EUR 150 million• Order book: EUR 3.50 billion• Proposed dividend: EUR 1.00 per share OUTLOOK •…
07-03-2018 Rotterdam
Matchmaking op 13 maart met Braziliaanse delegatie voor biogas
Bent u actief in de biogassector en geïnteresseerd in zakendoen met Brazilië? Kom dan naar de matchmaking voorafgaand aan de Brazil Network Day op 13 maart 2018 in Rotterdam. Hier ontmoet u Braziliaanse ondernemers…
07-03-2018 Delfzijl
Walk to Work vessel Kasteelborg put into service
Today the second walk-to-work ship of Wagenborg Offshore was put into service under the name ‘Kasteelborg’. The vessel has been converted from a standard offshore supply vessel to this specialized walk-to-work vessel in just 12…
06-03-2018 Delft
Symposium ‘Moving away from Fossil Fuels – Great opportunities for the oil & gas industry’
The Royal Netherlands Society of Engineers (KIVI) is organizing a symposium on the opportunities and threats of the energy transition for our industry at the Hague University of Applied Science on May 1st, 2018.
05-03-2018 Tehran
Gezocht: Partner voor leveren van Operations & Maintenance voor FPSO Cyrus voor Iraanse tender South Pars
Wij ontvingen het volgende bericht van het Iraanse bedrijf Fateh Sanat Kimia (FSK): Er loopt een tender voor FPSO Cyrus – South Pars Oil Layer in Iran.Voor deze tender is FSK op zoek naar…
05-03-2018 Rotterdam
How the Offshore Wind Energy Industry can overcome the Jones Act
Europe’s decade-long economic and regulatory commitment to the offshore wind industry has paid off. With approximately 14 GW of power installed as of June 2017, the continent now boasts more than 90% of global offshore…
05-03-2018 Wageningen
Nederlands instituut MARIN onderzoekt Koreaanse veerbootramp
Hiervoor zijn uitgebreide proeven uitgevoerd met twee schaalmodellen van de Sewol in MARIN’s testbassins in Wageningen. Daarbij waren naast de SIC ook steeds vertegenwoordigers van de families van de slachtoffers aanwezig. De Koreaanse pers volgt…
05-03-2018 Leidschendam
Publication 2017 annual report
Today Fugro has published its 2017 annual report on www.fugro.com/investors/results-and-publications/annual-reports.The print version will be available as of 16 March. The 2018 annual general meeting of shareholders will take place on…
27-02-2018 Rotterdam
Maritieme sector tekent voor duurzame toekomst
Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) en alle betrokken partijen uit de maritieme sector hebben samen het Werkprogramma Maritieme Strategie en Zeehavens ondertekend. Tijdens deze feestelijke dag, bij het Loodswezen, was er volop aandacht…
26-02-2018 Gorinchem
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) receives Project Biro order from Armscor
DSCT received the order exactly four years to the day that it received the order to deliver vessels for a previous project for the South African Navy – Project Canter. The yard is delighted to…
26-02-2018 Den Helder
DNV GL and Bluestream sharing experiences
On January 24, 2018, a unique seminar took place on board the SS Rotterdam berthed in the port of Rotterdam. For the third time, DNV GL – Oil & Gas the Netherlands organized an ‘Upstream…