News & Press
28-01-2019 Member news
Test facility available for hire
All equipment, whether new, serviced or repaired is subject to an extensive factory test under full load conditions by experienced test engineers to ensure compliance and maximum reliability. We can provide a comprehensive repair, overhaul…
23-01-2019 LeidschendamMember news
Fugro awarded large geotechnical investigation to support California WaterFix project
Fugro is leading a consortium providing geotechnical investigations for the landmark California WaterFix (CWF) project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region. The CWF project is a comprehensive effort to improve water conveyance from the Delta area to…
21-01-2019 WageningenMember news
Spannende races en ontwerpen met grote overhangen bij 10e MARIN Ontwerp- en Zeilwedstrijd
Team 12 ‘Narrow’, heeft de snelste modelzeilboot van Nederland 2019 ontworpen en gebouwd. Het team won op 19 januari de zeilrace van 13 strijdende studententeams van Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft) en Rotterdam Mainport Institute…
16-01-2019 Member news
Atlas Professionals acquires technical recruitment company Brander
Atlas Professionals and Brander have agreed to a 100% sale to Atlas Professionals. With this acquisition Atlas will strengthen their position in the Drilling & Offshore, Engineering, Decommissioning and Renewables market. Perfect fit Brander…
14-01-2019 GroningenMember news
Wisseling van de wacht maritiem trainingscentrum Groningen
De Ruyter Training & Consultancy B.V. (DRTC) gevestigd te Vlissingen heeft de cursusactiviteiten, het trainingsponton ‘Sepia’ en de inboedel van NTTA overgenomen. Dit naar aanleiding van de aanvraag tot surseance van betaling medio september 2018…
14-01-2019 IRO news
Invulling Nationale samenwerkingsagenda composieten
Het klimaatakkoord van Parijs (eind 2015) heeft grote gevolgen voor het economisch beleid en de daarmee samenhangende technologische ontwikkelingen. Welvaart zal in de toekomst gekoppeld zijn aan duurzaamheid. Dit stelt overheden, bedrijven en kennisinstellingen voor…
11-01-2019 RotterdamIRO news
IRO New Year’s Reception: great way to kick off the new business year successfully!
Yesterday, the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam was the beautiful setting for a very crowded IRO New Year’s reception. Around 300 IRO members were present to toast on a successful 2019. As always, IRO Chairman Pieter van…
10-01-2019 Member news
CSH shipped 3 FPSO fire water pumps to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for integration in the hull of a FPSO
After a successful test at our own test facility in Vianen (Netherlands), we shipped 3 FPSO fire water pumps to China. Together with our customers we come to the perfect solution for their application!…
08-01-2019 PapendrechtMember news
Boskalis signs multi-year subsea services contract in Middle East
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has signed a multi-year subsea services agreement in the Middle East. The base value of the three-year contract amounts to USD 40 million with an option to extend. Under the…
07-01-2019 PapendrechtMember news
Boskalis appointed preferred contractor for Inch Cape offshore wind farm project
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has signed an exclusive Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm project. The award was made by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a subsidiary of Red Rock…
03-01-2019 ZoetermeerMember news
FourICT and the introduction within the Oil and Gas business
When I joined the ONS2018 in Stavanger together with our partner MindXtract last year, one thing became very clear to me. “The Oil & Gas Business is on the move”. Rarely seen so many impressive…
21-12-2018 Member news
Boskalis strengthens its offshore cable installation position through German acquisition
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has reached an agreement with SPIE for the acquisition of the offshore cable installation activities and assets of Bohlen Doyen GmbH (BoDo). BoDo’s offshore cable laying business operations comprise of…
20-12-2018 Member news
CSH delivered a Fuel Gas Compressor Offshore Package to Bluewater.
CSH designed, engineered and built a Fuel Gas Compressor Offshore Package for the Bluewater FPSO ‘ Aoka Mizu’. We invite you to read the article in Insights. …
19-12-2018 DelftMember news
Ampelmann looks back on the highlights of 2018
It’s that time of the year again – a time to look back, reflect and once again (quietly) celebrate important milestones. Ampelmann, the global leader in offshore access services, is revisiting a year of growth,…
19-12-2018 PapendrechtMember news
Boskalis lowest bidder for Elbe deepening project in Germany
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) recently submitted a tender to WSA Cuxhaven for the deepening of the river Elbe. Yesterday evening, the awarding client published the commercial outcome of the tender in which Boskalis submitted…
18-12-2018 SchiedamMember news
A Proud Moment for Jumbo!
To celebrate Jumbo’s 50 Year Anniversary, they take a look back at the story so far. From their beginnings as pioneers swimming against the tide to 50 years later, still a world leader in heavy-lift…
17-12-2018 RotterdamMember news
Queen Máxima christens trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Amalia
Her Majesty Queen Máxima performed the christening ceremony for Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Amalia in Rotterdam this afternoon in presence of 1,400 employees and guests. This was also the final event in…
17-12-2018 Young IRO
‘Youngification’. We close this wonderful and successful Y-IRO year with a new addition to the board!
This was a great Y-Iro year with events at the DOB-Academy, Royal IHC and at Offshore Energy. Recently Jeanine van Zon, of Van Oord, decided to focus more on her own Young organization, so…
13-12-2018 IRO news
Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue 2019 – Book now!
The catalogue offers attractive participation possibilities for all IRO members (and non-members) and will be distributed worldwide among 6,000 international oil, gas and offshore renewable related companies and organisations via exhibitions, trade missions and direct…
13-12-2018 DelftIRO news
Ampelmann inks two new contracts in Asia Pacific
Dutch multinational Ampelmann, the global leader in offshore access services, has secured two new contracts in the Asia Pacific region. Two A-type systems have made their way to India and Indonesia, respectively, and will enable…
13-12-2018 Member news
Fistuca winner Offshore Wind Innovation Award 2018
Fistuca is the winner of both the jury and the public prize of the Offshore Wind Innovation Award 2018. With an innovative maintenance-free connection technology – the Blue Wedge Connection – the company convinced the…
13-12-2018 Member news
Tideway completes installation of the world’s longest AC offshore wind export cable at Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One
A world first and a major construction milestone was reached at Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK when Tideway completed the export cable installation. With an offshore export cable totalling 467…
12-12-2018 LeerMember news
Milestone Coastal Wind Project for Seaway Offshore Cables
Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC), in combination with Subsea 7, has been awarded its first US offshore wind project by Ørsted Wind Power North America LLC who are constructing the project for Dominion Energy. This turnkey cable supply…
06-12-2018 PapendrechtMember news
Boskalis acquires inter-array cabling contract for Moray Offshore Windfarm East
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired the contract for the supply and installation of the inter-array cables for the Moray Offshore Windfarm East (MOWE). In June 2017, Boskalis signed a Preferred Bidder Agreement with…
06-12-2018 Member news
Ridderflex Offshore Wind Innovator 2018!
On Thursday the 29th of November, the winner of the Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge was announced: Ridderflex. (And we are so proud of it!). With this Challenge innovative startups, entrepreneurs and students were challenged to…
06-12-2018 Hendrik-Ido-AmbachtMember news
Yard Workforces show Interest in Pronomar’s Drying Systems too
Being able to dry and warm up your work garments in between shifts is logically a must to the crew working onboard vessels, whether it be to deal with the extremely low temperatures, bad weather…
06-12-2018 Member news
SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm selects DEME for foundations, turbines, offshore substations, inter-array and export cables
Monday, December 3, 2018 — DEME’s subsidiaries Dredging International, GeoSea and Tideway have secured major contract awards for the 487 MW SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium. The project reached financial close on December 3,…
05-12-2018 HaarlemMember news
SDC Verifier 5.1.1 a new version of standards checking software
The latest version of SDC Verifier 5.1.1 supports Ansys 19.2 and Femap 12. Also, a new standard for fatigue design of offshore structures (DNV RP C203 2016) added as a beta, wave load applying algorithm…
05-12-2018 NumansdorpMember news
Seatools introduces game-changing Carrera E precision flow excavation spread
Following an extensive R&D trajectory, subsea technology company Seatools introduces the revolutionary Carrera E 3D motion-controlled precision flow excavation spread. The 630+ kW, all-electric deep-water excavator features Seatools’ advanced ROV DP technology and sets the…
30-11-2018 IRO news
Very well attended IRO Annual General Meeting at Van Oord
On Tuesday 21 November 2018 the IRO Annual General Meeting took place at Van Oord in Rotterdam, attended by 130 IRO members. The main items on the agenda for the Annual General Meeting were: reflection…