News & Press
23-01-2020 Member news
DEME Offshore reaches 2,200 offshore turbine installation milestone
9,316 MW of renewable energy installed, enough to power a staggering 9.3 million homes – or in other words almost twice the amount needed annually to supply every single Belgian household with green energy. DEME…
14-01-2020 IRO news
Gassco recommends Norway boost Arctic gas export capacity
On 13 January, Gassco handed over a report to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy assessing alternatives, needs and costs of capacity expantion of Barents Sea South operations. The main takeaway is the…
14-01-2020 Member news
Vincent Vinkoert appointed as Business Development Manager at KENC Engineering
KENC Engineering B.V. the engineering firm for the offshore energy industry has appointed Vincent Vinkoert as new Business Development Manager. This appointment underlines the ambitious growth plan of the Oldenzaal based company. Vincent Vinkoert…
14-01-2020 Member news
Renewables Roadshow to fill upcoming human capital gap
Offshore wind plays a crucial role in the energy transition. To realize the development of offshore wind parks in the Netherlands a substantial growth of the pool of qualified professionals is needed. With the Renewables…
14-01-2020 Young IRO
New Young IRO board member: Paul Schoenmakers
After years of passion and dedication for Young IRO, Siwart Mackintosh has passed the baton to a new Young IRO board member. Siwart has contributed to the growth of Young IRO in multiple ways, and…
13-01-2020 Member news
Seatools obtains another piling equipment contract
Subsea technology company Seatools secured a contract from an undisclosed EPC player for the design and delivery of a piling template hydraulic and instrumentation system. The system will be used for pile installation during the…
09-01-2020 IRO news
New year – new energy!
Full house at Sociëteit de Witte in The Hagueon Wednesday 8 January! More than 300 IRO members gathered to kick-off the new business year. In his speech IRO Chairman Pieter van Oord reflected on the…
09-01-2020
Discount for IRO member at OPT 2020 – Amsterdam, 25-27 Feb
The Offshore Pipeline Technology conference (OPT) is the leading pipeline event in Europe. The event brings together over 200 senior pipeline professionals who benefit from in-depth technical presentations and take away papers on worldwide…
09-01-2020 Member news
Incident on board of FPSO in transit on Vanguard
Earlier this week, an incident occurred on board of the FPSO which is currently being transported by the Vanguard from China to Brazil. During the journey a contractor, designated by the yard, is conducting preservation…
07-01-2020
Discount for IRO members at ODC 2020 – Rotterdam, 21-23 April
The Offshore Decommissioning Congress (ODC) is the premiere annual gathering for stakeholders in the offshore decommissioning sector. More than one hundred professionals attended the in 2019 to learn about new…
07-01-2020 Member news
Fugro announces unfavourable outcome in Southern Star arbitration
Fugro announces an unfavourable outcome in its arbitration with Tasik Toba Subsea AS (“Tasik”). As previously disclosed, Fugro Singapore has been involved in arbitration proceedings with Tasik regarding the handing back to Tasik in March…
07-01-2020 Member news
Foundation installation successfully completed at Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm
DEME has successfully completed the installation of 58 monopile foundations and two offshore substation foundations at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. The last monopile foundation landed on the seabed on…
03-01-2020 Member news
FPSO Liza Destiny producing and on hire
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that FPSO Liza Destiny has produced first oil as of December 20, 2019 and is formally on hire. The FPSO is installed at the Liza field, which is located circa 200…
30-12-2019
Dutch Consortium Investigates Onboard Carbon Capture
Recent tests at Dutch research institute TNO have shown the technical feasibility of capturing CO2 directly from exhaust gases. In a new research project, DERISCO2, ship-based carbon capture will be prepared for piloting. The target…
30-12-2019 Member news
Fugro becomes sole shareholder of Seabed Geosolutions
Seabed Geosolutions remains asset held for sale Fugro has entered into an agreement to acquire CGG’s 40% shareholding in Seabed Geosolutions and to terminate the Seabed Geosolutions’ joint venture agreement effective December 30, 2019 in…
30-12-2019 Member news
Boskalis awarded sizable FSRU contract in El Salvador
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a sizable (1) contract to connect an offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to an onshore power plant in El Salvador. The contract was awarded by…
30-12-2019 Member news
Boskalis awarded multi-year maintenance contract for port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a multi-year contract for the maintenance dredging in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, ensuring the continued safe access to the port. The contract was awarded by the Port of…
20-12-2019
Dutch Van Aalst Group officially on NPEX stock exchange and financially prepared for the future
The Dutch Van Aalst Group launched its first bond offering on the NPEX platform on October 21st 2019. The € 5 million fixed rate 5-year bond offer was fully subscribed as the offering attracted strong…
19-12-2019 Member news
Ampelmann wraps up 2019 and looks forward to a year of innovation
It’s December and it is once again time to look back on the past year, while paving the way into 2020. Ampelmann is revisiting a year of successes, game-changing innovations, and expansion into new territories.
18-12-2019
Miljarden voor verduurzaming internationale zeevaart
De mondiale zeevaartsector dient vandaag bij de Internationale Maritieme Organisatie (IMO) van de VN een baanbrekend voorstel in voor een internationaal innovatiefonds. Gedurende een periode van 10 jaar willen de reders dit fonds vullen met…
18-12-2019 Member news
New in 2020: skills lab trainingen
In 2020 a new type of training courses can be found on the calendar of DOB-Academy. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Dutch: RvO) has awarded DOB-Academy kick-start financing for the development and organisation of six different…
17-12-2019 IRO news
Energietransitie helpen vormgeven
Tjerk Suurenbroek is Business Development Manager bij de IRO en vertelt hoe deze organisatie de industrie helpt bij het vormgeven van de energietransitie. “De belangrijkste functie van de IRO is het verbinden van mensen,…
17-12-2019 Member news
Boskalis awarded two offshore projects with a combined value of EUR 85 million
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded two offshore contracts with a combined value of approximately EUR 85 million. For a new offshore windfarm in Taiwan, Boskalis will carry out the scour protection of…
17-12-2019 Member news
Fugro adjusts its Board of Management
The Supervisory Board of Fugro has decided to reduce Fugro’s Board of Management, which currently consists of three persons, to the CEO and CFO positions only. With the Group Director Europe-Africa starting January 2020, Fugro’s…
16-12-2019 Member news
Keel laying ceremony for DEME’s first dedicated Service Operation Vessel for offshore wind farm maintenance
New vessel significantly improves safety, comfort and workability To be able to offer the total package of services to the offshore wind industry – from installation to maintenance – DEME is investing in its first…
16-12-2019 Member news
The Netherlands selects Naval Group as one of the shortlisted companies for the next phase of the Submarine Replacement programme.
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) has selected Naval Group to enter the next phase in the selection process for the Submarine Replacement programme. Naval Group honored to be selected by the Netherlands MOD On…
12-12-2019 IRO news
Bijna 3,5 miljoen beschikbaar voor Vouchers internationaal ondernemen
Minister Kaag voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking heeft het subsidieplafond 2020 voor de Vouchers internationaal ondernemen (VIO) vastgesteld op 3,45 miljoen euro. Voor 2019 bedraagt het plafond nog 3,95 miljoen euro. Het doel…
11-12-2019 Young IRO
Inspiring Young IRO closing event at Buccaneer Delft!
On the 10th of December, Young IRO organized an entrepreneurial event together with the Buccaneer Delft “Accelerating from start-up to scale-up”. Four start-ups in the offshore and power sector shared their inspirational stories and advice…
10-12-2019 IRO news
Marine Performance Systems wins Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge 2019
Marine Performance Systems is the winner of the Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge 2019. This company has found a solution for noise reduction during piling. For an interested audience their presentation convinced the jury the…
10-12-2019 Member news
Damen signs contract with EMS Offshore to supply new Shoalbuster 2711
Damen Shipyards Group has won an order from maritime services company EMS Offshore Service GmbH & Co. KG for a Shoalbuster 2711. The 2711 is the latest addition to the popular Shoalbuster range, having made…