News & Press
13-11-2019 Member news
Seabed Geosolutions completes transformation to ocean bottom node company
Seabed Geosolutions announces that it has signed a contract to sell the entirety of its shallow water ocean bottom cable (OBC) recording equipment for around US$ 10 million. This equipment was used on a recently…
12-11-2019
IRO member meeting at AncoferWaldram B.V., a look in the world of heavy steel plates
Many thanks go to AncoferWaldram Steelplates B.V. / Dillinger for hosting the IRO member meeting in Oosterhout on 29 October! After pitches of new IRO members GLOBE Airmotors &…
11-11-2019
Invitation to participate in Public Tender for the supply of Fittings
We would like to interest you in our tender for manufacturers or suppliers of Fittings. In a nutshell about our Company Israel Natural Gas Lines Company LTD. (INGL) is a governmental company in charge of…
11-11-2019 Member news
Paradigm Group Celebrates a Series of ‘World-Firsts’ whilst Celebrating 10 Years Transforming Oilfield Technology at ADIPEC 2019.
Paradigm Group are celebrating their 10 year anniversary in business this week at ADIPEC 2019. Since its inception in September 2009, the Dutch-based company has established four stand-alone companies in the group, all with the…
07-11-2019 Member news
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering signs contracts for the Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan
Taiwan based CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) and the Zhong Neng Wind Power Corporation Preparatory Office have signed two contracts for the Zhong Neng offshore wind farm project. The contracts include the transportation and installation of…
05-11-2019 Member news
Paradigm Group Recruits to Manage Increasing Demand for Pioneering Drilling Tools in Middle East & Mexico.
Paradigm Drilling Services (PDS) based in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, part of Paradigm Group B.V. which is headquartered in Groot-Ammers, the Netherlands, have recently expanded their teams in the Middle East and Mexico to cope with increasing…
04-11-2019 Houston, U.S.A.Member news
Van Beest USA moves to larger office and distribution center in Houston
Van Beest has moved to a new office and distribution center in Houston in July 2019 to support the industry leading availability, quality and introducing new products to the North American markets. “The new office…
31-10-2019 IRO news
Collectieve arbeidsmarktbranding wapen in ‘the war on talent’
Maritieme bedrijven kampen met een tekort aan onder andere technisch geschoolde medewerkers. Daarin is de maritieme sector niet uniek; vrijwel iedere bedrijfstak in Europa zit te springen om technisch geschoolde medewerkers en ICT-specialisten. Maar ook…
31-10-2019 Member news
Damen delivers third Fast Crew Supplier 2710 to High Speed Transfers
The delivery of the third Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 bought by Swansea, UK-based High Speed Transfers has taken place at Damen Shipyards Antalya. Named HST Harri, she joins the HST Hudson, delivered in May…
30-10-2019 Member news
Fugro to monetise part of its interest in Global Marine
Fugro has taken notice of today’s press release from HC2 Holdings, Inc., (HC2) in which it announces the sale by Global Marine Group (GMG) of its stake in Huawei Marine Networks (HMN). Through its ownership…
30-10-2019 Member news
A second Damen FCS 2610 for MMS Offshore
MMS Offshore Renewable Services Ltd has taken delivery of a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 from Damen Shipyards Group. The new vessel – to be called MMS Superior – will be deployed in a variety…
30-10-2019 Member news
Boskalis complete sale of its equity stake in Saam Smit Towage to SAAM for USD 200 million
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has completed the sale of its equity stake in Saam Smit Towage to SAAM S.A. (SAAM). The intended sale was announced on 11 February 2019. In line with the initial…
29-10-2019 Member news
Seafast Marine’s RSV named at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld
On Friday 18 October 2019, renewables service vessel (RSV) Isle of Jura was named at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in The Netherlands. Isle of Jura is a newbuild vessel, constructed at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld, and is…
29-10-2019 PapendrechtMember news
Boskalis awarded Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm project in Taiwan and announces new Bokalift 2 crane vessel
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) together with Taiwanese partner Hwa Chi Construction Co. Ltd. have been awarded the foundation scope for the Taiwanese Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm (CFXD OWF) project owned by Copenhagen…
28-10-2019
ADIPEC – Invitation to visit Van Oord’s Dubai Harbour project, Monday 11 November
It is our pleasure – also on behalf of Van Oord – to invite you for a site visit to Van Oord’s Dubai Harbour project on Monday 11 November. This visit is part of the…
28-10-2019 Member news
Q3 2019 trading update: Fugro sees continued recovery
Continued strong performance in marine site characterisation and recovery of marine asset integrity resulted in a high-single digit EBIT margin from continuing operations, up from mid-single digit in the third quarter last year. Despite strong…
24-10-2019 Member news
Second of Damen’s innovative wind farm maintenance SOV 9020 class is delivered to Bibby Marine Services
The second of Damen’s innovative Accommodation Support Vessel (ASV) 9020 has been handed over to Bibby Marine Services at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. On her arrival in the North Sea, the Bibby WaveMaster Horizon…
24-10-2019 Member news
CSH Hydrodiesel delivered 5 FPSO Fire Pump Systems
CSH -HYDRODIESEL tested (FAT) and delivered 5 FPSO Fire Pump Systems. We successfully tested (FAT) and delivered a total of 5 x 2325 m³/hr FPSO Fire Pump Systems. The pump casings are made of Nickel…
23-10-2019 Member news
Boskalis awarded EUR 45 million dredging project in the Republic of Maldives
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure, Republic of Maldives, in relation to the development of Gulhifalhu. The contract carries a value of approximately…
22-10-2019 Member news
Latest Damen FCS 3307 Patrol vessels for Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited arrive in Nigeria
The latest additions to the modern and diverse fleet operated by Homeland Integrated Offshore Services (Homeland IOS Ltd) have arrived safely in Nigeria and are now being prepared for their first assignments. The addition of…
21-10-2019 Member news
Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm and CSBC DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) join forces for the first large-scale Balance of Plant contract in Taiwan offshore wind
Today in Taipei, the Hai Long Offshore Wind (OFW) Project signed Taiwan’s first large-scale Balance of Plant (BOP) Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) with local company CSBC DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), marking another significant milestone in…
21-10-2019 Member news
Damen partners with Maris to consider seaweed solution
Consortium weighs viability of harvesting, preprocessing and transportation of Sargassum Damen Shipyards Group and Maris Projects have joined forces to tackle the issue of invasive Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean region – including the Dutch…
18-10-2019 IRO news
Global market opportunities in the O&G sector by the Energy Industries Council (EIC) and Rabobank
Very relevant in-depth insights from Neil Golding (EIC) and Richard Brakenhoff (Rabobank) on future oil & gas developments worldwide yesterday at the DOB-Academy. Oil & gas…
18-10-2019
Invitation OTC Brasil Networking Cocktail
The Consul-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Roland Martin, and the Dutch-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Dutcham, have the honor to invite you for a cocktail on the occasion of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Brasil…
17-10-2019 Member news
World first for Boskalis by operating a dredging vessel on 100% bio-fuel oil
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and biofuels supplier GoodFuels are set to take the next key step in the ‘Boskalis on Bio’ program for the testing of sustainable bio-fuel oil. Following earlier successful tests with…
17-10-2019 Member news
100 year-old Bakker Sliedrecht still leading in innovation
Over the past hundred years, Bakker Sliedrecht has made a major contribution to the growth and increase in efficiency of the Dutch dredging industry, offshore, maritime and industrial sector. In the coming years, the company…
17-10-2019 Member news
Paradigm Group Promotes Product Champion to Manage their World Class Digital Slickline Service.
Paradigm Intervention Technologies based in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, have recently promoted Richie Buchan to Product Champion for their World class digital slickline service, Slick-E-Line®. Richie’s line manager, Arthur Merrick, Manager for Paradigm Intervention Technologies comments, “Richie,…
15-10-2019
Looking back on Offshore Energy 2019
Offshore Energy 2019: the event had all the ingredients to connect the oil, gas, wind and marine energy sectors. With over 550 exhibitors and partners and more than 10,000 visitors from 91 countries, Offshore Energy…
15-10-2019 Young IRO
It’s a wrap: The Offshore Quiz Show!
We can look back at a very successful Offshore Quiz Show and Young professional networking gathering. The crowd was really pro-active and our Panel of Experts added a lot of interesting background information on the…
14-10-2019 IRO news
Embracing the energy transition – Energy infrastructures in the public space: what’s in it for us?
Invitation 7 November 2019 – SHELL Technology Centre Amsterdam Afternoon from: 12.30 – 16.30h Evening from: 16.30 – 21.30h The energy transition becomes more tangible as new infrastructures are being built. Think of…