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29-07-2021 Member news
Inmarsat unveils the communications network of the future
Inmarsat ORCHESTRA will enable ground-breaking new services in new places for global mobility customers in maritime, aviation, government and enterprise The first-of-its-kind network will seamlessly integrate GEO, LEO and terrestrial 5G into one harmonious solution…
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26-07-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Van Oord takes on Baltic project
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 23 July 2021 – Van Oord has signed a contract with the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Van Oord will transport and install the foundations and…
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19-07-2021 Member news, Sustainability
SOCAR and Technip Energies enter cooperation agreement on offshore sustainable energy development
SOCAR and Technip Energies entered a cooperation agreement to study sustainability measures in the offshore upstream activities, including CO2 emission reduction, improvement of power efficiency and associated optimization in the total cost of ownership. The…
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19-07-2021 Member news, Sustainability
HYPORT® Duqm signs cooperation agreement with Uniper to explore green ammonia offtake
Oman’s strategic green hydrogen project HYPORT® Duqm has signed a cooperation agreement with energy giant Uniper. Under the cooperation, Uniper will be joining the project team to provide engineering services and negotiate an exclusive offtake…
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15-07-2021 Member news
Samenwerking DroneQ Robotics, OWIC, Growind en Topwind
DroneQ Robotics, Offshore Wind Innovation Centre (OWIC),Growind en Topwind gaan samenwerken in onderzoek, ontwikkeling en innovatie op het gebied van drone-inspecties van windturbines. Op Droneport Eemshaven, een initiatief van DroneQ Robotics, OWIC, Groningen Seaports en…
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15-07-2021 Member news
TopTier JIP: Industry and administrations address container securing safety together
Kicked off on May 18 with more than 70 online attendees, MARIN’s TopTier Joint Industry Project is a three year initiative focused on drastically reducing the numbers of containers lost overboard and re-establishing the confidence…
15-07-2021 Member news
Atlas levert kernploegpersoneel Marinebasis Den Helder
Begin 2021 bezegelde de Koninklijke Marine in Den Helder de samenwerking met detacheerder Atlas Professionals (Atlas), die voor de komende zeven jaar kernploegpersoneel gaat leveren aan de Koninklijke Marine. De bekrachtiging volgt kort op de…
09-07-2021 Member news
Van Meeuwen Lubrication gaat de samenwerking aan met PANOLIN (biologisch afbreekbare smeermiddelen)
Mooi nieuws! Van Meeuwen Lubrication gaat de samenwerking aan met PANOLIN en is voor Nederland en België dé partner voor dit wereldwijd bekende merk. Het Zwitserse familiebedrijf, opgericht in 1949, is gespecialiseerd in biologisch afbreekbare…
06-07-2021 Member news
Offshore Construction Starts at Hollandse Kust Zuid OWF
Vattenfall has started the offshore construction of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) wind farm in the Netherlands. The first vessel transporting foundations to the construction site departed today (5 July) from Sif’s quay…
02-07-2021 Member news
Jacket Lifting Tool for offshore wind farm installation
Eager.one was awarded by Boskalis to design and fabricate a specialized Jacket Lifting Tool (JLT). The JLT was specifically designed for the installation project of an offshore wind farm near Taiwan. It will be…
01-07-2021 Member news
Van Oord held naming ceremonies for two hybrid water injection vessels
On Wednesday 30 June, the naming ceremonies have been held for two hybrid water injection vessels. The event took place at the Van Oord head office jetty in Rotterdam. Ms Karin Schinagl, wife of Managing…
30-06-2021 Member news
Transformatoren TenneT succesvol in topside voor platform Hollandse Kust (noord) gehesen
Met de twee transformatoren (400MVA/230kV) is zaterdag 19 juni het ‘hart van de installatie’ in de topside van het toekomstige offshore substation Hollandse Kust (noord) gehesen. Via het open dak van de werf van ENGIE…
29-06-2021 Member news
Hydrogenius – De kracht van water Klimaatneutraal en emissieloos varen
Groene ambities De Nederlandse transportsector is verantwoordelijk voor circa 10% van de totale uitstoot van broeikasgassen in ons land. Ondanks dat er steeds meer aandacht is voor verduurzaming, tonen cijfers aan dat de uitstoot binnen…
25-06-2021 Member news
VOS Genoa obtains additional DOC
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) Srl has recently obtained two additional Documents of Compliance (DOC). After successful audits on 21 April and 16 June, VOS Srl received the Bulk Carrier Italian Flag DOC and the Offshore-Supply Vessel…
24-06-2021 Member news
BIMAC Vessel Management System ready to be the vessel’s heart for another 20 years
Bakker Sliedrecht’s Integrated Monitoring and Control system, also known as BIMAC, is marking its 20th anniversary this year. A special milestone for the system that plays a central role in managing the alarm, monitoring and…
23-06-2021 Member news, Sustainability
GustoMSC Kit for Eneti’s Next-Generation Jack-Up
Houston-headquartered NOV has been awarded contracts for the design and the supply of equipment for Eneti Inc’s first wind turbine installation jack-up vessel. The vessel will be built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine…
22-06-2021 Member news
What makes Bronswerk Heat Transfer’s Subsea Cooler unique?
What makes Bronswerk Heat Transfer’s Subsea Cooler unique? Over the years, Bronswerk Heat Transfer BV has developed multiple products which have had significant impact on wider industry; such examples include industrial heat pumps, the…
21-06-2021 Member news, Sustainability
WiSP2 project launched to further improve performance predications, rules and regulations for wind propulsion on commercial ships
MARIN and ABS have kicked off the WiSP2 Joint Industry Project to help facilitate the broad uptake of wind propulsion as an important tool to decarbonise shipping. “This Wind assisted Ship Propulsion (WiSP) JIP…
21-06-2021 Member news
KENC wins contract for design noise mitigation deployment system
On the 9th of April 2021, KENC Engineering got awarded a contract to design a Hydrosound Damper Deployment System (HSDDS). To install monopiles at an offshore wind farm, the clients’ heavy lift vessel will be…
21-06-2021 Member news
Paradigm Launches Ultra-Low Carbon Well Intervention Winch Solution for Capex-Constrained Oilfield Services Market
Paradigm, an upstream oil and gas technology and services company headquartered in the Netherlands, has launched a sustainable conversion service for adapting existing diesel hydraulic intervention winches to fully electric driven intelligent winches. The i-Winch®…
18-06-2021 Member news
Royal IHC hands over second cutter suction dredger to Suez Canal Authority
Royal IHC has now officially handed over cutter suction dredger (CSD) HUSSEIN TANTAWY to our respected client Suez Canal Authority. This event marks an important day in the cooperation between Royal IHC and Suez Canal…
18-06-2021 Member news
Second Taiwanese contract for SMST gangways
SMST is gaining a firm foothold in Taiwan with its modular gangways and mission equipment In March, SMST’s motion compensated gangway started operations for Jumbo Offshore in the Taiwanese waters on board the Jumbo Javelin.
15-06-2021 Member news
Damen delivers FCS 1605 to Allseas Pioneering Spirit
On 14th June, Damen Shipyards Group delivered a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 1605 to Allseas to support the Pioneering Spirit – the largest construction vessel in the world. The FCS 1605 will perform fast crew…
15-06-2021 Member news
Digitale- en robottechnieken voor de energiesector op de Noordzee
Energy Reinvented Community, Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord-Holland Noord/Maritime Emerging Technologies Innovation Park Noord-Holland (METIP) en DroneQ Robotics lanceren samenwerking. Om de ontwikkeling van innovaties in digitalisering en robotisering voor de offshore energiesector kracht bij te zetten, lanceerden…
11-06-2021 IRO news, Member news
Terugblik drieluik webinar Digitale Transformatie
Wij organiseerden in mei-juni in samenwerking met de IRO leden FourICT, Etteplan, MO4 en met Cohelion een drieluik webinar over Digitale Transformatie. Ieder…
10-06-2021 Member news
World’s largest vessel removes Morecambe Bay topsides
Pioneering Spirit removes two disused gas installations from Irish Sea Single-lift technology is superior in challenging seas Vessel has lifted over 200,000 tonnes of platform weight since launch in 2016 Pioneering Spirit today successfully executed…
10-06-2021 Member news
Atlas Professionals and Inosys announce strategic relationship
Atlas Professionals (Atlas) and Inosys are pleased to announce the signing of a global strategic Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to combine Atlas’ marine industry-leading resourcing and HR services with Inosys’ world class Seekat next-gen remote…
08-06-2021 Member news
Bureau Veritas launches opera – a digital and independent tool to support design verification of floating units
Building on its maritime expertise, Bureau Veritas innovates with a new state-of-the-art simulation tool to support independent design verification and certification of floating units Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification,…
07-06-2021 Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: Solidd Steel Structures
IRO heeft recentelijk Solidd Steel Structures als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een interview met Boy Biemans, commercieel manager, maken wij kennis met Solidd Steel Structures. Waar blinken jullie in uit? Solidd Steel Structures…
07-06-2021 Member news
Hybrid OSD-IMT9604 ‘Mini SOV’ fills the gap
Searching for a more cost effective solution in the ever evolving market of Service Operation Vessels (SOV’s), OSD-IMT came up with the OSD-IMT9604 “mini SOV”. Based on our successful series of ERRV’s, this LOA 51…
04-06-2021 IRO news, Member news
Terugblik IRO webinar: Efficiënter opereren door middel van data en forecasting
Donderdagmiddag 3 juni organiseerden wij in samenwerking met Cohelion en IRO lid MO4 het laatste deel van een drieluik webinar over Digitale Transformatie. Het thema van deel 3 was Efficiënter…
02-06-2021 Member news
Navingo Career Podcast gelanceerd
De Navingo Career Podcast is gelanceerd! De podcast gaat over hoe het is om te werken, keuzes te maken, te leven en alles wat daarbij hoort in de maritieme, offshore en (duurzame) energie sector. Coco…
01-06-2021 Member news
We4Sea signs Inmarsat application provider agreement as Roll Group takes vessel performance monitoring package fleet-wide
Agreement announced after We4Sea trials application using Fleet Data on heavy-lift vessels Dutch performance monitoring company We4Sea and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have signed an agreement for We4Sea to join…
28-05-2021 Member news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Sustainability
How Hatenboer-Water’s bottle filling stations contribute to reduction of marine plastic litter
According to Wageningen University Research institute, between 5 and 13 million tonnes of plastic are lost annually from land to sea and end up as what is known as ‘the plastic soup’. Marine birds and…
28-05-2021 IRO news, Member news
Terugblik IRO webinar: Digitale Service Informatie – verbeter de performance van je servicemonteurs
Donderdag 27 mei organiseerden wij in samenwerking met IRO lid Etteplan deel 2 van een drieluik webinar over Digitale Transformatie: Digitale Service Informatie – verbeter de performance van je servicemonteurs. Iedere dag…
28-05-2021 Member news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Sustainability
Oil-free air fleet helps protect marine life and improve water quality
Thanks to increasingly stricter environmental regulations regarding offshore activities and construction, bubble curtains have become a vital aspect in multiple steps of the process. This leads to an increase in demand and Atlas Copco Rental…
28-05-2021 Member news
Opus Marine names Damen FCS 2710 in Cuxhaven
Opus Marine GmbH, the highly specialized offshore logistics service provider from the Zeitfracht Group, is growing. On Thursday in Cuxhaven, the company gave a new Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 the name Allegro. The…
25-05-2021 Member news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Sustainability
Resato’s sustainable vision with hydrogen
Resato helps develop the hydrogen economy in the Netherlands. High pressure technology spans across an array of applications that use gases or fluids such as nitrogen, argon, water, and oils. Since a few years, hydrogen-related…
25-05-2021 Member news
Delmar Systems acquires Vryhof
Delmar Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Vryhof, consisting of Deep Sea Mooring and Vryhof Anchors. The combined company, with its global footprint and enhanced asset portfolio, will continue as Delmar Systems…
25-05-2021 IRO news, Member news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
Discovering, cleaning up and protecting the North Sea
The Netherlands is closely linked to the North Sea. A connection with a rich history full of adventure and calamity that has always had a great influence. Traditionally our country holds a close economic connection…
21-05-2021 Member news
Terugblik IRO webinar: Automatiseren-Digitaliseren-Excelleren
Donderdagmiddag 20 mei organiseerden wij in samenwerking met IRO lid FourICT deel 1 van een drieluik webinar over Digitale Transformatie: Automatiseren-Digitaliseren-Excelleren. Presentator Henk van Ewijk gaf niet alleen aandacht aan de…
18-05-2021 Member news
Norside Wind chooses SMST’s long term W2W solution
By the end of 2021 the crew of the freshly converted Norside Supporter, a W2W vessel owned by Norside Wind AS, will profit long term from the reliable walk-to-work equipment from SMST. Norside Wind AS…
18-05-2021 Member news
AYOP PRESENTS: Two ladies and two gentlemen How to ensure quality employees for offshore wind in the future…
Offshore wind is fascinating, diverse and challenging; the perfect working environment for people with a heart for a cleaner world, an interest in adventure and technology, and an ability to work independently. But how do…
17-05-2021 Sustainability, Member news
Fugro awarded significant site characterisation contract for German offshore wind development
Fugro has been awarded a multi-year site investigation contract by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)). The programme will be completed in three parts divided over the coming…
14-05-2021 Member news
VOS Patriot back in Dutch sector
In April, our 2018-built PX-121 DP-2 platform-supply vessel VOS Patriot returned to operations in the Dutch sector for long standing customer, the SNS Pool. The vessel completed a previous term charter with the SNS Pool…
11-05-2021 Member news
SMST enters into first W2W contract with DOF Subsea
Recently, SMST has signed a contract with DOF Subsea for the deployment of a motion compensated gangway from the SMST rental fleet. The contract marks SMST’s first delivery of walk-to-work equipment to the Norwegian offshore…
10-05-2021 Member news
Taiwan’s first SOV equipped with Pronomar’s drying room solutions
Given its strong wind potential, Taiwan launched a plan to develop offshore wind farms in the Taiwan Strait. To help realize the government’s goal of to have installed wind power capacity account for more than…
10-05-2021 Member news
DroneQ breidt Inspectie Programma uit
DroneQ zet in het kader van Unmanned Subsea Services geavanceerde onderwaterdrones of ROV’s (Remotely Operated Vehicles) in ten behoeve van het DroneQ Inspectie Programma. Met de toevoeging van onderwater inspecties op het aerial inspectie programma…
05-05-2021 Member news
Contract award Bronswerk Heat Transfer – Replacement of the Aftercoolers for the Kollsnes MEG Upgrade project
Photo: Helge Hansen / Equinor ASA Bronswerk Heat Transfer is pleased to announce the contract award by Wood, one of the world’s leading consulting and engineering companies operating across energy and the built environment, for…
04-05-2021 Member news
Mocean’s offshore support for blade installation
Mocean created a tool to determine the horizontal response of a wind turbine nacelle, an important aspect when installing blades. When installing offshore wind turbines, oscillations of the tower may occur. The resulting excursions and…
04-05-2021 Member news
Ampelmann CEO Jan van der Tempel named European Inventor Award 2021 finalist
Jan van der Tempel, founder and CEO of Ampelmann, has been chosen as a finalist in the Industry category for this year’s European Inventor Award. He has been nominated for inventing the…
03-05-2021 Member news
TenneT 100e lid van Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports
Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP) heeft het honderdste lid kunnen inschrijven. Het ledenaantal van de netwerkvereniging in de offshore energie groeit snel. De titel van ‘honderdste lid’ viel ten deel aan TenneT, de enige wettelijk…
03-05-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Upgraded Aeolus starts work on French offshore wind farm
After extensive preparations, offshore installation vessel Aeolus is starting the installation of the first of 62 jacket foundations for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm project. The wind farm is located 16,3 kilometres off the coast…
30-04-2021 Member news
GustoMSC’s new Steady Top Feeder Vessel: Fast, Flexible and Safe
The Steady Top Feeder Vessel is a state-of-the-art solution for the transportation and feedering of offshore wind turbines Current trends and developments in the offshore wind industry are shaping the installation fleet of the future. Ever…
28-04-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Huisman develops Jones Act compliant solution for wind turbine component supply in US waters
Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, introduces a Motion Compensated Platform to quickly and safely transfer wind turbine components from a feeder vessel. Since using an internationally flagged Wind Turbine Installation Vessel…
22-04-2021 Member news
Koreaanse maritieme waterstof brandstofcel-drones betreden de Europese markt via Nederlandse Gateway
Het Koreaanse bedrijf Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) en Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord-Holland Noord (NHN) zijn een partnerschap aangegaan voor de ontwikkeling van maritieme drones. Deze drones zijn voorzien van een waterstof brandstofcel en worden ontwikkeld door Doosan…
22-04-2021 Member news
Gould services provides Assembly and Lift operations for DEME project Saint Nazaire Offshore windfarm
Gould Heavy Lift Services and DEME have successfully performed the load-in, assembly, and preparations for load out of the new Offshore Drill Equipment for the French windfarm at Saint Nazaire. Deme is a world leader…
21-04-2021 Member news
Offshore wind feeder vessel design reveal by Ampelmann and C-Job Naval Architects
Ampelmann and C-Job Naval Architects have joined forces to develop a one-of-a-kind offshore wind feeder vessel concept with motion compensation technology, specifically suited for the rigorous demands of operating off the east coast of the…
21-04-2021 Member news
New Inmarsat report captures role of Singapore start-ups in Maritime’s digital transformation
New study from Inmarsat offers insight into digital-enabled maritime start-up culture in the Lion City A new study sponsored by Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, offers the most…
20-04-2021 Member news, Sustainability
DEME wins first floating offshore wind EPCI contract for the Leucate wind farm
Transmission system operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) has awarded DEME’s French subsidiary SDI an EPCI contract for the export cable that will connect the Leucate Floating Offshore Wind Farm to the power grid, in…
