News & Press
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…
19-04-2021 Member news, Sustainability
TrustLube is proud to introduce lubricant with Ecolabel
Xtreme Marine Bio TrustLube, specialist in high quality lubrication systems, has identified a strong trend towards environmentally friendly greasing products. After years of innovation, they have developed Xtreme Marine Bio in-house. This unique grease…
16-04-2021 Member news
Atlas to supply Quality Management Personnel for Hollandse Kust Noord
Atlas Professionals have recently won the contract to supply quality management personnel for Dutch offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) which is being developed by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco. The…
15-04-2021 Member news
GLDD awards integration engineering contract to Ulstein
Next step in realising first jones act compliant rock installation vessel for U.S. offshore wind Following the Basic Design contract in December 2020, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (GLDD) has now contracted Ulstein…
14-04-2021 Member news, Sustainability
DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean establish Joint Venture to develop Japan’s flourishing offshore wind industry
DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd., Japan’s leading marine contractor, are delighted to announce that they have officially agreed to establish a Joint Venture to focus on the construction of offshore wind farms in…
13-04-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Fugro wins marine site characterisation contract for world’s first energy island hub
Energinet has awarded Fugro a marine site characterisation contract for the Danish Energy Island project in the North Sea. The contract is part of Energinet’s preliminary studies to build the world’s first ‘hub and spoke’…
13-04-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Acta Auriga successfully completed the Bard Offshore project
April 07, 2021 – Today Acta Marine completed its 3 year maintenance campaign for Ocean Breeze on the Bard Offshore 1 wind farm. Acta Auriga started the O&M works on Bard in April 2018 just…
12-04-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Van Oord receives 2021 RETO award for Iberdrola supplier of the year
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 9 April 2021 – Today, the King and Queen of Spain presented the Iberdrola RETO Awards for Supplier of the Year. Under the heading RETO – meaning ‘challenge’ in Spanish and standing for…
08-04-2021 Member news
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 opens floorplan
Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) will take place at RAI Amsterdam on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 October 2021. The 14th edition of OEEC will have a physical exhibition floor and content programme combined…
06-04-2021 Member news
Prosafe signs three-year service contract for Atlas Competence Programme
Atlas Professionals is delighted to announce that Prosafe, the world’s leading owner/operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, has confirmed a three-year service contract for the Atlas Competence Programme (ACP). Prosafe has confirmed a three-year service contract…
01-04-2021
How To Create a Safe and Healthy Working Environment
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many industries were faced with ramped-up hygiene measures for their key-workers. Workplace safety should never be taken lightly and now, more than ever, it is of highest importance to…
30-03-2021 Member news
Fugro reaches agreement on divestment of Seabed Geosolutions
Fugro has reached a binding agreement with PXGEO Seismic Services Limited (PXGEO) to sell certain assets and the related business of its non-core subsidiary Seabed Geosolutions for USD 16 million (approximately EUR 14 million) in…
29-03-2021 Member news
Suez Canal unblocked: “We pulled it off!”
Grounded container vessel Ever Given successfully refloated in the Suez Canal by expert salvage team of Boskalis subsidiary SMIT Salvage Boskalis announces the successful salvage operation of the grounded 20,000 TEU container vessel Ever Given…
28-03-2021 Member news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Sustainability
Allseas river plastics removal project
Working every day at sea, Allseas witnesses first-hand the devastating effect plastic pollution is having on the world’s oceans and marine life. Plastic pollution is a global problem, and we are committed to the cause…
25-03-2021 Member news
Nieuwe geavanceerde LNG trainingsfaciliteiten RelyOn Nutec nu open!
De afgelopen vier maanden is er hard gewerkt om een nieuwe LNG trainingsfaciliteit te realiseren op het RelyOn Nutec oefencentrum op de Rotterdamse Maasvlakte. Reeds in 2014 werd het eerste LNG oefenobject in gebruik genomen.
25-03-2021 Member news
Vuyk Supports Cadeler A/S, Wind Orca
The ability to support the future needs of clients is a key strategic goal for Cadeler, which is why the Company has signed a contract to install a new crane on the vessel Wind Orca…
24-03-2021 Member news
Collaboration between ELA Container Offshore and Swire Energy Services for the Offshore Container market in the UK
In order to promote the distribution of Offshore Accommodation in the UK energy markets, ELA Container Offshore has partnered with Swire Energy Services. Through the collaboration, ELA expands SES’s container portfolio with its offshore accommodation…
24-03-2021 Member news
Damen teams up with MO4 to support sustainable energy production offshore
Damen Shipyards Group has teamed up with MO4 to take a step towards the digitalisation of offshore wind farm operations. This strategic alliance pairs Damen’s Triton monitoring platform with MO4 motion forecasting knowledge, offering data…
24-03-2021 Member news, Sustainability
DNV wins USD 17.7 million contract to support development of Taiwan Power Company’s largest offshore wind farm
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has signed a USD 17.7 million (NOK 150 million) contract to be the Owner’s Engineer for Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan.
16-03-2021 Member news
Sif and Royal IHC finalize acquisition of “KCI the engineers”
Roermond, the Netherlands, 16 March 2021. Sif Holding (‘Sif’) and Royal IHC have finalized the acquisition of “KCI the engineers” (‘KCI’) by Sif. Works Councils have advised positively on the acquisition and trade unions have…
16-03-2021 Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: Bridges2000
IRO heeft recentelijk Bridges2000 als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een interview met Hendrik van der Ham, oprichter, maken wij kennis met Bridges2000. Waar blinken jullie in uit? “Bridges2000 is trots op meer dan…
15-03-2021 Sustainability, Member news
Van Oord adopts innovative technology to further reduce emissions on its fleet
Van Oord is taking a next step in the energy transition of its fleet. An advanced combustion conditioning system with hydrogen and methanol will be installed on subsea rock installation vessel Bravenes. The FUELSAVE FS…
15-03-2021 Member news
Third ‘walk-to-work’ vessel into service as ‘Keizersborg’
Wagenborg Offshore has taken its third walk-to-work vessel (W2W) into service as Keizersborg. Keizersborg is used as a standby and support vessel for inspection and maintenance of unmanned platforms in both Dutch and British waters…
12-03-2021 Member news
Sif Rolls Out First Hollandse Kust Zuid TP-Less Monopiles
Sif Group has completed the first two of the 140 monopiles to be manufactured for Vattenfall’s 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 wind farm. With a combined weight of 115,000 tons, the 140 monopiles are…
11-03-2021 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht and RH Marine upgrade module carrier BigRoll Bering with DP2 system
Bakker Sliedrecht and RH Marine will upgrade Roll Group’s ice class vessel BigRoll Bering with a Dynamic Positioning 2 system (DP2). This allows the 173 meter long module carrier to better maintain its position during…
10-03-2021 Member news
Atlas Professionals secures frame agreement for Ørsted in Germany
International recruitment and HR service provider Atlas Professionals (Atlas) is selected as a preferred supplier to propose temporary personnel services for Ørsted in Germany until end of 2025. The Frame Agreement commenced on the 1st…
09-03-2021 Member news
New release of SDC Verifier 2021. AIJ 2005 and AS 3990 standards supported out of the box
In the new release of SDC Verifier 2021, an advanced code checking software, two new standards supported AIJ (2005 Edition, 2017) Design Standard for Steel Structures, based on Allowable Stress Concept for Beam Members and…
09-03-2021 Member news
DEME Offshore and Sabca test drones for O&M and critical operations at a wind farm in the North Sea
DEME Offshore and Sabca successfully performed a series of tests at the Rentel offshore wind farm in the North Sea, preparing for autonomous surveillance, rescue and detection missions in the near future. Their goal is…
05-03-2021 Member news
Allseas’ President Edward Heerema receives OTC Heritage award
Allseas’ president Edward Heerema, who launched the company in 1985, will receive the OTC Heritage award for his “long-term continuous, distinguished service in management and leadership of offshore installation for the deepwater industry”. Introduction of…
05-03-2021 Member news
Keel laying marks an important milestone for first Taiwanese offshore installation vessel ‘Green Jade’
An official keel laying ceremony for ‘Green Jade’ was held today at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, marking a major milestone in the construction of this next-generation offshore installation vessel. ‘Green Jade’ is owned by CDWE,…
04-03-2021 Member news
Brightree signs up as new Inmarsat Fleet Connect dedicated bandwidth application provider
Brightree and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have signed an agreement for Brightree to join the fast-growing group of certified application providers to offer a dedicated application for Inmarsat’s Fleet Connect…
04-03-2021 Member news
Royal Doeksen takes over Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam from Royal IHC
On the 3rd of March, 2021, Royal IHC and Royal Doeksen reached an agreement on the acquisition of all shares in Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam. Mid 2020, IHC presented their new strategy going back to its…
01-03-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Innovation site Borssele Wind Farm Site V fully commissioned
Two Towers, consisting of Van Oord, Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe, announced that the innovative Borssele Wind Farm Site V has been fully commissioned. Borssele V features two Vestas 9.5 MW turbines, generating sufficient energy…
24-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Bakker Sliedrecht starts researching the use of biodegradable oil in submersible motors Van Oord
Bakker Sliedrecht will start a research to determine whether biodegradable oil can be used in the submersible motors that the company has supplied for equipment of Van Oord. If this is applicable, the international marine…
24-02-2021 Member news
KENC appoints Singapore agent
On Wednesday 24th of February, KENC announced the appointment of Rene Birsak as their agent for the Singapore region. As part of KENC’s growth strategy, KENC has joined forces with Rene Birsak to expand its…
24-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Parkwind selects DEME Offshore for foundation EPCI contract at Arcadis Ost I
DEME Offshore has been awarded a substantial Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for the foundations at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost I offshore wind farm. The next-generation XXL monopiles will be the largest ever installed…
23-02-2021 Member news
Easily monitor temperatures with self-adhesive labels
Brady Corporation offers new RFID Temperature Labels, applicable to almost any surface, to enable battery-free wireless temperature reading for a wide range of devices, equipment, machines and structures. Easily monitor temperatures The new RFID…
22-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Vattenfall awards Van Oord 4-year O&M framework contract
Van Oord has been awarded a 4-year Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contract by Vattenfall. Working through its MPI Offshore organisation, Van Oord will provide jack-up and associated lifting services for main component exchanges across Vattenfall’s…
18-02-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Van Oord celebrates final milestone Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm
Borssele III & IV, one of the largest offshore Dutch wind farms, has reached full commissioning. Located 22 kilometres off the Dutch coast and the Province of Zeeland, the wind farm is capable of powering…