News & Press
25-08-2020 Member news
Bosch Rexroth and Barge Master introduce the next generation of autonomous landing systems for motion compensated gangways
Autonomous landing systems use sophisticated technology improve safety and efficiency for motion compensated gangways After the automated landing procedure, the Barge Master gangway is held safely in place through a combination of motion compensation…
20-08-2020 Member news
Van Oord commissions first heavy-duty electric excavator in the Netherlands
This week, Van Oord commissioned the first heavy-duty fully electric hydraulic excavator in the Netherlands. In doing so, Van Oord is contributing to the electrification of the construction site and reducing CO2 and nitrogen oxide…
20-08-2020 Member news
DEME Offshore signs contract for largest ever inter-array cable order with Dogger Bank Wind Farm
650 km of inter-array cable to be installed at world’s biggest wind farm. DEME Offshore has been awarded a substantial (1) EPCI contract for the inter-array cables at the Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank…
20-08-2020 Member news
Boskalis reports strong operational first half year
KEY FIGURES FIRST HALF YEAR 2020 • Revenue: EUR 1.3 billion • EBITDA: EUR 204 million • Operating result: EUR 72 million • Net operating profit: EUR 48 million •…
19-08-2020 Member news
Ampelmann and Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) extend their collaboration in Asia Pacific
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed a new, three-year contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) for work in Asia Pacific. The company will provide two of its latest version…
19-08-2020 Member news
Successful installation of two offshore substation platforms and 20 jackets marks major milestone at the Moray East offshore wind farm
DEME Offshore has successfully installed two of three offshore substation platforms (OSP) for the Moray East wind farm in the Moray Firth in Scotland. In the meantime jacket installation is also progressing with 20 jackets…
17-08-2020 Member news
SMST equipment for first SOV in Taiwan
A milestone for SMST. The Dutch company that designs and builds offshore equipment is going to deliver its modular mission equipment to the first ever Service Operation Vessel (SOV) to operate in Taiwanese waters. SMST’s…
17-08-2020 Member news
Allseas completes topsides removal scope for Total’s Tyra redevelopment
Pioneering Spirit lifted over 27,000 tonnes of platform facilities The structures were delivered to recycling yards in Denmark and the Netherlands Pioneering Spirit will return for the jackets in 2021/2022 Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering…
17-08-2020 Member news
TRUSTLUBE APPOINTS PIETER BECKER AS GENERAL MANAGER To expand our growing grease market
Pieter Becker has been appointed as the General Manager at TrustLube. He worked at TrustLube before as an engineer, from 2010 to 2013. In that period Becker gained his knowledge about automatic lubrication systems and…
06-08-2020 Member news
Royal IHC awarded major contract for supply of FPSO Equipment for Yinson
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has awarded Royal IHC a contract for the supply of a tandem mooring & offloading system and a riser pull-in system. The equipment will be placed onto the Anna Nery floating…
06-08-2020 Member news
GWO Basic Safety Training Blended Learning
RelyOn Nutec offers a new and innovative way of safety training for the offshore wind industry: Global Wind Organisation Basic Safety Training (GWO BST) blended learning. This type of training combines digital and practical training.
05-08-2020 Member news
Technon Reconditionering Service BV wordt BELFOR Technology BV
Na 25 jaar zelfstandig te hebben geopereerd is Technon Reconditionering Service BV te Uden, per per 4 augustus jl. op een soepele manier opgenomen in de BELFOR familie en acteert nu onder de vlag van…
05-08-2020 Member news
Navingo Career Event breidt uit naar 2-daags event
Op 27 en 28 oktober 2020 vindt het Navingo Career Event plaats voor het veertiende achtereenvolgende jaar. Voor het eerst op een nieuwe locatie: RAI Amsterdam. In dit bijzondere jaar breidt…
04-08-2020 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht supplies condition monitoring system for submersible motors to CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Company
Bakker Sliedrecht will supply its innovative condition monitoring system for measuring vibration of bearings in submersible motors to trailing suction hopper dredger Jun Yang 1, the largest trailing suction hopper dredger in China at the…
03-08-2020 Member news
New Supervisory Board member Fugro
The Supervisory Board of Fugro has decided to nominate Mr. Sjoerd Vollebregt as member of the Supervisory Board for a term which will end with the annual general meeting in 2024. This nomination will be…
03-08-2020 Member news
Ampelmann and Olympic Shipping join forces in project for Ithaca Energy in the North Sea
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has secured a contract with Olympic Shipping to support topside commissioning work on Ithaca Energy’s FPF-1 offshore semi-submersible in the North Sea. The combination of the Ampelmann E-type system…
30-07-2020 Member news
Van Oord awarded contract to construct Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm
Following the announcement that CrossWind received the permit for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm, Van Oord is pleased to confirm that it has been contracted for the Balance of Plant scope. CrossWind is…
29-07-2020 Member news
Fugro results reflect quick response to Covid-19 and strong growth in offshore wind
Second quarter revenue declined by 19.3% due to Covid-19 and downturn in oil and gas markets, partly offset by strong growth in offshore wind. Due to decisive and immediate cost reductions, robust EBIT margin of…
28-07-2020 Member news
Blue Offshore sets cable transport record
Sunday 19 July the tug Kamarina with barge CC Atlantique carrying more than 8000 tonnes of high voltage cable has safely arrived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The cables will form the connection of TenneT’s Hollandse…
28-07-2020 Member news
Fugro begins extensive site characterisation for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Hub
Fugro has begun the geophysical survey phase of a large multidisciplinary site investigation contract worth around GBP 55 million for ScottishPower Renewables’ (SPR’s) East Anglia Hub project. The phased site investigations are scheduled to finish…
27-07-2020 Member news
Iv-Offshore & Energy, Dutch engineering company at its best
Iv-Offshore & Energy b.v. is proud to announce that it has signed the early works contract with Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms Pte Ltd (SMOP) for the engineering of the Sofia high voltage direct current (HVDC)…
22-07-2020 Member news
Boskalis acquires two major dike reinforcement projects in the Netherlands
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired two major dike reinforcement projects in the Netherlands, namely the IJsseldijk Zwolle-Olst project and the Krachtige IJsseldijken Krimpenerwaard. The projects are part of the national Flood Protection Program…
22-07-2020 Member news
Sleipnir breaks records at the Jotun Field
The platform was installed in 1998 by Heerema’s Thialf, who returned to the Jotun Field last year to remove the topsides and conductors – demonstrating the circularity of Heerema’s involvement in the lifecycle of these…
22-07-2020 Member news
iPS Powerful People announces the launch of the new label iPS Select
iPS Powerful People is excited to announce the launch of iPS Select. A new label in a globally known organization. iPS Powerful People introduces iPS Select. With this establishment iPS creates a label that fully…
21-07-2020 Member news
Innovatief opvangsysteem voor zwerfafval in de Nieuwe Maas
Plastic zwerfafval hoort niet thuis in het milieu, dus ook niet in het water. In opdracht van het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat onderzoekt Rijkswaterstaat hoe je kunt voorkomen dat plastic de zee bereikt of…
20-07-2020 Member news
Vattenfall expands its activities in the IJmuiden region and joins Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports
Swedish energy company Vattenfall, which is developing Hollandse Kust Zuid, the largest wind farm off the Dutch coast, is joining Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP). This public-private association already boasts more than 85 companies and…
16-07-2020 Member news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
Bakker Sliedrecht services ships Anthony Veder remotely via augmented reality glasses
After a successful pilot, system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht and gas shipping company Anthony Veder intend to enter a partnership to provide ships with remote service through augmented reality glasses (AR-glasses). Via a computer, service engineers…
16-07-2020 Member news
Boskalis launces new edition of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine
Every year Boskalis publishes its magazine (www.boskalis.com/magazine) in which we offer fresh perspectives from external experts and present projects and approaches that push back operational and technological boundaries. Even in these…
16-07-2020 Member news
InterDam and Van Dam join forces
InterDam and Van Dam, the two leading Dutch manufacturers of fire and explosion resistant products, join forces. On Tuesday July 14th 2020 the three shareholders formally closed the deal. By completing the merger Value Enhancement…
15-07-2020 Member news
OPRA GROUP Acquires majority interest in Airem Energy
OPRA Turbines B.V., a leading manufacturer of advanced gas turbine based generator sets, announces as of today that an agreement has been signed to acquire a 94% interest in Airem Energy, a business division of…
15-07-2020 Member news
Ørsted and Van Oord have successfully installed all array cables of the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm
Ørsted and Van Oord have successfully installed all 94 array cables connecting the turbines of the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm. The installation started, ahead of schedule, in February this year. The cables…
14-07-2020 Member news
ExxonMobil Upstream Qualifies Airborne Oil & Gas’ TCP
Airborne Oil & Gas has announced that ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Company (ExxonMobil) has qualified its thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) product for applications globally. Following a stringent and detailed assessment of Airborne Oil & Gas’…
10-07-2020 Member news
Vydraulics gears up with the acquisition of Doedijns Group International
The Belgium/Dutch Vydraulics Group has acquired Doedijns Group International. The acquisition includes the following parts of DGI: Doedijns: specialist in system solutions in the field of hydraulics and supplier of high quality hydraulic, pneumatic and…
09-07-2020 Member news
Mammoet completes heavy lifting and transport scope for the world’s largest single train petroleum refinery
With the final 1,240t propylene mounded bullet installed at Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical complex in Nigeria, Mammoet is demobilizing equipment it has deployed there over the past two years. This concludes another successful project…
09-07-2020 Member news
Conoship & KenzFigee introduce cost efficient transshipment solution
Two ambitious and innovative companies experienced in their own field of expertise: Conoship International (ship design & engineering) and KenzFigee (cranes & offshore equipment design and manufacturing) have teamed up to offer a cost efficient…
07-07-2020 Member news
First jacket successfully installed at Moray East, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm
DEME Offshore is delighted to announce the successful installation of the first jacket at the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm. In total, 100 wind turbine jackets and 3 offshore substation jackets will…
06-07-2020 Member news
Dutch Van Aalst Group launches Nortek Services AS
To provide best-in-class preventive and predictive maintenance services, combined with workshop services for clients operating worldwide in the offshore oil, gas, marine and renewables industry, the Dutch Van Aalst Group recently set up Nortek Services…
03-07-2020 IRO news, Member news
IRO members meet each other corona proof at KenzFigee
As from 1 July it was allowed to organise meetings again in a corona proof manner, in a 1.5 meter setup. KenzFigee did a great job arranging everything according to the…
02-07-2020 Member news
Huisman to deliver high-tech offshore mast crane for wind turbine installation in Taiwan
Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, announces today that it has been contracted by CSBC Corporation for the delivery of a 4,000mt Offshore Mast Crane (OMC) to be installed on heavy lift…
02-07-2020 Member news
Generator protection Bakker Sliedrecht makes efficient sailing more reliable
Sailing with generator units in parallel operation in a closed bus power plant is more efficient and sustainable, but increases the risk of malfunctions. Thanks to the generator protection system (CDG Protection) Bakker Sliedrecht has…
30-06-2020 Member news
OPRA TURBINES SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) WITH KALTIMEX ENERGY
OPRA Turbines B.V., a leading manufacturer of advanced gas turbine based generator sets, announces it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with KALTIMEX Energy. KALTIMEX Energy, based in Singapore, will become an official Distributor,…
29-06-2020 Member news
Ampelmann secures five new offshore wind contracts in the North Sea
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has secured five new contracts in offshore wind over the course of a month with Norwegian companies BOA, Volstad, Olympic Shipping, Siem Offshore and DOF. The company will provide…
25-06-2020 Member news
CDWE reaches Final Investment Decision and orders pioneering offshore wind installation vessel ‘Green Jade’
Following the signing of the early works agreement in April 2020, CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has now taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the construction of ‘Green Jade’, which is the first floating DP3…
22-06-2020 Member news
Turbine installation kicked off at SeaMade, Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm
First turbine installed last Saturday DEME Offshore has installed the first turbine at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. With a 487 MW capacity, SeaMade is the largest offshore wind farm…
16-06-2020 Member news
Royal IHC and MARIN successfully complete DP testing on autonomous SOV
On Thursday 11 June, MARIN and Royal IHC successfully completed the dynamic positioning (DP) assessment tests for the T60-18 service operation vessel (SOV) at MARIN’s basins in Wageningen, The Netherlands, marking an important milestone in…
16-06-2020 Member news
Van Oord adapts to changing market circumstances
As a company operating on a global scale, COVID-19 is having a major impact on our business. Market conditions in the dredging industry are under pressure and the volatility in oil- and gas prices also…
12-06-2020 Member news
Ampelmann sells winterised A-type gangway system to Royal Niestern Sander shipyard
Ampelmann, the global offshore access provider, has secured a contract with Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander, member of the Royal Wagenborg Group, for the sale of a…
12-06-2020 Member news, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Sustainability
Ulstein’s roadmap to hydrogen future
Following the introduction of Ulstein’s first hydrogen fuelled, zero emission design by the end of 2019, the company is now revealing its vision towards a marine hydrogen future. Where the SX190 hydrogen fuelled offshore construction…
11-06-2020 Member news
Royal Niestern Sander, Wagenborg and Ampelmann sign agreement for the provision of a W2W Gangway for newbuild icebreaker
Royal Niestern Sander, Wagenborg and Ampelmann sign agreement for the provision of a W2W Gangway for newbuild icebreaker Ampelmann, Royal Niestern Sander and Royal Wagenborg signed an agreement for the supply of an ice-strengthened walk-2-work…
08-06-2020 Member news
Paradigm Group Recruit Key Fire Expert to Globalise Revolutionary Dry Deluge Product.
Daniel McCormick has joined the company as Business Director of Fire Services to globalize Paradigm’s World-class dry deluge technology, Dry-Flo®; the only dry deluge fire testing system on the market which doesn’t require the use…
05-06-2020 Member news
Fugro supports Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm in the US
Fugro has mobilised two vessels off the coast of New York to perform a large-scale site characterisation programme for Sunrise Wind, the offshore wind project from Ørsted. The 4-month operation will involve acquisition…
05-06-2020 Member news
Acquisition and recapitalisation of Royal IHC finalised
Royal IHC has announced that the acquisition and recapitalisation of Royal IHC has been finalised. The newly established Foundation Continuiteit IHC, has taken over all shares of IHC Merwede Holding BV. The recapitalisation has now also been…
04-06-2020 Member news
Ørsted and DEME Offshore successfully complete installation of Borssele 1&2 foundations
Wind farm developer Ørsted and DEME Offshore have successfully completed the installation of the 94 Borssele 1&2 foundations. The installation started in January this year. Despite COVID-19, the installation was completed on time. The foundations…
02-06-2020 Member news
New building order world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel
After a tender procedure, shipyard Royal Niestern Sander and a joint-venture between Mercury Sakhalin and Pola have signed an agreement for the construction of the world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel. After…
02-06-2020 Member news
Consortium of Boskalis, Bouygues and Saipem selected for Fecamp Offshore Wind Farm foundations
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) in consortium with Bouygues Travaux Publics (Bouygues) and Saipem has been awarded the design work, construction and installation scope for 71 concrete Gravity-Based Structures (GBS) as foundation for the Fécamp…
29-05-2020 Member news
Royal IHC to deliver design package and key components for new TSHD of Weeks Marine Inc.
Royal IHC (IHC) has been awarded the contract for the engineering and equipment delivery for a new 6,540m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) for Weeks Marine Inc. (Weeks). This is an identical vessel to…
29-05-2020 Member news
Neptune Energy welcomes DEME as a partner in the PosHYdon offshore green hydrogen pilot
Today, Neptune Energy and DEME announce that DEME Offshore is joining the PosHYdon offshore hydrogen pilot as partner. DEME is the world leader in offshore wind energy and recently entered into partnerships through its…
27-05-2020 Member news
Boskalis awarded two dredging contracts in Finland
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded two contracts in Finland by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, the Port of Helsinki and the City of Helsinki with a combined contract value of EUR 32…
27-05-2020 Member news
Living Stone’s peak production levels ensure inter-array cable laying works at SeaMade offshore wind farm are achieved in record time
DEME Offshore successfully completed the inter-array cable laying works at the SeaMade offshore wind farm with its cable installation vessel ‘Living Stone’ operating at peak production levels. DEME Offshore was responsible for the Engineering, Procurement,…
25-05-2020 Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: DroneQ Aerial Services
IRO heeft recentelijk DroneQ Aerial Services als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met John Troch maken wij kennis met DroneQ Aerial Services. Waar blinken jullie in uit? “DroneQ verzorgt drone ondersteunende activiteiten…