News & Press
15-03-2022 Member news, Sustainability
New Van Oord order for unmanned, autonomous offshore survey vessel
Safer, greener and more efficient Maritime contractor Van Oord has placed a new order with Demcon unmanned systems; this time for a larger unmanned, autonomous offshore platform. This vessel is suitable for challenging offshore conditions…
10-03-2022 Member news
Boskalis publishes 2021 Annual Report and Sustainability Report
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has published both its Annual Report 2021 and its Sustainability Report 2021. In addition to reflecting on developments in 2021, the…
10-03-2022 Member news
Boskalis confirms receipt public offer proposal from HAL
This morning, HAL Holding N.V. (HAL) announced an intended voluntary public offer of EUR 32.50 per ordinary share for all issued ordinary shares in the capital of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis). On 8 March…
03-03-2022 Member news
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: MO4
IRO heeft recentelijk MO4 als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met Mark Paalvast, mede-oprichter, maken wij kennis met MO4. Waar blinken jullie in uit? We zijn een relatief nieuw bedrijf, opgericht…
28-02-2022 Member news
Allseas takes delivery of Seatools deep-sea mineral collection equipment
On behalf of its client Allseas, subsea technology company Seatools completed the engineering, manufacturing and qualification of the electronics, instrumentation, and hydraulics for Allseas’ pilot polymetallic nodule collection vehicle. The vehicle will be part of…
16-02-2022 Member news, Sustainability
DEME’s entire long-term loan portfolio is transformed into sustainability-linked loans
In order to achieve DEME’s ambitious sustainability goals in all aspects of its business, the Group has undertaken the complete transformation of its long-term loans portfolio and converted them all into sustainability-linked loans. This…
14-02-2022 Member news, Sustainability
POWER THE FUTURE | June 13-17 | On board SS Rotterdam & live stream
Floating Energy Production, Storage & Supply for Sustainable Shipping MARIN is looking forward to bringing the maritime sector together again in 2022, with a combined BlueWeek & FPSO JIP Week set to be held in…
09-02-2022 Member news
Inmarsat Fleet Xpress enables Geoquip marine vessels to offer high-speed private networks to charterers and crew at sea
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has implemented an agreement with Geoquip Marine allowing the offshore geotechnical solutions provider to offer dedicated Fleet Xpress bandwidth as part of its vessel charter arrangements…
07-02-2022 Member news, Sustainability
Heerema Shows XXL Offshore Wind Turbine Floating Installation Method – Video
Following the recent completion of the first offshore test, Heerema Marine Contractors has issued a video showing a novel method of assembling and installing XXL wind turbines onboard a floating, dynamically positioned (DP) vessel. The…
07-02-2022 Member news
Revolutionary Damen Fast Crew Supplier 7011 begins final commissioning
The last phase of the commissioning of the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class – the Aqua Helix – is now underway with its Ampelmann gangway installed and integrated with the…
02-02-2022 Member news
Working in changing weather conditions
The winter season is in full swing and field workers regularly work in varying weather conditions. Think, for example, of employees who take care of urban green spaces or road works, or of agricultural and…
02-02-2022 Member news
Inmarsat agrees Fleet LTE contract with Golden Energy Offshore
Independent offshore vessel owner selects Inmarsat Fleet LTE to meet needs of vessel charterers, crew, and operators using three-in-one network solution Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has secured a new contract…
01-02-2022 Member news
Boskalis successfully salvages ship just off the Dutch coast
Boskalis has successfully salvaged the rudderless cargo vessel Julietta D off the Dutch coast. The vessel ran into trouble during yesterday’s Storm Corrie. The Julietta D was anchored off the coast of IJmuiden (the Netherlands)…
01-02-2022 Member news
Norside Wind again opts for SMST’s gangway solution
Norside Wind AS has awarded SMST a contract for the delivery of a motion compensated gangway combined with an Access & Cargo Tower for the conversion of former platform supply vessel ‘Farland’. The contract is…
31-01-2022 Member news, Sustainability
RelyOn Nutec to further its play in the energy transition with a new training centre in Eemshaven, the Netherlands
RelyOn Nutec is due to open a new training centre in Eemshaven in early 2023, to meet the increasing demand from the onshore and offshore wind industries in the Groningen area. Eemshaven is uniquely positioned…
26-01-2022 Member news
De Goede Ree (DGR) becomes the new owner of Offshore Engineering company Offshore Independents
On the first of January 2022, Maritime Investment company “De Goede Ree (DGR)” reached an agreement on the acquisition of offshore engineering company “Offshore Independents” and its subsidiary, “ARC Sustainable Energy Solutions”. As part of…
25-01-2022 Member news
N-Sea concludes long-term vessel agreement for the DP1 35M Hybrid Survey/ROV Support Vessel Geo Focus
We are pleased to announce that N-Sea Group has signed a long-term vessel agreement with Geo Plus for the Geo Focus, an advanced DP1 35M Hybrid Survey/ROV Support Vessel. The vessel has a strong track…
20-01-2022 Member news
Etteplan neemt Cognitas over van Canon en wordt een marktleider in technische documentatie in Duitsland
Etteplan heeft Cognitas GmbH, een Duits bedrijf voor levenscyclusbeheer van technische informatie, overgenomen van Canon Germany GmbH. De overname versterkt de positie van Etteplan in Duitsland en zet onze strategische investeringen in Centraal-Europa voort. Met…
18-01-2022 Member news
Jumbo-SAL-Alliance delivers comprehensive transportation solution for a mighty engineering challenge with a tight squeeze
After months of precision planning and engineering Jumbo Shipping, now part of Jumbo-SAL-Alliance, has carried out the tailor-made transportation of offshore platform modules including living quarters module, helideck and flare boom for client Kiewit Offshore…
18-01-2022 Member news
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME, Qair and Aspiravi, land 2 GW in highly competitive ScotWind offshore wind leasing round
Weybridge, UK – Crown Estate Scotland announced that Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME Concessions (Wind) NV (42,5%), Qair Marine SAS (42,5%), and Aspiravi International NV (15%), had been awarded 2GW worth of…
17-01-2022 Member news
Huisman signs second 2600mt Leg Encircling Crane contract with DSME for Eneti Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Huisman has announced the signing of a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for delivery of another 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC). This follows a previous order, in July last year, for a…
12-01-2022 Member news
DEME further reinforces fleet with acquisition of offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’
DEME has entered into an agreement with Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik to acquire the DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’. Representing a substantial investment, this move highlights DEME’s commitment to its customers, and supports the…
10-01-2022 Member news
Huisman Composite Tubulars demonstrate impressive performance in latest test of strength
Recently, Huisman’s Composite Tubulars demonstrated their strength in a test facilitated by the Rijkswijk Centre for Sustainable Geo-energy the Netherlands. During the test, a newly developed 9 5/8” full composite pipe took an impressive 530…
10-01-2022 Member news, Sustainability
New: the future-proof Conoship 3600 TDW General Cargo Vessel
Conoship International Projects developed an innovative, future-proof and environmentally friendly 3600 dwt general cargo vessel, suited for sea-river operations. This vessel can be considered the new standard for low-air draught sea-river coasters. The first series…
06-01-2022 Member news
Huisman awarded 3,000mt Ringer Crane contract
Huisman has announced the award of a contract from Denmark-based BMS Heavy Cranes for the delivery of a 3,000mt Ringer Crane, with an option for a second unit. The crane setup has been optimised for…
05-01-2022 Member news, Sustainability
Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha topside installed in the North Sea
The offshore transformer station of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha platform is successfully installed on the jacket in the North Sea, about 20 kilometers off the coast of The Hague, on Sunday December 26th 2021.
23-12-2021 Member news
Safeway secures rental contract extension Seagull gangway for campaign offshore Taiwan
Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment has secured an extension of an existing rental contract supply the Safeway Seagull type motion-compensated gangway system on board the subsea construction…
22-12-2021 Member news
Van Oord partners with two PortXL start-ups
Van Oord has signed partnership agreements with LexX and Heliorec, two start-ups scouted through the innovation platform PortXL. The signing ceremony took place during the shakedown event on 2 December marking the end of this…
20-12-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Bakker Sliedrecht enables research vessel Nuyina to sail silently and hybrid through Antarctic ice
Five years after Damen Shipyards Group began construction, the new Antarctic Supply & Research Vessel (ASRV) Nuyina for the Australian government has arrived at its home port of Hobart in Tasmania. Bakker Sliedrecht supplied the…
20-12-2021 Member news
Inmarsat gives a gift of free connectivity to seafarers
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, is giving free connectivity to maritime crews around the globe that use its Fleet Hotspot service. Given the critical role connectivity plays in crew welfare, Inmarsat…
16-12-2021 Member news
DEME Offshore secures sizable inter-array cable contract for Dogger Bank C wind farm in the UK
Earlier today, DEME Offshore, subsidiary of the DEME Group, announced it has been awarded a sizable (1) EPCI contract for the inter-array cables at the Dogger Bank C wind farm in the UK. Dogger Bank…
16-12-2021 Member news
Strategic Alliance for Paradigm Drilling Services and ProGroup in Middle East
Paradigm Drilling Services, part of the Paradigm Group headquartered in Rotterdam, Holland, have announced their strategic alliance with UAE oil service company ProGroup MENA to manage sales and rentals across the Middle East. The agreement…
15-12-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis takes delivery of largest bio-fuel consignment to date
Boskalis has taken delivery of its largest-ever consignment of drop-in biofuel which will be used to power two hopper dredgers on upcoming projects in northwestern Europe. The use of bio-fuel will result in a CO2…
14-12-2021 Member news
Boskalis commissions large-scale electric vehicle charging facility at its head office
Boskalis has recently commissioned a large-scale charging facility at its headquarters in Papendrecht, marking a significant investment in charging capacity for electric vehicles (EVs). The new facility with 252 charging points is one of the…
13-12-2021 Member news
Royal IHC appoints new CEO with extensive experience in maritime sector
Jan Pieter Klaver will start as CEO of Royal IHC on 1 January 2022. He thus takes over from Gerben Eggink, who fulfilled the role of CEO on an interim basis for more than a…
09-12-2021 Member news
Atlas Professionals sign multi-year global frame-agreement with Boskalis
Proving reliable to its clients yet again – international recruitment company Atlas Professionals has renewed its multi-year framework agreement with Boskalis On December 1, 2021, Boris Kasteel, CEO, Atlas Professionals signed the framework agreement…
09-12-2021 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht’s digitization strategy can save shipbuilders and owners a lot of time and costs
The digital recording and documentation of all data of a vessel during its entire life cycle – from construction to decommission – can save builders and owners a lot of time and costs. Bakker Sliedrecht…
08-12-2021 Member news
Book published by Boskalis about the salvage of the Ever Given
In March this year Boskalis was at the center of worldwide media attention on the salvage of the stranded mega container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. In collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority…
06-12-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis consortium secures EUR 24 million research grant to advance emission-free shipping
A broader maritime consortium in which Boskalis is participant has been awarded a EUR 24 million grant to conduct research into accelerating the use of methanol as a low-carbon fuel within the shipping industry. Methanol…
01-12-2021 Member news
Huisman to deliver two >2,000mt Leg Encircling Cranes for Cadeler X-class vessels
Today, Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, announces that it has been awarded a contract from COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. for the design and construction of two >2,000mt Leg Encircling…
30-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis signs partnership agreement with CIP for the development of the world’s first energy island project
Boskalis has signed a partnership agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a leading global fund manager focused on renewable energy investments, together with three internationally renowned companies, to bid for the development of the energy…
29-11-2021 Member news
Van Oord to install scour protection at Seagreen offshore wind farm
Seaway 7, the main Seagreen contractor, have contracted Van Oord to install scour protection around the 114 wind turbine foundations at the Seagreen offshore wind farm. This wind farm is located 27 kilometres off the…
25-11-2021 Member news
Wagenborg Offshore signs contract for fourth Walk to Work vessel on the Southern North Sea
Wagenborg Offshore has signed an agreement for the deployment of a walk to work emergency response and rescue vessel (W2W ERRV). This fourth walk to work vessel in the Wagenborg fleet will be operated by…
25-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Seaway 7 celebrates build milestone for Wind Turbine Installation Vessel and announces vessel name
Seaway 7 is pleased to announce that today the steel cutting ceremony took place for its next generation Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) facility in Jiangsu, China. The…
25-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Tot 2030 heeft de offshore wind industrie 123.000 extra professionals nodig
Er zijn vakkundige mensen nodig om de energietransitie te realiseren. Wat doet de offshore energie sector hier zelf aan? Tijdens een van de talkshows op Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) kwamen o.a. de onderwerpen…
24-11-2021 Member news
Ulstein designed subsea rock installation vessel will be America’s first – GLDD orders Jones-Act compliant rock installation vessel to serve U.S. Offshore Wind
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (GLDD), U.S. leading dredging company, has ordered the first U.S.-flagged and Jones Act compliant subsea rock installation vessel, an ULSTEIN S211 design. Designed by Rotterdam based Ulstein Design…
18-11-2021 Member news
The World’s first walk to work ice breaker successfully launched
Last weekend yard number 862 was launched successfully at shipyard Royal Niestern Sander. The world’s first ice breaking walk to work vessel is one step closer to delivery and operations in harsh weather conditions in…
18-11-2021 Member news
Inmarsat secures fleetwide installation agreement with Maersk Supply Service for Fleet Xpress digital portfolio
Digital IoT services from Inmarsat will enable new phase in Maersk Supply Service strategy for enhanced performance, efficiency and sustainability across 30 offshore vessels, enabling fast, precise and automated data on emissions & fuel consumption…
17-11-2021 Member news
Huisman launches drone inspection service for equipment
Huisman has recently launched its fully digitalised drone inspection services for the safe inspection of cranes, drilling and pipelay equipment, offered from its international locations in the Netherlands, Singapore, China, the USA and Brazil. Huisman…
15-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis receives EUR 450 million offshore wind project
Boskalis has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of the monopile foundations and substations for an offshore wind farm development with a value of approximately EUR 450 million. Boskalis’ successful track record…
12-11-2021 Member news
MARIN ontvangt Erepenning Maritieme Techniek (KIVI)
Het Koninklijk Instituut van Ingenieurs (KIVI) kende gisteren de Erepenning Maritieme Techniek toe aan Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland (MARIN). Bas Buchner, algemeen directeur MARIN, ontving de erepenning uit handen van Thecla Bodewes, boegbeeld van de…
10-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
Boskalis acquires inter-array cabling contract for Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms
Boskalis announces that it has been awarded an inter-array cable installation contract by Ørsted for the German Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms. The contract includes the transport, installation and burial…
10-11-2021 Member news
Bakker Sliedrecht delivers electrical system integration of largest diamond recovery vessel in the world
Two years after shipbuilder Damen and electrical system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht signed a partnership agreement for the construction of De Beers Marine Namibia’s new vessel, the ship has been delivered. Bakker Sliedrecht has done the…
10-11-2021 Member news, Sustainability
11 maanden Catchy: bijna 500 kilo afval afgevangen én veel inzichten rijker
Catchy heeft 462 kilo zwerfafval uit de Nieuwe Maas gehaald Allseas gaat door met Catchy in de Vijfsluizerhaven Allseas en Rijkswaterstaat hebben met Catchy, een innovatief opvangsysteem voor macro- en grote micro-plastics, tijdens een pilot…
05-11-2021 Member news
DEME Offshore Lands Dominion Energy Group’s +$1.1 Billion Balance of Plant (BoP) Project for Construction of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm (CVOW)
Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm to supply energy to 660,000 households DEME Offshore US LLC (“DEME Offshore” or “the Company”), the world’s leading offshore wind farm contractor, today announced that it has secured…
04-11-2021 Member news
GustoMSC: Velesto Drilling orders first cost-effective Chela Twins cranes
Understanding the needs for offshore operations leads to advanced technology Velesto Drilling awarded GustoMSC the first two orders for the new and cost-competitive version of the Chela crane — the Chela Twins. Two cranes are…
03-11-2021 Member news
Huisman to deliver largest Leg Encircling Crane for Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel
Huisman, the worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, has been awarded a contract from Van Oord for the delivery of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for its new offshore installation vessel. This crane will…
03-11-2021 Member news
Nieuwe lichting techneuten elektrische energietechniek
Unieke mbo-4 opleiding Technicus Engineering IVWV LS/HS start in januari 2022 Op 10 januari 2022 gaat een nieuwe lichting, van maximaal 12 techneuten, bij Quercus Technical Services van start met de unieke mbo-4 opleiding Technicus…
03-11-2021 Member news
DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean Construction establish new Joint Venture Company, Japan Offshore Marine
DEME Offshore and Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd., Japan’s leading marine contractor, have formally established a new Joint Venture Company, named Japan Offshore Marine (JOM). The formation of a joint company marks the formalisation of the…
01-11-2021 Member news
New release of SDC Verifier 2021 R2 Eurocode 3 Plate Buckling and Connection checks, ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31
The new SDC Verifier 2021 R2, an all-in-one code checking software, release supports in beta three new standards: Eurocode 3 Plate Buckling (EN 1993-1-5, 2006), Eurocode 3 Connections (EN 1993-1-8, 2005) for RHS connections, ASME…