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  • 2022_05_13_12_16_54_whitepaper_Een_klimaatneutraal_energiesysteem_voor_Nederland

    13-05-2022 Sustainability

    TNO whitepaper: scenario’s voor een klimaatneutraal energiesysteem

    Om de klimaatdoelstellingen van Parijs te halen is het nodig de energietransitie te versnellen. De uitdaging is om de CO₂-emissies te laten dalen door duurzame energie versneld in te faseren…

  • van oord DUS V5750 Demcon unmanned systems

    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…

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    28-02-2022 IRO news, Sustainability

    Kajima Corporation and Van Oord kick-off with three offshore wind projects in Japan

    Kajima Corporation and Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan. Kajima Corporation, founded in 1840 is one of the largest and leading construction…

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    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…

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    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…

  • Heerema2

    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…

  • 01-02-2022 Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Sustainability

    Accelerating Marine Energy Solutions

    Marine energy provides a vast potential for utility operators and offshore energy companies as well as remote applications and supply contractors. For the majority of applications, the energy generated from waves, tidal streams or different…

  • 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…

  • 20-01-2022 IRO news, Sustainability

    IRO leden geven energietransitie vorm m.b.v. subsidie vanuit Ministerie van EZK

    Drie consortia van maritieme bedrijven en kennisinstellingen hebben in totaal 52,9 miljoen toekend gekregen vanuit de RDM-subsidieregeling van het ministerie van EZK. De regeling is bedoeld om teruglopende investeringen in R&D tegen te gaan in…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 13-12-2021 Sustainability

    Marine energy in the Dutch North Sea – Potential benefits to the Dutch energy system

    Marine energy has been gaining attention as a potential contributor to the diversification of the Dutch renewable portfolio and to sustainable energy generation in the North Sea. In July of this year, three motions were…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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, 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…

  • 27-10-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    DEME Offshore installs final foundation at Hornsea Two offshore wind farm

    DEME Offshore has successfully installed the final and 165th monopile foundation at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two wind farm, which is currently the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The timely completion of this installation project…

  • 11-10-2021 IRO news, Sustainability

    Vineyard Wind selects DEME Offshore US for foundation installation

    DEME will work with local labor unions to help train a US based workforce Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), announced…

  • 07-10-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    Seaway 7 awarded WTG installation vessel supplier contract by Ørsted

    Seaway 7 ASA is pleased to announce that they have been selected as a preferred contractor by Ørsted for the transport and installation of wind turbine generators for part of the Gode Wind 3 and…

  • 22-09-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    Industry leaders & organizations call for decisive government action to enable full decarbonization of international shipping by 2050

    Paris La Défense, 22 September 2021 – Full decarbonization of international shipping is urgent and achievable. This is the clear message from more than 140 industry leaders and organizations representing the entire maritime value chain,…

  • 14-09-2021 IRO news, Sustainability

    DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi to bid into Scottish offshore wind leasing round

    Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium composed of DEME Concessions NV, Qair Marine SAS, and Aspiravi International NV, has revealed its participation in Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind seabed leasing process. TWP will bring together its…

  • 13-09-2021 Sustainability

    Eerste editie Recharge Earth groot succes

    Op 8 en 9 september 2021 vond in Rotterdam Ahoy de eerste editie plaats van Recharge Earth. Het congres over de energietransitie bereikte al een mijlpaal nog voordat ze goed en wel begonnen was. Na…

  • 08-09-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    Iv-Offshore & Energy signed contract for Engineering & Procurement Offshore HVDC platform Sofia Wind Farm

    Iv-Offshore & Energy b.v. is proud to announce that it has signed the main contract with Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte Ltd (SMIY) to supply Engineering and Procurement services for the high voltage direct current…

  • 06-09-2021 IRO news, Sustainability

    OTC Around The World – The Netherlands 2021

    “Embracing the energy transition – The Dutch approach” The Netherlands is taking part in a global effort to develop a low CO2 energy economy that is safe, reliable and affordable. We are currently dependent on…

  • 01-09-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    Van Oord to install Italy’s first Offshore Wind Farm

    Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel MPI Resolution will commence its work for the Taranto Offshore Wind Farm in Italy. The Taranto Offshore Wind Farm is located near the Taranto harbour in Italy and consists of…

  • 30-08-2021 Sustainability

    World Cleanup Day 2021 – Doe mee!

    Op zaterdag 18 september is het weer zover: World Cleanup Day 2021. Tijdens deze wereldwijde opruimactie geven we samen met ruim 180 landen de planeet een grote schoonmaakbeurt. Ons doel? Het opruimen van zoveel mogelijk…

  • 26-08-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    DEME Offshore prepares for next generation turbines with major crane upgrade for ‘Sea Installer’

    Crane capacity increased to 1,600 tonnes DEME Offshore’s DP2 jack-up installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ will get a major crane upgrade when the capacity is increased from 900 tonnes to 1,600 tonnes. Being built by leading…

  • 24-08-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    Bureau Veritas delivers world’s first Approval in Principle for offshore floating solar technology to SolarDuck

    Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Dutch renewable energy company SolarDuck for its offshore floating solar solution ‘King…

  • 19-08-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    Allseas enters renewables market with offshore substation installation

    Pioneering Spirit installs France’s first offshore substation Platform installation is Allseas’ first for the offshore wind industry Allseas has taken its first steps into the renewable energy market with Pioneering Spirit successfully installing a high-voltage…

  • 19-08-2021 Member news, Sustainability

    DEME installs first offshore substation in France at Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm

    In another pioneering step in the offshore wind industry, DEME installed the first offshore substation (OSS) in France. Weighing 2,100 tons, the OSS was successfully installed at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm on August 18.

  • 04-08-2021 Sustainability

    Onderwaterrobot legt kabels voor aansluiting Hollandse Kust (zuid)

    Ten noorden van de Maasvlakte ontwikkelt TenneT het offshore net Hollandse Kust (zuid) voor de aansluiting van nieuwe windparken. Vier offshore kabels worden ingegraven in de bodem van de Noordzee. Voor de eerste tien kilometer…

  • 26-07-2021 Sustainability

    Work on Dutch Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Pilot Project Kicks Off as Gov’t Grants Subsidy

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded a subsidy of EUR 3.6 million to the PosHYdon offshore green hydrogen pilot project, allowing for the start of activities to bring the project to life. The remaining…

  • 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…

  • 22-07-2021 IRO news, Sustainability

    Participation of Iv-Offshore & Energy in PosHYdon Hydrogen Pilot

    Iv-Offshore & Energy one of the proud partners of PosHYdon: world’s first offshore green hydrogen production pilot on a working platform To achieve the Paris Climate Agreement goals, the supply of sustainable energy must increase…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 15-06-2021 IRO news, Sustainability

    Dutch celebrate Global Wind Day with wind & water works launch

    To celebrate Global Wind Day, the Dutch wind industry and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) have joined forces to launch the wind & water works website (www.windandwaterworks.nl). Managed by the Netherlands Wind…

  • 09-06-2021 IRO news, Sustainability

    Recharge Earth! Hét congres voor professionals die een rol spelen in de energietransitie

    Het is tijd! Tijd om de energietransitie te versnellen. Samen hebben we alle know-how en expertise om concrete stappen te zetten. Samen kunnen we échte impact maken, door vandaag de basis te leggen voor het…

  • 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 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…

  • 26-05-2021 Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue, Sustainability

    Energy Reinvented Community, a network for those who want to cross bridges

    The energy transition is one of society’s most urgent challenges. The technical solutions the energy sector provides, will bring it closer into the forecourt and backyard of communities and their citizens, e.g. for the use…

  • 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 Sustainability, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue

    The Netherlands – Your partner in Offshore Wind

    The Netherlands strives to achieve international climate goals by advancing sustainable energy, with offshore wind power playing a key role. By 2030, Dutch offshore wind capacity will total at least 11.5 GW, supplying significant electricity…

  • 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 IRO news, Sustainability

    Shell introduceert ambitieuze doelen voor toekomst met schonere energie

    In navolging van de vernieuwde koers van Shell wereldwijd, introduceerde Shell Nederland woensdag 12 mei jl. vijf nieuwe doelen voor een toekomst met schonere energie en een sterke economie: Enkel 100% CO₂-neutrale energie leveren…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 28-04-2021 IRO news, Sustainability

    Registratie Recharge Earth congres 8 & 9 september 2021 geopend

    Professionals in de energietransitie kunnen zich vanaf nu inschrijven voor het Recharge Earth congres dat plaatsvindt op 8 en 9 september aanstaande in het state-of-the-art Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Centre. Met dit jaarlijkse initiatief levert Rotterdam…

  • 22-04-2021 IRO news, Sustainability

    Launch IRO Sustainability Community

    Today, the 22nd of April, Earth Day 2021, is a special day. 51 years after its inception, much has changed. You could say that markets are transforming for the better and that should make us…

  • 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…

  • 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’…

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