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18-01-2021
Heerema Marine Contractors Contracteert Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam voor GREEN services
Met de toevoeging van meer water ballast systemen voor haar vloot, neemt Heerema Marine Contractors hun verantwoordelijkheid bij het minimaliseren van de milieueffecten op de wereldwijde scheepvaart. Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam is geselecteerd als partner om…
15-01-2021
Huisman signs for LOI for delivery of 2,600MT leg encircling crane
Today, Huisman announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for the delivery of a 2,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for OIM Wind’s BT-220IU Wind Installation Unit. The…
11-01-2021
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: VIRO
IRO heeft recentelijk VIRO als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met Jordi Meulmeester, commercieel manager, maken wij kennis met VIRO. Waar blinken jullie in uit? “Wij zijn een ingenieursbedrijf dat van oudsher…
05-01-2021
Boskalis bolsters market position in subsea services through acquisition Rever Offshore
Boskalis announces the acquisition of all the shares of Rever Offshore’s subsea services business (‘Rever’). Rever, formally known as Bibby Offshore, offers a broad range of solutions in the area of subsea construction, inspection, repair…
04-01-2021
DEME Offshore completes Moray East foundation installation
In an important milestone the last jackets for the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland were all safely installed offshore. DEME Offshore was awarded the full EPCI scope for 100 wind turbine…
04-01-2021
Jumbo installs Karish FPSO mooring system while breaking its deep-water record in the process
On behalf of TechnipFMC, Jumbo Offshore successfully completed the first phase of work on Energean’s Karish gas field offshore Israel in October. Jumbo’s scope of work included transport and installation of 14 suction piles (part…
21-12-2020
Safeway clinches its first W2W contract with Heerema Marine Contractors to operate in Taiwan
Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment, has been awarded a contract by Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) to supply a Safeway Seagull type motion compensated gangway system for installation…
18-12-2020 ,
Van Oord orders green cable-laying vessel
Van Oord has ordered a next-generation custom-built green cable-laying vessel. The vessel will be delivered from VARD in Norway and equipped with the latest sustainable technologies. The vessel will be fully operational in 2023. This…
18-12-2020
Kick-off of the HYPORT® Duqm Green Hydrogen Project
DEME Concessions (DEME) and OQ Alternative Energy (OQ) are proud to announce the start of a joint project to develop a world leading, green hydrogen plant in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Oman in…
16-12-2020
Online Legionella course
In response to client requests and in order to facilitate training options in these times of global restrictions, Hatenboer-Water has created a digital version of the water quality training module about Legionella. As of today,…
15-12-2020
Ulstein awarded design contract for first Jones Act compliant rock installation vessel to serve US Offshore wind
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (GLDD) contracted Ulstein Design & Solutions BV to design the first U.S.-flagged Jones Act compliant, inclined fallpipe vessel for subsea rock installation. The vessel is considered to be…
10-12-2020 ,
RWE chooses Van Oord for foundations and array cables at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
Van Oord has been selected by RWE as the preferred supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the monopile foundations and array cables for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, one of the world’s…
10-12-2020
Bakker Sliedrecht elektrificeert kraanschepen Heerema voor gebruik duurzame windenergie
Bakker Sliedrecht gaat de kraanschepen Thialf en Sleipnir van Heerema Marine Contractors elektrificeren zodat ze kunnen worden voorzien van groene walstroom. Deze duurzame energie is afkomstig van windmolens op de kade van het Calandkanaal in…
08-12-2020
Wagenborg Offshore signs contract for third walk to work vessel on the Southern North Sea
After a tender process, Wagenborg Offshore has signed an agreement for the deployment of a Walk to Work Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (W2W EERV). This third walk to work vessel in the Wagenborg fleet…
08-12-2020
Damen signs with Opus Marine for Germany’s first FCS 2710
On 3rd December in Hamburg, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Opus Marine for the delivery of a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710, to be named Allegro. The company will operate the vessel in…
08-12-2020
Fugro wins three site investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone
Fugro has been awarded three geotechnical investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver, the largest offshore wind farm (OWF) zone to be developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The investigations for IJmuiden Ver are…
04-12-2020
Hatenboer-Water opens office in Houston today
Hatenboer-Water Americas: Houston, we have lift-off! Times are tough, but so are we. Despite current challenges, we are happy to announce our brand-new Houston branch is fully operational, stocked and open for business. Ready to…
03-12-2020 ,
Impactrapportage: TO2MORROW TO2-instellingen lanceren jaarlijkse Impactrapportage met speciaal coronakatern
De Toegepast Onderzoek Organisaties (TO2), TNO, WUR, Deltares, NLR en MARIN, publiceren vandaag hun Impactrapportage 2020. Het magazine, dat in nauwe samenwerking met het Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat tot stand kwam, laat zien…
01-12-2020 ,
Turbine installation at Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm crosses the finish line
Construction works at SeaMade, Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm, have crossed the finish line with the last of 58 turbines successfully installed on 30 November. The SeaMade wind farm will provide green energy for 485,000…
30-11-2020 ,
RWE and DEME Offshore install collars on offshore foundations
RWE-patented technology to be deployed for the first time at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm New monopile foundation collars increase load-bearing capacity Offshore construction works to start in the third quater of 2021; start of…
30-11-2020 ,
Aeolus completes turbine installation at Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has successfully completed the installation of all 77 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm. As the Balance of Plant contractor for…
24-11-2020
Olympic Shipping and Safeway join forces again for Sandbank wind farm project
Contracted by JDR Cables, a world-class provider of subsea technologies and services, the multi-purpose offshore vessel Olympic Commander equipped with a 28 metre-long Safeway Seagull type walk-to-work gangway system, has been deployed for the efficient…
24-11-2020
Damen delivers FCS 1204 to Total Offshore
Shipbuilder delivers company’s first vessel just over a month following order On 18th November, Damen Shipyards Group delivered a Fast Crew Supplier 1204 to Total Offshore B.V. The crew transfer vessel is the first in…
18-11-2020
Van Oord selects KENC Engineering for design lifting tool Saint-Brieuc OWF
On the 12th of November leading marine contractor Van Oord, awarded Breman Machinery and KENC Engineering with the assignment to design and build a casing lifting adapter (CLA). The lifting tool supports the installation of…
16-11-2020
Niestern Sander lays keel on shallow draft ice breaking walk to work vessel
On 11th November, Royal Niestern Sander held a keel-laying. The keel-laying was for the shallow draft ice breaking walk to work vessel that the shipyard is building for a joint-venture between Mercury Sakhalin and Pola.
12-11-2020
Royal IHC restructures to safeguard a sustainable future
In order to return to profitability, after its takeover by an industry consortium, and to offer it a sustainable future, Royal IHC is returning to its core activities in the dredging and offshore market. In…
11-11-2020
Seatools equips Boskalis with plough position monitoring buoy
On behalf of its client Boskalis, subsea technology company Seatools completed the development, manufacturing and testing of a plough position monitoring buoy. After successful sea trials, the buoy is now being deployed for a subsea…
10-11-2020
Jumbo supporting Subsea 7’s Angolan EPIC contracts
First official use of Augmented Reality for shimming points via HOLO Lens Jumbo has completed the first of two contracts supporting two of Subsea 7’s EPIC projects for Total in Angola: CLOV MPP and Zinia…
09-11-2020
KENC reveals new automatic boat landing systems
On the 9th of November 2020, KENC Engineering revealed two new automatic boat landing systems (ABLS). The ABLS provides a safe transfer between a CTV and large vessels and is now available in two configurations.
04-11-2020
Intelligent SOV/gangway-concept ensures unrivalled workability in offshore wind
To meet the future requirements of the offshore wind industry in the overall project logistics and turbine related O&M activities, Spanish engineering company Marcelo Penna Engineering and Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and…
03-11-2020
SMST’s newest rental gangway in operation for Rem Offshore
Rem Offshore AS has awarded SMST a rental contract for their newest type of rental gangway, the so-called Telescopic Access Bridge L-Series (TAB-L), including 4 stacking modules for working on height and a lifting winch…
02-11-2020
KH Group & Smart AIS expand with drones from Euro Drone Inspections
Drones: innovative expansion of inspection services KH Group expands its service with drone inspections, carried out by Euro Drone Inspections, as of 1 November. This company will work closely with Smart Asset Integrity Solutions, also…
30-10-2020
Kick-off virtual Navingo Career Event 2020 successful
First digital edition with thousands of participants in live skill-sessions, talk shows and showcases Two days filled with talk shows, skill-sessions and presentations of companies and knowledge institutions gave shape to the digital edition of…
29-10-2020
Offshore Energy 2020 connects international community at live virtual event
First digital edition sees thousands of participants join in live talks shows, interviews and showcases After two days of talk shows, round tables and networking, the 13th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference has successfully…
28-10-2020
Catchy gaat de strijd met zwerfafval aan
Innovatief systeem voor het opvangen van zwerfafval in de Nieuwe Maas In gebruik genomen in de Vijfsluizerhaven in Schiedam Rijkswaterstaat heeft samen met Allseas een innovatief opvangsysteem ontwikkeld dat zowel drijvend zwerfafval als afval tot…
26-10-2020
Boskalis takes 5,350 solar panels into use, representing 15% of own energy consumption in the Netherlands
In recent months Boskalis has installed more than 5,350 solar panels on the roof of its distribution center in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. With these solar panels the company generates approximately 1.6 million kilowatt hours of…
26-10-2020
BREXIT webinar: Wednesday 11 November, 10:00-11:00 CET
With the Brexit transition period ending, massive changes are expected in all areas of business and trade. Many companies are currently preparing for the new reality, but we are aware there is lots of questions…
23-10-2020
Royal IHC and Suez Canal Authority successfully launch CSD HUSSEIN TANTAWY
On Friday 23 October, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and Royal IHC (IHC) successfully launched cutter suction dredger (CSD) HUSSEIN TANTAWY. The launch took place at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen a/d IJssel, The…
23-10-2020
SMST’s offshore access and lifting in one for DEME
SMST is well underway to finalize its next generation gangway with increased lifting capacity and functionality, of which the first system is currently being commissioned at SMST. Later this year, the gangway for safe transfer…
21-10-2020
Nieuwe faciliteit bij MARIN biedt meer controle over ons klimaat
Op 19 oktober 2020 opende Eppo Bruins, Tweede Kamerlid voor de ChristenUnie, officieel ‘The Atmosphere’, een nieuwe faciliteit bij MARIN. Deze autoclaaf met een lengte van 15 meter en een diameter van 2,5 meter biedt…
20-10-2020
Van Oord shareholder in Saare Wind Energy
Following agreement between the parties, Van Oord is now a shareholder in Saare Wind Energy. Saare Wind Energy is developing the Saaremaa offshore wind farm in Estonia. The collaboration with Van Oord allows Saare Wind…
20-10-2020
Bolster Safety Scan
Veel bedrijven in de (petro)chemie en bouw hebben moeite om de veiligheidskennis van hun werknemers op het juiste niveau te houden en hen een veilige werkplek te bieden nu traditionele veiligheidstrainingen niet meer voldoen. Digitaal…
15-10-2020
Seabed Geosolutions secures two 4D ocean bottom node surveys in Brazil
Seabed Geosolutions has secured a contract for a baseline 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey as well as a future 4D monitor OBN survey in Brazil. The project is to be acquired in water depths…
14-10-2020
Remediation of Averijhaven awarded to Van Oord
Rijkswaterstaat, the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, has awarded Van Oord the contract to design and carry out the removal of silt from the Averijhaven depot in IJmuiden. After…
14-10-2020
DNV GL and Aker BP successfully perform remote surveys of offshore cranes as demand for distanced inspections accelerates
DNV GL led a pilot project with Aker BP to remotely perform inspections on three of their offshore cranes on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In line with Aker BP’s strategy of minimizing its operational carbon…
13-10-2020
Boskalis finances new mega suction cutter dredger with Export Credit Agency covered loan
Boskalis has today financed its mega suction cutter dredger Krios through an innovative Export Credit Agency (ECA) covered loan. This marks the first ECA insured financing of its kind in the Netherlands. With this EUR…
13-10-2020 Duurzaamheid, Leden nieuws, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
Ecoscour protection: enhancing nature values in offshore wind farms
Van Oord, as part of Two Towers, takes the next step in a research programme relating to the restoration of European flat oyster beds. To investigate methods for the development of oyster reefs at offshore…
12-10-2020
Damen FCS 2710 receive ABS approval in principle
Damen Shipyard’s Group Fast Crew Supplier 2710 has received an approval in principle from ABS. This is an important step towards Damen’s next generation CTV (Crew Transfer Vessel) being used to support the developing US…
12-10-2020
Boskalis secures multiple dredging contracts in Germany
Boskalis recently secured three contracts for coastal protection and port maintenance activities in Germany. These dredging contracts carry a combined value of EUR 45 million for Boskalis and will all commence in the coming months.
12-10-2020
Nieuw lid in de schijnwerpers: FibreMax
IRO heeft recentelijk FibreMax als nieuw lid mogen verwelkomen. In een persoonlijk interview met Duco Handgraaf, sales & marketing manager, maken wij kennis met FibreMax. Waar blinken jullie in uit? “Het produceren van de World’s…
12-10-2020
Digitalised Asset Integrity Tool DNV-GL Approval Extension for Paradigm Flow Services
Paradigm Flow Services Ltd, a subsidiary of the Dutch oilfield technology services company, Paradigm Group, has been given a 5-year extension from DNV-GL for their dry deluge technology, Dry-Flo®. Paradigm Flow Services Technical Director, Hugh…
09-10-2020
Navingo Career Event goes digital
On 27 and 28 October 2020 jobseekers and those who are interested can digitally meet employers from the maritime, offshore and energy sector during the online Navingo Career Event. During this…
09-10-2020 Leden nieuws, Netherlands Suppliers Catalogue
METIP, DroneQ en Energy Reinvented starten samenwerking voor een brede toepassing van maritieme drones ten behoeve van de Offshore Energy industrie Oil, Gas & Wind
Op donderdag 8 oktober 2020 hebben John Spee (Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Noord-Holland Noord NHN) en John Troch (DroneQ Aerial Services) op de Energy Reinvented Digital Energy corona-proof bijeenkomst in Nieuwegein een presentatie gegeven die de samenwerking tussen…
08-10-2020
Airborne Oil & Gas reinforces its energy transition journey as Strohm
– Strohm’s TCP reduces carbon footprint by more than half – Leading manufacturer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) Airborne Oil & Gas, has changed its name to Strohm from today (Thursday 8th, October 2020). The…
06-10-2020
Uitnodiging Value Chain Meeting, vrijdag 9 oktober
A.s. vrijdag, 9 oktober, van 10:00-12:00 uur vindt de derde value chain meeting plaats van het Moonshot project Circular Wind. Het doel van het Moonshot project is om samen met toonaangevende ketenpartijen op basis van…
01-10-2020
SBM Offshore awarded contracts for ExxonMobil FPSO Prosperity
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of contracts for the next phase of the Payara development project…
01-10-2020
Launch of DEME’s first ever Service Operation Vessel ‘Groene Wind’
‘Groene Wind’ improves safety, comfort and workability for offshore wind farm maintenance. DEME launched its first ever Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the CEMRE shipyard in Yalova, Turkey, marking a major milestone in its fleet…
30-09-2020
‘Green Jade’ steel cutting gets underway and heralds an exciting future for Taiwan’s offshore wind industry
Revolutionary floating DP3 heavy lift installation vessel is the first to be built in Taiwan. In a strong signal highlighting its confidence in the offshore wind sector, CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) held a strike steel…
28-09-2020
Hornsea Two monopile installation scheduled to start next month
Offshore works for what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm are set to ramp up in the coming weeks. Ørsted’s Hornsea Two will surpass its predecessor Hornsea One by generating 1.4 GW of…
23-09-2020
The Interactive Viewer – A new way of visualizing designs
During the design process, there is a vision. A clear idea of what your vessel will be like. Translating ideas into a 3D image is what the visualization department at C-Job Naval Architects does best.