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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.
23-09-2020
Van Oord’s Deep Dig-It trencher buries cables to 5,5 metres depth for offshore grid connection
Van Oord’s Deep Dig-It trencher crossed the busy shipping route Rotterdam Maasmond successfully and is on its way to offshore Alpha jacket in the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm area. TenneT is building the Hollandse…
21-09-2020
Eneco joins Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports association
Energy company Eneco has become a member of the Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP) association, which represents over 85 companies and organisations active in the North Sea Canal region with a focus on the offshore…
18-09-2020
Last jackets to leave Dubai and head for the Moray East offshore wind farm
In an important milestone the last jackets for the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm were safely loaded onto the heavy lift vessel at Rig Metals LLC (part of Lamprell) in Dubai ready…
17-09-2020
KenzFigee welcomes new sales representative in Asia Pacific market
KenzFigee, a well-established supplier and service provider of tailor-made cranes and equipment for the marine, offshore and renewables industry, has entered into a collaboration with Orange Delta Equipment for the representation of its products &…
16-09-2020
23 september 2020: Web Rendez-Vous; “Paradox van Internet of Things; Kunstmatige Intelligentie”
Internet of things. Een netwerk van apparaten, machines en systemen die makkelijk verbinding kunnen maken met elkaar. Hierdoor is het mogelijk snel onderling gegevens uit te wisselen of apparaten en machines op afstand te bedienen.
15-09-2020
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference and Navingo Career Event continue in modified set-up
Looking at current developments, Navingo has had to adapt to a changing reality and its customer wishes more and faster than ever before in order to realise a full-value Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC)…
14-09-2020
Ampelmann to assist construction of offshore wind farm in Taiwan
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed a contract with Seaway 7 for a project due to start in 2021. This contract marks the company’s first contract in Taiwan, and it is also the…
11-09-2020
LiftWerx orders another RotorhookTM up-tower crane at KenzFigee
KenzFigee, a well-established supplier and service provider of tailor-made cranes and equipment for the marine, offshore and renewables industries, is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with LiftWerx in Canada. This new…
09-09-2020
Van Oord successfully applies Atlantis tubes at Fish Migration River project
Contracted by the Dutch Province of Friesland, Van Oord has successfully installed five Atlantis tubes in Lake IJsselmeer near Kornwerderzand. The 340 metre long dam is part of the construction work for the Fish Migration…
08-09-2020
Ampelmann introduces its W2W services to the East Coast of India
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed a contract with McDermott, an offshore engineering and construction company. This is the first project in which an Ampelmann system, in this case the A-type Enhanced Performance…
07-09-2020
Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen completes installation works for Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind farm
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 3 September 2020 – Last week Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen successfully installed the final foundation for the Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind farm in the Baltic Sea. A total of…
07-09-2020
Smulders (Eiffage Métal) and ENGIE Solutions win contract for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm
Ailes Marines the Iberdrola company in charge of the development, construction, installation and operation of the offshore wind farm of the bay of Saint-Brieuc has awarded the joint venture Iemants (subsidiary of Smulders) and ENGIE…
03-09-2020
Strategie en managers met lef vs. Corona – ook binnen de IRO
“Voor het opzetten van een strategie zijn managers met lef nodig. Nadat hen ca. 6 IRO-leden voorgingen, bewijst ook Hetraco uit Apeldoorn hoe belangrijk het hebben van een strategie voor hen is. Al in het…
02-09-2020
Boskalis’ versatile and specialized fleet required for two exceptional transport and installation projects
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) recently took on two exceptional projects. The first project involves the transport and installation of five floating wind turbines for the Kincardine floating wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen…
02-09-2020
Turbine installation Borssele 1 & 2 successfully completed deploying DEME Offshore’s unique sister vessel solution
Ørsted, DEME Offshore and Siemens Gamesa have successfully completed the installation of the 94 turbines at Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands. The first turbine was installed in April 2020,…
01-09-2020
ELA Premium Plus Container Accommodations available from stock!
We are phasing out an ELA Premium Plus accommodation block from our rental fleet and have it available for immediate delivery in our yard in Haren (Ems), Germany. After completing testing and inspection of all…
31-08-2020
Sustainable dyke reinforcement: emission-free and innovative through unique collaboration
In the coming years, the dyke along the Dutch River Lek will be reinforced over a length of 55 kilometres from Amerongen to Schoonhoven. The large scale of the project and the ambitious goals of…
31-08-2020
TNO supports construction largest wind turbine rotor test rig
A consortium of GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power and TNO will construct the largest wind turbine rotor test rig of its kind. In this test rig, the giant rotor blades can be tested under…
31-08-2020
Heavy lifting and transport solutions for a turnaround at Saudi Aramco’s refinery
Early involvement, innovative engineering and equipment availability are key to narrow shutdown window at Riyadh refinery Saudi Aramco’s 126,000-bpd Riyadh refinery is one of Saudi Arabia’s oldest grassroots refineries; it was built in the late…
31-08-2020
Royal IHC delivers 3,000m³ TSHD to the Port Authority of Douala
On 20 August, Royal IHC (IHC) handed over the 3,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) MONT MANDARA to Cameroon’s Port Authority of Douala (PAD). This successful delivery completes the PAD fleet, following its acquisition of…
31-08-2020
KenzFigee to supply two ammunition handling cranes to defence infrastructure organisation (DIO), UK
KenzFigee, a well-established supplier and service provider of tailor-made marine cranes, offshore equipment and services, has been awarded a contract by VolkerStevin for the delivery of two Ram Luffing Ammunition cranes destined for the Northern…
28-08-2020
Nieuwe Raad van Commissarissen voor NV Port of Den Helder
De NV Port of Den Helder heeft een nieuwe Raad van Commissarissen. Met de nieuwe commissarissen heeft de NV een geheel nieuw team aan boord. Het nieuwe team biedt een mooie mix van ervaring…
28-08-2020
TWD proved higher MP friction
Over the course of the last years TWD developed an advanced friction measurement method and probabilistic verification of monopile stability during transit. Both have now received certification from DNVGL. This sets a new standard in…
25-08-2020
SDC Verifier announced new release of code checking software
SDC Verifier today announced a new release of a code checking software. SDC Verifier 2020 now supports new industry standards: FKM Analytical strength assessment (5th revised edition, 2003), DIN DVS 1608 (June 2010) – design…
25-08-2020
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
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…