Japan unveils huge offshore wind targets for next 20 years
Japan has unveiled huge plans for offshore energy production. The country is gearing up to install as much as 45 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2040, reports Reuters. The plans would make Japan...Read moreVan Oord buys into Saare Wind Energy
PRESS RELEASE – Van Oord has become a shareholder in Saare Wind Energy, which is developing the Saaremaa offshore wind farm in Estonia. The collaboration with Van Oord allows Saare to intensify the development process...Read more
Svanen uses bubbles to silently install offshore foundations in Denmark
PRESS RELEASE – Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has installed the final foundation for the Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind farm in the Baltic Sea. To reduce the underwater noise, a “double big bubble...Read moreVan Oord to construct Hollandse Kust North offshore wind farm
After CrossWind was awarded the permit for the Hollandse Kust (north) offshore wind farm earlier this week, Van Oord has been contracted for the engineering, construction and installation activities. CrossWind is a joint venture between...Read more
Blue Offshore moves 8,000 tonnes of grid cables for Dutch OWF
PRESS RELEASE – Blue Offshore has moved 8,000 tonnes of high voltage cable to Rotterdam. The cables will form the connection of Tennet’s Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha Platform to the onshore grid.Read moreVan Oord axes 500 jobs
Van Oord becomes the latest offshore contractor to heavily cut back on its workforce. Covid-19, the slump in oil prices and deteriorating market conditions in the dredging industry force the company to cut 500 jobs...Read more
Van Oord’s Svanen to start work at Kriegers Flak
Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen has arrived at the Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind field in the Baltic Sea. The Svanen will commence installation works for the foundations for the offshore wind farm.Read moreVan Oord wins French OWF contract
PRESS RELEASE – Ailes Marines has selected the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord to transport and install the 62 jacket foundations and the foundation piles for the offshore substation for the Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm...Read more
Dutch-Belgian offshore consortium keeps Royal IHC from Chinese hands
The owners of Van Oord, Boskalis, DEME and Huisman Equipment have teamed up with the Dutch government to keep shipyard Royal IHC from falling into Chinese hands. The Dutch shipyard and its expertise in complex...Read moreVan Oord installs last foundation for Borssele wind farms
PRESS RELEASE – Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has completed the installation of 77 foundations for the Borssele III and IV wind farm. For the last six months, the Aeolus has been deployed for...Read more
Van Oord had tough 2019, prepares for “another challenging year”
Van Oord has had a tough year in 2019 with rising debt and lower revenue and profit as a result of the difficult dredging market. Confronted with the coronavirus, “2020 looks set to be another...Read more
Van Oord under fire for involvement in controversial Angolan project
Dutch offshore contractor Van Oord has come under fire for its involvement in an Angolan city development project for which three thousand families were violently moved out of their homes. The company says it was...Read moreVan Oord teams up with NYK to target Japanese wind market
Van Oord and NYK are teaming up to jointly own and operate offshore wind installation vessels under the Japanese flag. With the collaboration, the companies want to leverage Van Oord’s expertise in offshore wind and...Read more
BIMCO creates first standardized decommissioning contract
PRESS RELEASE – BIMCO’s new Dismantlecon contract is the first global standard contract designed for the dismantling and removal of offshore structures in the energy sector. It is now available and aims to provide a...Read more
Van Oord also lands Taiwanese offshore wind contract
Ørsted has contracted Van Oord for the cable installation works at the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The Dutch offshore contractor will be responsible for the transport, installation and burial...Read moreVan Oord completes turbine installation at Deutsche Bucht
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has successfully completed the installation of 31 turbines on monopiles at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. As the Balance of Plant contractor, Van Oord was responsible for the design,...Read more
Van Oord starts blade repair campaign in Dutch offshore wind farm
Offshore installation vessel MPI Resolution recently started its work for the Prinses Amaliawindpark in the Netherlands. MPI Offshore, a subsidiary of Van Oord, has been contracted to repair and upgrade all of the blades for...Read more
Van Oord and Mammoet team up with Verton for faster blade installation
Van Oord and Mammoet have teamed up with Verton, “a promising scale-up” which has developed a new lifting method for the installation of wind turbine blades. The company was scouted via the Rotterdam-based maritime innovation...Read more