Van Oord secures Windanker offshore wind farm contract
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract by Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the construction of the Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.Read more
Van Oord’s new offshore wind giant, Boreas, launched
Van Oord’s brand new offshore installation vessel, Boreas, has been launched at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China. Designed specifically for the transport and installation of next-generation foundations and turbines at offshore wind...Read more
Van Oord’s heavy-lift giant gets overnight transformation
Svanen SoarsDutch marine contractor Van Oord has completed a colossal upgrade to its heavy-lift installation vessel, the Svanen, in a feat of overnight engineering marvel. Standing tall after a night of meticulous work, the Svanen boasts...Read more
One of the world’s largest cranes deployed for Svanen upgrade
Engineered heavy lifting and oversized transport specialist Mammoet will deploy its PTC210-DS, one of the largest cranes in the world, to lift a huge A-Frame for the Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel, Svanen. The colossal 210,000tm,...Read more
Holland Shipyards Group progresses upgrade of Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel
Holland Shipyards Group took part in a challenging project cargo transport to its yard in Flushing (Vlissingen) as over 700 tons of steel was delivered to a specially prepared site. The company said that steel,...Read more
Blue Water tagged to float-on three vessels onto Seaway Albatross
Van Oord tagged logistics services provider Blue Water Shipping to assist in performing a float-on operation at Aabenraa Fjord. The company assisted in loading their three vessels onto the semi-submersible vessel Seaway Albatross.Read more
Van Oord secures a heavy-lift installation job in the Baltic Sea
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has lined up more heavy-lift installation work for its vessels at the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm. The project is being developed Ørsted and PGE located 40 kilometres offshore in...Read more
Jumbo Offshore wraps up its scope of Baltic Eagle work
Jumbo Offshore has officially closed its scope of work for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The scope of work included the installation of 50 transition pieces in partnership with...Read more
Van Oord scores Ecowende offshore wind farm job
Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, has turned to Van Oord for the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. As Ecowende’s contractor, Van Oord will be responsible for transporting...Read more
Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm foundation installation done
Foundation and inter-array cables installation for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, 30 kilometres northeast of the island of Rügen is completed. Van Oord wrapped up the job as it...Read more
Van Oord’s heavy-lift vessel Svanen set for an upgrade
Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen is set to go through a major upgrade. The vessel’s gantry crane will be extended by 25 metres, making the vessel ready to handle the next generation of monopile foundations...Read more
Van Oord completes Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm
Van Oord has successfully installed the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, which is situated 18.5 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands near Egmond aan Zee. This cutting-edge wind farm now generates sufficient...Read more
Fifth generation takes over at Van Oord
Govert van Oord will take over as the new CEO of Van Oord at the company’s annual general meeting of Shareholders in April 2024. The company will therefore transfer the leadership of the company from...Read more
Van Oord scores jobs in the Baltic Sea and off Taiwan
Van Oord has secured two contracts valued at over €500 million, one in the Baltic Sea and the other in Taiwan. The company has been contracted by Orlen and Northland Power for the Baltic Power...Read more
BigLift Shipping transports 38 Saint-Brieuc jacket foundations
BigLift Shipping transported 38 jacket foundations from El Ferrol, Spain to Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc for the Saint-Brieuc offshore windfarm, 16.3 kilometres off the coast of Brittany.Read more
Jumbo Offshore installs the first 20 Baltic Eagle TPs
Within months after vessel reservation, and weeks after unveiling the contract with Van Oord, Jumbo Offshore has installed the first 20 transition pieces for the Baltic Eagle project. Read more
Van Oord completes its heavy lift job at Saint-Brieuc
Offshore WindThe heavy lifting is done for Van Oord at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, following the installation of 62 jacket foundations. The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm is being constructed in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, 16.3...Read more
Van Oord brings everyone onboard the Baltic Eagle TP installation
VideoAfter Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel, Svanen completed the installation of all fifty monopiles for Iberdrola Deutschland’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, Van Oord now continues installing transition pieces and starts cable installation.Read more