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
Jumbo and Van Oord cooperation continues as Baltic Eagle deal is agreed
Jumbo Offshore, a Jumbo Maritime company, has continued its cooperation with Van Oord. Following cooperation on the Arkona offshore wind farm, the company has now again been awarded a contract to transport and install transition...Read more
Van Oord secures first transport and installation job for newbuild Boreas
Van Oord has secured the first job for its new offshore installation vessel Boreas, as it has been appointed as preferred supplier for the transport and installation of foundations for the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind...Read more
Heavy-lift vessel Svanen installs first of 50 Baltic Eagle monopiles
The first monopile out of 50 to be installed at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm is sitting in place, as Van Oord’s heavy-lift vessel Svanen completed the installation. Read more
Van Oord picks Port of Blyth as support base for Sofia offshore wind farm
Van Oord through its Stokesley-based unit Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, has selected the Port of Blyth as the storage and mobilisation location for inter-array cable for the Sofia offshore wind farm. Read more
Van Oord to install 62 jacket foundations for Saint-Brieuc OWF
Van Oord will install 62 jacket foundations and foundation piles for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm (OWF). 190 pin piles will be used at the 75 square kilometres site, 16,3 kilometres off the coast of...Read more
Van Oord gets Aeolus ready for new generation wind turbines installation
Van Oord is having a major upgrade done to its offshore installation vessel Aeolus with a new, longer book on its existing crane. The upgrade will enable the vessel to handle the newest generation of...Read more
Transition pieces for the Dogger Bank OWF spotted on the Oude Maas
Four 550-tonne transition pieces for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm (OWF) were spotted on the Oude Maas. They were leaving the Smulders yard in Hoboken, for the SIF factory on the Maasvlakte 2, when...Read more
MacGregor cranes picked for Van Oord’s wind turbine installation vessel
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Van Oord for the supply of two auxiliary offshore telescopic cranes. The cranes will be installed on Van Oord’s new generation wind turbine installation vessel which...Read more
Van Oord cuts steel for new jack-up vessel Boreas
The Dutch offshore construction company, Van Oord, has begun the construction of a new jack-up vessel, the Borealis. The steel cutting ceremony took place at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (CIMC Raffles) Shipyard, in the...Read more
Vox Ariane arrives in Moerdijk for testing
This newest addition to the Van Oord fleet was constructed at Keppel ShipYards, in the west of Singapore. After being picked up by Captain Jort de Jong, five weeks ago in Oman, the trailing suction...Read more
Van Oord, Kajima score offshore wind hat-trick in Japan
Kajima Corporation and Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan.Read more
Seaqualize completes offshore trials of Delta600 iAHC
During the previous week, tech scale-up Seaqualize, in cooperation with Van Oord and nautical research institute MARIN, completed a 62-hour offshore trial of its inline Active Heave Compensator (iAHC), the ‘Delta600’. The offshore lifting tool...Read more