by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 3, 2022 | Dredging, News, Offshore, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Royal IHC has sold its division IHC Hytech BV to private investors who have established Pommec Hytech Holding BV. The buyers plan to merge the operations of Hytech with those of Pommec. Hytech specialises in the design and manufacturing of professional diving and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 20, 2021 | Dredging, Emissions, Marine fuels, News
Boskalis has taken delivery of its largest-ever consignment of drop-in biofuel. It will power the two hopper dredgers Willem van Oranje and Strandway on upcoming projects in northwestern Europe. The use of biofuel is said to result in a CO2 reduction of approximately...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2021 | Dredging, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Royal IHC has delivered an Easydredge 2700 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) to SEMAR (Secretaria de Marina) at the Port of Veracruz in Mexico. The Bahia San Carlos was originally built for stock at the Krimpen aan den IJssel and Kinderdijk shipyards in the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2021 | Digitalisation, Dredging, Energy transition, Fishing, Maritime regulations, Navigation, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
The cover of SWZ|Maritime’s December edition shows something different than what readers are usually offered. Instead of an often brand-new ship in its elements, we show a map of the Netherlands and a big chunk of the Dutch part of the North Sea. And what this...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 14, 2021 | Dredging, Energy transition, Fishing, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
For the North Sea to continue to sustain ecosystems and the social well-being of Northern Europe, action is needed by industry and policy makers alike. This is necessary to maintain biodiversity and natural productivity in the face of growing offshore economic...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 13, 2021 | Dredging, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Jan Pieter Klaver will start as CEO of Royal IHC on 1 January 2022. He takes over from Gerben Eggink, who fulfilled the role of CEO on an interim basis for more than a year and a half. With the appointment of Klaver, Royal IHC is bringing in an experienced CEO from...
