by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 4, 2022 | Dredging, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Van Oord has ordered two additional water injection vessels from Kooiman Marine Group that will follow sister vessels Maas and Mersey. The new vessels will have the same specifications, supplemented by optimisations. The first of the two vessels will be commissioned...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 30, 2022 | News, Offshore wind, Renewables
A consortium of sellers, including Van Oord, has sold its shares in the Borssele V wind farm to Octopus Energy Generation, one of the largest renewable energy investors in Europe. The sale is said to confirm the success of innovations demonstrated in Borssele V. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 8, 2022 | Dredging, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
With a three-day event on the Koninginnenhoofd Quay in Rotterdam, Van Oord unveiled its latest addition to the fleet. Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger equipped with an LNG fuel system, was christened by its CFO and member of the Executive...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 10, 2022 | News, Offshore wind
The consortium between Van Oord and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has been selected by Empire Offshore Wind as main contractor for subsea rock installation works at Empire Wind I & II. This offshore wind development on the East Coast of the United States will...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 21, 2022 | Dredging, News, Offshore
Van Oord has been contracted to reclaim and create 194 hectares of land in Addu City, Maldives. The works are part of the Addu Development Project, meant to address climate change and to transform Addu City into a fully functional, thriving economic hub and an...