by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 28, 2021 | News, Offshore wind
Van Oord has won a contract with the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. It includes the transport and installation of the foundations and inter-array cables. Van Oord plans to deploy its 8000-tonne heavy-lift installation vessel...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 23, 2021 | Dredging, News, Ports
A consortium of Van Oord and Boskalis Van Oord has secured the contract for the Harwich Haven approach channel and inner harbour deepening. The contract carries a value of approximately 140 million euros, split fifty-fifty between the two dredging companies. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 2, 2021 | Dredging, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Van Oord has held the naming ceremonies for two hybrid water injection vessels at its head office jetty in Rotterdam. The Maas and Mersey are versatile and have water injection dredging, mass flowing and power jetting systems. The vessels are also equipped with...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 10, 2021 | Dredging, News, Shipbuilding
European politics cannot be blamed of being blind to the future of the maritime sector anymore after it adopted the Opatija Declaration and set out its future outlook for EU waterborne transport. But is it enough to save the European shipbuilding and dredging industry...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 31, 2021 | News, Shipbuilding
The maritime manufacturing industry in the Netherlands must specialise and focus on technology to remain competitive in the world market. That was the message of CEO Pieter van Oord of marine engineering group Van Oord during the lunch debate of Maritime Platform. He...
