Vroon completes offshore vessel sell-off
One of the best-known companies in Netherlands shipping, Vroon, says that it has finalized its restructuring and completed the sale of 37 vessels from its offshore fleet. That leaves Vroon with a
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Golden Energy Offshore will buy Vroon OSV quintet for $94 million
Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Golden Energy Offshore Services AS (GEOS) reports that it has entered into a binding Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to acquire four PSVs and one SSV (safety standby vessel) from
VOS will recycle three PSVs
Den Helder, Netherlands, headquartered Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) is to dispose of three platform-supply vessels, with the aim of “right-sizing” its PSV fleet. The vessels, VOS Power, VOS Producer and VOS Prominence,
Van Oord to buy Vroon offshore wind installation subsidiary
JULY 16, 2018 — Rotterdam, Netherlands, headquartered dredging and offshore contracting specialist Van Oord is adding to its U.K. offshore wind related capabilities by signing an agreement to acquire Vroon Group’s MPI
Cat Multi-Engine Optimizer helps Vroon gain major fuel savings
JULY 5, 2018 — Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) reports that it hasrecently invested in technology capable of saving its clients about 100,000 liters of fuel per year, based on a nine-month test
USCG responds to heavy fuel oil discharge
APRIL 23, 2018 — The Coast Guard has been responding to a heavy fuel oil discharge near Norco, LA, today. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately
Deal with lenders agreed, Coco Vroon steps down from CEO role
APRIL 16, 2018 — Coco Vroon is stepping down as CEO of Netherlands based shipowner Vroon Group. His decision came after the company reported that it had reached an agreement with its
Next generation walk-to-work gangway now operational
AUGUST 15, 2017 — A next generation Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth motion-compensated gangway is now in operation on the walk-to-work subsea-support vessel VOS Start, the first of two 80 m x 18.4
Vroon’s VOS Start starts mobilizing in Amsterdam shipyard
JUNE 6, 2017 — Breda, Netherlands, headquartered Vroon reports that VOS Start, the company’s first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel, has arrived in Amsterdam. The 80 m x 18.4 m vessel, which was built
Vroon extends use of KVH mini-VSAT broadband
DECEMBER 14, 2016—Netherlands-based international shipping company Vroon has extended its contract for KVH’s maritime satellite communications solution, choosing the mini-VSAT Broadband network for connectivity services onboard more than 140 Vroon vessels. “In