Fenderpiles Silja Europe
In the Merweharbour (Port of Rotterdam), a complex challenge was successfully addressed: the safe and efficient mooring of the ferry “Silja Europe”. The combination of high wind loads and limited mooring options at the assigned berth required an innovative solution, since the frequent use of tugboats to push the vessel against the quay would be […]
4500 m2 pontoons in Zaandam
In 2024, the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) decided to house asylum seekers on two large accommodation pontoons moored along the Gerrit Bolkade in Zaandam. Due to the limited available quay space, Doggerland Offshore constructed a large floating jetty. This jetty runs parallel to the dike and is entirely built from […]
North Sea Farm 1: Pioneering Offshore Seaweed Cultivation – phase 2
Successful Completion of the NSF-1 Project! Following the installation of anchoring piles by Doggerland Offshore this summer, Phase 2 of the NSF-1 seaweed farm within the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm has now been successfully completed. With water temperatures dropping below 15°C—ideal for seaweed growth—we were able to deploy the pre-seeded nets. Despite November being […]
North Sea Farm 1: Pioneering Offshore Seaweed Cultivation – phase 1
North Sea Farm 1, launched by North Sea Farmers, is a groundbreaking floating farm located among offshore wind turbines. This innovative project aims to test and enhance seaweed cultivation techniques, while also supporting scientific research on the potential of seaweed farms for carbon sequestration. By making use of the unused space between wind turbines, the […]
Grimsby GRT Capital Dredging Project
Doggerland Offshore, in collaboration with its partner Abeko Marine, successfully completed a major capital dredging project in the UK in early June 2023. In November 2022, we won a public tender as main contractor to dredge a deeper channel leading to the Grimsby GRT terminal. This channel facilitates the docking and (un)loading of larger car […]
Repair of groutconnections of Borssele Beta Platform
During the driving of the foundation piles of the Borssele-Beta, internal grout seals in the pile sleeves broke. As a result, the seal did not seal properly and no sound grout connection could be made.
Installation Eco-anchors for seaweed farm
In the beginning of February 2022, Doggerland Offshore got an urgent request from North Sea Farmers regarding two steel eco-piles which needed to be installed before March 1st, during the stormy season. Their original contractor was not available, resulting in a complex challenge under a strict time pressure, a typical project for Doggerland Offshore requiring […]
200 ‘Reef balls’ installed in lake IJsselmeer
In the northwest corner of Flevoland, in the municipalities of Dronten and Lelystad, a new wind farm is being developed by Vattenfall and SwifterwinT under the name: ‘Windplanblauw’.
High Water Levels Don’t Take Holidays
In December 2023, exceptionally high water levels in the Dutch rivers forced the relocation of eight asylum seeker reception vessels from their usual moorings to a temporary harbor. However, on the very first day, it became clear that there were no drinking water connections available. Doggerland Offshore was called in as a troubleshooter to quickly […]
Wreck removals
In the past, project management for some wreck removal has been done very successfully. Here the scope consisted of estimation, work preparation, project management and final administrative actions. An example is the restaurant ship Ella which sank during a tow from Middlesborough to London off the coast of Lowestoft. The ship was a danger to […]