Royal IHC or Koninklijke IHC, previously IHC Holland (1943–1995), IHC Holland Merwede (1995–2005) and IHC Merwede (2005–2014) is a Dutch shipbuilding company with headquarters in Kinderdijk. It focuses on the development, design and construction of ships for the dredging and offshore industries.
Shipyard of Royal IHC in Kinderdijk in 2017
Shipyard sign of Industriële Handels Combinatie Holland
Castoro 7 ex-Viking Piper
Workers at Verschure in August 1979
SBM Offshore N.V. is a Dutch-based global group of companies selling systems and services to the offshore oil and gas industry. Its constituent companies started their offshore activities in the early 1950s and SBM subsequently became a pioneer in single buoy moorings (SBM) systems. The firm leases and operates Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels, and is involved in the design and engineering, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of floating production equipment for the offshore Oils and Gas industry. It is a main board listed company on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange and has been a member of the AEX index since 2003. It had been involved in part of a massive corruption scandal in Brazil.
Single point mooring at Whiddy Island, Ireland
Upper section of Brent SPAR, an SBM subtype
FPSO Firenze in 2007, just before break up
Renato Duque services director at Petrobras 2003-2012
