Dordrecht, The Netherlands - January 6, 2012

Mario Kerssens joins Van Aalst Marine & Offshore's CargoMaxx team.

We have the pleasure to announce that Mario Kerssens has joined the CargoMaxx team at Van Aalst Offshore & Marine, as Manager Business Development, starting January 1, 2012. After serving the shipping and offshore industry for more than 20 years in senior sales, marketing and business development positions at Dockwise, Fairmount, Sealift and Fairstart, his latest role has been with FG International Holland BV, the Dutch Special Lifting company, that recently teamed up with Linjebygg Offshore from Norway under the new name LBO International.

At Van Aalst his focus will be on the market development of the successfully introduced CargoMaxx handling system for combined liquid and dry bulk on platform supply vessels, anchor handling vessels, mobile offshore drilling units and fixed platforms.

Supported by ordres triggered by Statoil and Petrobras, this innovative system is set to revolutionize the logistics involved with amongst others drill cuttings in an environmentally smarter way than the present outdated industry standards. Combined with the recently opened Houston office the Van Aalst sales team has now doubled its strenght to serve you even better in the years ahead of us.

Dordrecht, The Netherlands - November 27, 2011

Spectacular efficiency and environmental savings on offshore drill cuttings handling.

Since opening our offices in Houston, we have been excited by the warm welcome received by our solution for storing and handling drill cuttings on offshore drilling platforms and drillships. This high-efficiency and environment-friendly system is based on the CargoMaxx bulk handling technology already successfully applied in bulk shipping and on growing number of supply vessels.

Dordrecht, The Netherlands - September 11, 2011

Former Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer to open Van Aalst Group HQ.

Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, will perform the official opening of the new Van Aalst Group headquarters and R&D/training centre in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Van Aalst is a specialist in the field of tank systems and loading/discharging solutions for the shipping and offshore supply sector.

Van Aalst Group CEO Wijnand van Aalst: "We are delighted that Mr Van der Veer, as former oil industry frontman, has agreed to participate in the opening ceremony. We see it as a confirmation of our company's role as an active innovator in the offshore industry supply sector."

Dordrecht, The Netherlands - August 22, 2011

Van Aalst appoints Sander Castel as Houston Area Manager.

Van Aalst Marine & Offshore of the Netherlands has appointed Sander Castel as Area Manager in charge of their newly opened Houston office. Sander Castel is a Dutch Royal Navy trained marine engineer who worked with Wärtsilä Propulsion, before joining Van Aalst headquarters in the Netherlands in 2009.

Dordrecht, The Netherlands - August 22, 2011

Van Aalst Marine & Offshore, inventors of the multi application tank system CargoMaxx, have opened an office in Houston, TX. CargoMaxx is swiftly gaining ground in the offshore support sector, allowing supply vessels to deliver dry cargo to a platform and carry drill cuttings to shore in the very same tanks. Van Aalst is looking to extend the concept to offshore platforms for space-saving, below deck bulk storage of drill cuttings.

Wijnand van Aalst, CEO: “A proven concept on board supply vessels, CargoMaxx not only saves a lot of space. It is a safe, closed system with zero environmental impact. The entire discharge process is basically a single and continuous flow through a hose connection between platform and ship, requiring no hands, no crane; ten times faster than conventional handling. We see strong interest from oil companies and platform owners, and have created our own presence in Houston to be able to provide first-hand commercial and technical service and support.”

Dordrecht, The Netherlands - August 02, 2011

Platform drill cuttings to be stored in bulk with CargoMaxx.

Van Aalst Marine & Offshore Group is looking to extend its successful CargoMaxx concept, an innovation increasingly installed on supply vessels, to below deck installation on offshore platforms. This will allow for drill cuttings on board being stored in bulk and will facilitate a much faster and safer discharge onto a supply vessel

Dordrecht, The Netherlands - April 28, 2011

CargoMaxx PSV's straight into succesful operation.

Van Aalst Marine & Offshore reports the successful commissioning of the first CargoMaxx-equipped platform supply vessel ‘Rem Hrist’ by Remøy Shipping of Norway. The vessel, built by Ulstein Verft of Ulsteinvik, is equipped with six Multi Application Tanks that can carry both dry bulk and liquid cargoes. Designated CargoMaxx, these tanks allow for delivering dry bulk cargo to the platform and utilizing the same tanks for drill cuttings taken to shore on the return trip. Following a successful first performance at Seadrill's West Alpha platform in the North Sea, the ‘Rem Hrist’ has gone straight into a long term charter contract with Statoil.

Dordrecht, The Netherlands - March 28, 2011

Follow the building of our new office

Actual scale simulation of offshore cargo transfer at new Van Aalst R&D/Training Centre.

Cargo transfer from an offshore service vessel onto a platform, or vice versa, will always remain a critical job. Time is money, safety is priceless, and effective cargo discharge as well as the intake of return loads are essential. In their brand new Training and R&D Centre in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, Van Aalst Marine & Offshore helps to streamline this process in a realistic, true scale environment for everyone involved in the front line of offshore supply services.

Eerste steenlegging voor kantoorgebouw Van Aalst Marine & Offshore

Donderdagmiddag 3 maart jl. is de officiële eerste steen gelegd voor de nieuwbouw van kantoorgebouw Van Aalst Marine & Offshore en Mulder Europe te Dordrecht. Dit gebeurde door Sofiëlla van Aalst, 1½ jaar oud, dochter van directeur Wijnand van Aalst, met de nodige hulp van oma, mevrouw N. van Aalst-Starreveld. In de zomer van 2011 zal het nieuwe kantoor worden opgeleverd en kan het bestaande kantoorpand worden gesloopt.

IRO innovation seminar  

Cargomaxx is nominated by a jury commitee "Technical and regulations" members (CTR) to participate at the IRO Innovation Seminar on april 7 2011 to achieve the innovation award 2011.