Annual Report 2010 - IRO

Cooperation with other
organizations
Over the year much attention was again paid to cooperation
with other organizations and associations in order to exchange
information and to share common areas of interest.
In the field of export promotion, a number of activities and events was organized jointly
or with the support of the Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency (Agentschap NL / EVD),
Netherlands embassies and consulates abroad, the Dutch Maritime Network (NML) and
FME-CWM. Exchange of professional information took place with the Netherlands Diving
Centre (NDC), the Royal Institution of Engineers (KIVI NIRIA), the Central Dredging
Association (CEDA), FME-CWM and various NML partners. Several joint activities like
technical seminars and presentations were organized during the year. IRO likes to thank
these organizations for their generous co-operation.
On a national level IRO maintained its close ties with NOGEPA and a frequent exchange
of views took place on a number of subjects of mutual interest. The joint IRO/NOGEPA
project on education and employment was further extended during the year and will be
continued in 2011. In May a new project coordinator - Ms. Helma Cruts - was appointed.
Initiated by NOGEPA in 2009 to improve safety conditions, harmonization and
cooperation in the industry, the joint ‘Industry Day’ project held its second seminar in
October. IRO, IADC and NVDO are the other partners in this project. With around 175
participants the initiative proved to be another great success. The project will be further
continued in 2011.
IRO also participated again in the regular consultation meetings with the State
Supervision of Mines (SodM), NOGEPA and IADC. These meetings have proven to be
a very successful medium to exchange information and to agree on common stands
regarding topics like legislation, HSE issues and labour conditions.
On an international level, the useful and pleasant co-operation with our European sister
organizations was maintained through the informal EURONET network. The first of two
joint meetings and industry seminars was held in Paris in January organized and hosted
by GEP. The second meeting was held in Oslo in November and hosted by Norsk Industri.
During the year Decom North Sea was welcomed as a new member. EURONET now
consists of the national associations of the United Kingdom (EIC, ITF, Decom North Sea),
Norway (Norsk Industri), Denmark (DMOG), Belgium (Agoria CEC), France (GEP) and
the Netherlands (IRO).
© IRO 2011
Successful Industry Day:
‘A Thriving Industry in 2020’
Together with NOGEPA, IADC and NVDO, IRO
organized the second edition of the Industry Day
on 29 October 2010 with the theme ‘A Thriving
Industry in 2020’.
The 160 attendees were divided into four different
clusters that were created in 2009:
- Operations & Maintenance
- Projects, Engineering & Construction
- Drilling & Wells
- Logistics
Where some clusters could really show their
achievements over the last year, for others it was a
bit more complicated. Logistics and Drilling &
Wells did very well, but Projects, Engineering &
Construction as well as Operations & Maintenance
have been struggling. It shows that there is much
more work to be done and that it is necessary to
continue the main topic; joining forces as an industry.
Logistics produced a booklet ‘Transport terms
for marine transport’ and a flyer ‘Information for
helicopter passengers’. For your copy please contact
José de Goede, degoede@iro.nl.
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