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Press Release
February 19, 2021

Safeway makes definite breakthrough in Taiwanese offshore wind sector with second Safeway Seagull type of gangway

Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment, has signed an important contract with Van Oord to supply the latest version of its Safeway Seagull type motion compensated gangway system for installation on the subsea construction vessel Topaz Tangaroa.

Press Release
January 25, 2021

Dutch Safeway and UK based Tyne Gangway sign a Co-operation Agreement.

Safeway gangway and Tyne gangway have entered into a co-operation agreement for the future development of both companies. This Anglo Dutch alliance is a logical step towards providing complementary products and service from both companies. Tyne Gangway is located, less than a mile from Equinor’s selected supply base of the gigantic Dogger Bank windfarm project.
Press Release
December 18, 2020

Safeway clinches its first W2W contract with Heerema Marine Contractors to operate in Taiwan

Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment, has been awarded a contract by Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) to supply a Safeway Seagull type motion compensated gangway system for installation on the CSV Normand Baltic.

Press Release
November 24, 2020

Olympic Shipping and Safeway join forces again for Sandbank wind farm project

Contracted by JDR Cables, a world-class provider of subsea technologies and services, the multi-purpose offshore vessel Olympic Commander equipped with a 28 metre-long Safeway Seagull type walk-to-work gangway system, has been deployed for the efficient transfer of people and goods during a maintenance campaign at the Sandbank Wind Farm in the German North Sea.
Press release
November 03, 2020

Intelligent SOV/gangway concept ensures unrivalled workability in offshore wind

To meet the future requirements of the offshore wind industry in the overall project logistics and turbine related O&M activities, Spanish engineering company Marcelo Penna Engineering and Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment, have joined forces.
Showcase
October 28, 2020

Showcase Offshore Energy 2020

Offshore Energy, 27-28 October. This year the event was held in virtual setting. As Safeway we presented our showcase:
‘The World of Safeway Gangways’.
We are pleased to share this video with you; enjoy!
interview
July 31, 2020

Safeway unveils new gangway designed for growing SOV market

Safeway, the offshore access system company in the Van Aalst Group in the Netherlands, has added new features to its range of motion-compensated gangways
Press Release
July 04, 2020

Dutch Van Aalst Group launches Nortek Services AS

To provide best-in-class preventive and predictive maintenance services, combined with workshop services for clients operating worldwide in the offshore oil, gas, marine and renewables industry, the Dutch Van Aalst Group recently set up Nortek Services AS in Kristiansand, Norway.
Interview met Wijnand van Aalst
interview
June 26, 2020

Wij geloofden meteen in de kansen van offshore wind

Van Aalst is een familiebedrijf dat wendbaar (‘agile’ heet dat tegenwoordig) inspeelt op veranderende marktomstandigheden. Zo ontwikkelde de onderneming onder meer de Safeway, waarmee technici op grote hoogte veilige passage kunnen maken naar bijvoorbeeld offshore windmolens. CEO Wijnand van Aalst spreekt over de kansen en uitdagingen in de offshore wind en de kracht van de regio Rijnmond.

Mailing
May 12, 2020

Safeway passes 10,000 safe people transfers for Total in the Danish North Sea

Between March 2019 and March 2020, one of the unique Safeway motion compensated offshore access systems of the Dutch Van Aalst Group completed over 10,000 safe personnel transfers for Total E&P Denmark AS (“Total”) during the redevelopment campaign of the Tyra field in the North Sea about 220 km offshore of the west coast of Denmark.

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