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Kalashnikov gunning for Europe?
Kalashnikov is probably the best known name in the small arms sector with their AK47 and now this Russian company is moving into the small military and workboat sectors. The company, which is part of the state corporation Rostec, has acquired a controlling (51 per cent) stake in the Euroyachting Rybinskaya Shipyard company. In addition to Euroyachting, Kalashnikov has also purchased a similar stake in Zala Aero, a maker of UAVs and drones. 06 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Ocean Business 2015
Ocean Business 2015 will take place from 14 – 16 April 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Taking place every two years, Ocean Business is widely recognised as one of the most important events in the ocean technology calendar - and this year, the event’s organisers claim, will see its biggest show yet. The exhibition and demos are free to attend and is expected to attract more than 5,000 visitors from over 50 countries. 05 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Vattenfall wins concession for Horns Rev 3
Vattenfall Wind Power has won the concession to build the offshore windfarm Horns Rev 3 off the Danish west coast and is just waiting for approval from the Danish Parliament and EU. 05 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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New venue for Seawork Conference
This year’s Seawork International, the commercial marine exhibition organised by Mercator Media Ltd, will feature a new conference venue, the ‘Ocean Scene'. 05 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Damen increases capacity in Turkey
Damen Shipyards Antalya in Turkey has added new dedicated capacity to build the popular Fast Crew Supplier 5009 at the yard – a dedicated 12,000m² facility called Antalya II. 05 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Patrol boat delivered for Norwegian Defence
Ålesund, Norway-based boatbuilder Maritime Partner has recently announced that it has delivered the latest in a long line of 110 large enclosed boats to Norwegian and international customers. 05 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Addressing the marine skills gap
A UK university is doing its bit to help close the skills gap in the maritime industry, through training research. 03 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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VTS symposium call for papers
The call for papers is open for the 13th IALA International Symposium on Vessel Traffic Services (VTS), taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 8 to 12 August 2016. 03 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Creating tidal lagoon infrastructure
Tidal Lagoon Power says that it's moving even closer to full scale tidal lagoon infrastructure in the UK with the submittal of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Tidal Lagoon Cardiff project. 02 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Damen hybrid tug joins Multraship
Netherlands-based towage and salvage company, Multraship, is expanding its fleet to meet an increase in demand, with a Damen ASD 2810 hybrid tug. 02 Mar 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Ocean Signal in demand
UK-based Ocean Signal is seeing an increase in demand in its range of communication and safety products following a new launch and office expansion. 27 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Neptune delivers latest Eurocarrier design
Netherlands-based Neptune Shipyards has delivered ‘Roxane Z’, the first Eurocarrier 3413 with DP2, to Jifmar Offshore Services. 26 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Rolls-Royce enters further into new markets
Rolls-Royce is expanding its global reach having secured new propulsion contracts in Turkey, Qatar and China. 26 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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ABPmer to assess habitats for renewables plan
UK-based ABPmer is to carry out Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) for Highlands and Islands Enterprise’s (HIE) Marine Renewables Infrastructure Plan (MRIP) 25 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Havyard boatbuild strategy
Norway's Havyard Group is continuing with its strategy to grow the Norwegian boatbuild business. 25 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Rock Seven updates tracking system
UK-based Rock Seven has released a firmware update vessel tracking system for offshore vessels that enables the regularity of local transmissions to change automatically. 24 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Fendercare to kit out naval OPVs
Fendercare Marine, has signed a significant contract with BAE Systems Naval Ships to supply rudder components and deck equipment for three new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) being built for the UK Royal Navy. 24 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Shallow survey 2015 dataset available
A common dataset comprising tests last summer of seven sonar systems in Plymouth Sound and Wembury Bay is now available for comparison and analysis by the global hydrographic community in readiness for delegate consideration at the 7th International Conference on High Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water, Shallow Survey 2015, at Plymouth University from 14-18 September. 23 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Free Valeport software released
Oceanographic and hydrographic instrumentation specialists Valeport have released their latest operating software, DataLog X2, which can be downloaded for free from the Totnes based-company’s website (www.valeport.co.uk). 23 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Irish catamarans for Polish hydrographic office
Irish specialist boatbuilder Safehaven Marine in County Cork has completed delivery of four of its Wildcat 40 survey catamarans with dual operator consoles to the Polish Navy Hydrographic Office for underwater seismic studies in the Baltic Sea. 23 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Furuno unveils marine weather receiver
Furuno has unveiled its new BBWX3 SiriusXM Marine Weather Receiver, a subscription-based service that gives users live, up-to-date weather forecast information. 23 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal
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Hi Flo ROV development
Tidal energy installations are located in areas of very strong tides and this makes their installation and maintenance a challenging task. British company Mojo Maritime together with German ship owner Hammonia Reederi have joined forces to develop the design of the Hi Flo 4 (HF4). 23 Feb 2015 - Maritime Journal