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Port of Rotterdam on Right Track The Port Authority asked McKinsey to make an analysis of the demand for and availability of container throughput capacity in Rotterdam in the coming years.		Yangtze River cargo movement THE Yangtze River posted 10.5 per cent increase in main stream cargo movement in 2011 to 1.66 billion tonnes, thus maintaining its ranking as the world's busiest river for a seventh year, Xinhua reports.

Qinzhou port volume up 48pc LAST year, Qinzhou port, in southwest China's Guangxi Autonomous Region, recorded a 48.6 per cent volume increase to 50.4 million tonnes year on year, posting an overall throughput of 16.5 million tonnes, Xinhua reports.		Russia to scrap two icebreakers Nuclear-powered icebreakers "Arctic" and "Siberia" have exceeded its service life and will be decommissioned until 2020, FSUE "Atomflot" said. The state-owned enterprise plans to announce tender for the vessels scrapping contract.

Traffic Grew 3 percent in 2011 Unitized cargo throughput of the Port of Helsinki in 2011 rose 3% year-on-year to 10.1 million tonnes, the Port Authority statistics said.		New Oil Terminal in 10 Days Iraq expects to start oil exports from a new Gulf terminal in 10 days after delaying its ceremonial inauguration to finish pipeline connections and testing, Iraqi oil sources said, Reuters reports.

Stake in Container Services Firm DP World, the world's third-largest port operator, sold its 34 percent stake in U.K-based Tilbury Container Services Ltd for $75.48 million, it said in a statement on Thursday, Reuters reports.		$2bn worth Subsea Contract McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) reports that its Australian subsidiary has received and signed a letter of award for the Ichthys Gas-condensate Field Development subsea umbilical, riser, flowline ("SURF") project by INPEX, MarineLog reported.


Vale poised to bypass China Vale SA (VALE3), the world’s largest iron- ore producer, is set to take delivery of a ship that will help the company bypass the exclusion from Chinese ports of its biggest vessels hauling the commodity, Bloomberg reports.		Full Ownership of TCS Acquired Forth Ports, DP World and Associated British Ports (ABP) announce today that Otter Ports Holdings Ltd, owner of Forth Ports, has acquired the 67% ownership of Tilbury Container Services Ltd (TCS) not already owned by Forth Ports from DP World and ABP.

Damen’s Dredgers to Baku To avoid a repetition of the events that occurred as a result of the Kura River bursting its banks and in accordance with a presidential decree, the Ministry for Emergency Situations has delivered to Baku suction dredgers CSD-500 manufactured by Damen.		First wind farm service vessels Now in service with Maritime Craft Services on the U.K.'s Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Project, the wind farm service vessels MCS Zephyr & MCS Maestro are the first to be built under survey to DNV 1A1 HSLC R2 Wind Farm Service 1 Class.

Strait of Hormuz will be open U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ivo Daalder said the alliance will keep the Strait of Hormuz open in the face of Iranian threats to close the shipping channel, Bloomberg reports.		Expanding the Panama Canal The Panama Canal is growing. By 2014 – 100 years after it was first completed – ships with a beam of up to 49 metres will be able to travel through the 82-kilometre channel, up from the current 32.2m limit.

Two Supertankers for Iranian oil China has hired at least two supertankers to ship oil from Iran as the U.S. and allies try to cut the Islamic Republic's oil income to pressure it over its nuclear program, Bloomberg reports.		Mobile Connectivity at Sea Ericsson Limited has been appointed by Maersk Line, the world's largest shipping company, to provide an end-to-end systems integration and deployment of mobile and satellite communication to its entire vessel fleet, BusinessDailyAfrica reports.


Divers discover 16th Body Rescuers searching the stricken Costa Concordia found a body on bridge 3 Tuesday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 16, CNN reported.		FERC licenses NYC tidal power The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the first license for a U.S. tidal power plant to transmit energy onto the local and national grid.

MOL drops Philippine feeder MITSUI OSK Line (MOL) is to drop its slot charter on the weekly Philippine feeder PHF2 from Hong Kong to Shenzhen-Shekou run by Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).		Looks to CEO's for support The SOS SaveOurSeafarers antipiracy campaign is looking for support from business leaders to increase international pressure on governments to take tougher action against Somali piracy, which is estimated to be costing the world economy $12 billion a year

Prepares for Bigger Ships Kingston Wharves Limited (KW) is seeking to raise $1.8 billion from Jamaica Producers Group (JP), in order to further prepare for the huge ships expected once the Panama Canal expansion opens in 2014.		Ports Authority on Right Track Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced that the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick experienced record volumes in calendar year 2011 and handled 26.1 million tons of cargo, an additional 1.1 million tons, or a 4.3 percent increas

Great Lakes volume Edges Up THE St Lawrence Seaway has closed for the winter, posting a 2.5 per cent year-on-year cargo increase to 37.5 million tonnes, according to Canada's St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC).		Helsinki's Cargotec for Mexico MANILA's International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has placed orders with Cargotec, the Helsinki-based cargo-handling equipment provider, for expanding its terminals in Mexico and the Philippines.