2015 February 10

http://www.adn.com

Report warns more Arctic shipping will increase warming, affect health

A new report on air pollution from ships in the high Arctic warns of huge increases in air pollution from shipping...

2015 February 10

http://www.joc.com

Shanghai port steams ahead as China’s economy slows

A weakening Chinese economy in January was not enough to hold back Shanghai’s container volumes as the busiest port in the country handled 3.16 million 20-foot containers during the month, a year-over-year increase of 5.3 percent...

2015 February 10

http://www.joc.com

Big ships mean big investment in China’s oversupplied port capacity, Moody’s says

China’s ports are facing an excess of capacity, but the new generation of mega container ships means significant investment will still need to be made in landslide infrastructure if they are to remain competitive...

2015 February 10

http://www.wsj.com

Greece to proceed with Piraeus Port privatization

Selling the state’s 67% stake in the Piraeus Port Authority is one of the biggest divestments of an ambitious privatization plan agreed to by the previous conservative government with the so-called troika of creditors—the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund...

2015 February 10

http://www.bloomberg.com

Hamburg Port expects ‘drastic’ Russia sea-trade downturn

Hamburg authorities expect the decline in seaborne trade with Russia to accelerate this year as a lagging impact of the weak ruble cripples trade with the port’s second-biggest partner...

2015 February 10

http://www.hafen-hamburg.de

Seaports call for appropriate recognition in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan

...A rise of over 50 percent in seaport-hinterland traffic will decisively shape the growth in total freight traffic forecast for Germany in the years to come...