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Nautilus Associates announced the launch of the company's advanced new online ship listing system at http://www.nautisnp.com. Designed to better serve the expressed needs of buyers who use the company's services, the new ship listing system boasts greater ease of use and more informative displays than its predecessor. The new ship listing system also makes use of a more powerful back-end engine, allowing for more productive searching and filtering of the many Ships for Sale & Purchase in the Nautilus Associates catalog.

Considerable investment in the expansion of Chile's ports confirms our positive outlook for its ports infrastructure and the wider construction industry. In the immediate term, we expect the port of San Antonio, now the country's largest port, to continue to outperform the port of Valpara?so. The former is expected to continue its solid pace of growth witnessed recently, registering growth in container throughput of almost 10% over our medium-term forecast period to 2018. There is downside risk to our forecasts from the 'Short Law' on ports, currently in parliament, which is widely expected to lower Chilean ports' productivity over the medium term.

Japan posted a 6.8% fall in GDP in Q2 2014, according to a preliminary reading by the Cabinet Office on August 6 (RTT News). The figure, which is down from a revised 6.1% increase in Q1 2014, beats expectations of a contraction of 7.1% for the second quarter. Japan's GDP fell 1.7% quarter-on-quarter in the reported period, beating forecasts for a fall of 1.8%. The figure is down from a revised 1.5% gain in the January-March period.

On every highway, drivers are bound to see semi-trucks carrying cargo containers of different shapes and sizes. Adding to the variety, LGI Transport, a leading name in shipping containers, is now offering 40ft High Cube containers for the fall. Coming in at 9ft 6in, the high cube design adds an extra foot of height when compared to standard units.

Growth at South African ports is threatened by the global headwinds that are posing challenges for the country as a whole, namely the China slowdown and the drying up of foreign inflows due to the raised possibility that the extraordinarily loose monetary policy that has been the norm in the US is tapered off. However, with continued investment in facilities, growth in private final consumption, and ever-expanding coal exports, we forecast growth in both total tonnage and container volumes at South African ports in 2014.

The port of Hong Kong holds the top position in Hong Kong's maritime sector in terms of both total tonnage and container throughput. According to BMI's forecasts, the port will demonstrate growth in 2014 after its 2013 performance was hindered by a forty day strike, recession in the eurozone, the sluggish nature of US economic growth, the slowing outlook for the Chinese economy, the move of Chinese factories further inland and competition from the neighbouring port of Shenzhen.

Bahrain's main maritime facility, the Khalifa bin Salman port, is set to continue posting solid growth figures in 2014, especially in terms of container throughput. Volumes at the facility are rising as a result of the massive hike in demand at Saudi Arabian ports.

Two of Russia's major ports - the port of St Petersburg, Russia's main box facility, and the port of Novorossiysk, one of the country's largest ports in terms of total throughout - are set to hold their respective positions in Russia's maritime sector in 2014. Although we expect Russia's consumer story to remain attractive over the next few years, bouying container throughput growth at the country's ports, economic growth will be modest in 2014 and 2015 as the main driver of growth over the past decade - household consumption - continues to weaken, with the impact of Western sanctions adding to a structural slowdown in household lending in recent quarters, as banks started to ramp up loan-loss provisioning and the authorities took steps to rein in unsecured household lending.

What bodes well for Kuwait's container ports is our macroec onomic outlook for the country . H igh oil prices in recent years have translated into increased spending by the Kuwaiti government. This will boost growth at the Gulf state's ports, both through spending on infrastructure projects impacting on total tonnage throughputs and consumer spending boosting imports of containerised goods. However, delays to infrastructure projects could hamper tonnage throughput and a plateauing in oil production has led us to forecast GDP growth of 2.9 % in 201 4 and 2.7% in 2015 . In line with the slowing economic growth , we see a slightly slower pace of growth in container handling playing out at Kuwaiti ports.

The primary issue in Indian shipping continues to be the state of the nation's ports. Investment in the 12 major state-run facilities has not kept up with the demand engendered by rapid economic growth experienced in India over the past decade. This is leading to repeated issues of congestion in the ports, but investment is now starting to be made. However, this may be a case of too little, too late. Further, Indian ports' troubles have been compounded by a fall in demand in the eurozone, which has contributed to a fall in container throughput at many facilities in recent years . It is hoped that the projected return to growth in the currency bloc in 2014 will result in throughput growth returning to the major Indian ports.

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Our outlook for the port of Singapore for 201 4 is that it will not overtake the port of Shanghai for the crown of the world's largest container port. We now see such a scenario as unlikely to fall out, and we believe that Shanghai will increase its lead over Singapore, not only this year but over our medium-term forecast period to 201 8 .

Equip Your Gym, a leading supplier of pre-owned and remanufactured commercial gym equipment, announced that the company has expanded its international shipping team and capacity. The new investments will allow Equip Your Gym to even better serve customers in Mexico, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and everywhere else that the company's offerings have met with increasing demand. With over twenty-five years of institutional experience with gym equipment, Equip Your Gym is one of the most highly capable and reliable companies of its kind in the world today.

Romania's main port of Constantza is forecast to see steady growth both in terms of both total tonnage and container throughput in 2014 in line with the country's continued economic recovery and eurozone's projected return to growth.

South Korea's relatively strong Q1 2014 real GDP growth print has prompted us to upgrade our 2014 growth forecast to 3.5% from 3.0% previously. Korean exporters will continue to ride on the economic recovery in the developed markets for now while a recovery in real estate sector may support construction investment. That said, downside pressure is still likely to stem from China's slowing economy, elevated household debt levels, as well as risks of a continued contraction in business investment.

Outlook For Croatia Remains Difficult

Intrepid Powerboats offers the first hybrid yacht from factory powered by Natural Gas, featuring fuel-system technology from Blue Gas Marine, Inc. to power its outboard motors. The Intrepid 327 Center Console boat will be on display at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat show in October. The BlueGas Natural Gas Hybrid is the first technology of its kind and it was developed by Blue Gas Marine, Inc., which is based in Apex, NC.

LGI Transport LLC is now offering dry storage containers for fall 2014. Weatherproof dry storage containers are designed for storage of boats, furniture, and automobiles as well as landscaping and construction equipment or large numbers of papers and files. Built from corrosion resistant steel exteriors, 19-ply floors, and custom doors, storage cargo containers for sale from LGI Transport LLC are sealed tight to protect all important cargo.

Animals Away is now offering a Pet Shipping Easy Finance Program for pet transport and pet shipping. This finance program is the first of its kind in the industry and won’t be found at any other pet shipping companies. Pet shipping can be expensive, but now Animals Away customers can get all the company’s services for just $99 down. They then choose whether to pay off the remaining balance either 6 or 12 months from the time of service in low monthly payments.

Latest GDP figures show that the Vietnamese economy grew by 5.0% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q1 2014, and we believe that our 2014 real GDP growth forecast of 5.9% remains in sight. Indeed, we believe that increased macroeconomic stability, combined with pro-growth policies will help the economy accelerate from 2013 levels, which will be welcome news for the country's shipping sector. Key downside risks to this view include a faster-than-anticipated slowdown in China, as well as the stalling of the country's reform drive.

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BMI forecasts growth across the board at Colombian ports in 2014. This will, in part, be due to base effects, as most facilities endured a downturn in volumes in 2013. Shipping sector growth over the medium term will be supported by growth in private consumption on the back of rising wages, and the opening of the expanded Panama Canal, which would see more, and larger, vessels calling at the country's ports. This possibility has piqued the interest of international container terminal operators, such as International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI). Throughput volumes will also be supported by the growing dry bulk export story, in particular coal.

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LGI Transport LLC is now offering storage containers for fall 2014. Their high quality metal storage and steel cargo containers come directly from the big manufacturers, and customers can always be sure they’re getting the best. This direct access allows LGI Transport LLC to charge their clients affordable wholesale prices on containers suited to all possible needs, including shipping, office use, construction sites, and even emergency housing.

Air & Surface Logistics is announcing the return, after three years' absence in the United States, of the widebody air-freighter service in partnership with Miamibased AmeriJet International.