The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 235 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 201…
Drewry: Container Port Throughput Rises During May Read More »
Record volume at US cargo ports has led much stronger financial performance than pandemic expectations, Fitch Ratings says. However, maintaining operational efficiency is more challenging as bottlenecks increase due to pressured supply chains, mismatch…
Record US Cargo Port Volumes Cause Bottlenecks, Boost Revenue Read More »
Surging container shipping cargo demand in the wake of the pandemic has resulted in a significant improvement in the global terminal capacity outlook, but this may not be sufficient to support forecast traffic levels, according to the latest Global Con…
Acceleration in port capacity investment insufficient to support cargo demand growth Read More »
With hindsight, it can easily be illustrated that even though macro-economic hindrances originate from different sources, they all tend to challenge (in one form or the other) the established rules. By now, we all must have read a lot about the pandemi…
Ports & terminals vs shipping lines: Do investors favour the latter? Read More »
Containerized imports to the US from Asia jumped by 28.6 percent year over year in February 2021 according to the latest data from PIERS by IHS Markit. This is the seventh consecutive monthly double-digit rise with over 1,347000 TEU (twenty-foot equiva…