Global box port volumes edging up to 1bn teu
Latest Drewry forecast expects global container throughput to reach 973m teu by 2023, with average growth of 4.4% over the next five years. Port capacity is seen as growing at a slower rate, particularly in China and Southeast Asia, in a trend that will boost average terminal utilisation
Asia will provide the container port industry with the lion’s share of volume growth in the coming years, says Drewry