Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
Global trade requires marine and container terminals to send and receive ships. Though revenue dipped during the global recession, increasing global trade has helped industry growth since; this trend is expected to continue in the next five years... read more
Industry Locations
The most significant geographic area for the Global Marine and Container Terminal Operation industry is the Asia-Pacific, including North Asia and South East Asia. These regions make up 37.4% and 14.2% of container throughput, respectively. These regions dominate the industry by container throughput by a large margin with the region establishing itself as a focal point in world trade. This emergence is due to factors such as the manufacturing powerhouse of China, the trade of Japan, the mining operations in Australia, the major transshipment center in Singapore, and the emergence of numerous other economies onto the world stage.
Europe is the industry's second largest market, with the country's geography allowing for a significant amount of oceanic trade... read more