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Drewry Publish 2014 Review of Container Terminal Operators

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

September 23, 2014

Drewry inform that the 2014 edition of their Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators is now available to purchase online.

Drewry add that this industry review, with forecasts, has some of the most insightful and detailed analysis available in the market today. Entering its 12th year of publication the report is unmatched by others and Drewry continue to enhance and add new content each year.

The report covers:
    •    Global container terminal industry structure
    •    League tables of terminal operators
    •    Individual analysis of 37 terminal operators and investors
    •    Regional analysis including supply / demand forecasts to 2018

With new and improved analysis on
    •    Key industry trend Infographics
    •    Enhanced M&A activity, trends and prices
    •    Regional demand and capacity forecasts expanded to 20 regions

Headline analysis from the report provided by Drewy
Global container port throughput will exceed 840 million teu by 2018, with the fastest growing regions projected to be Africa and Greater China. This represents an average annual growth rate of 5.6% over the next five years, an improvement on the 3.4% recorded last year. The overall growth in trade will boost average terminal utilisation from 67% today to 75% in 2018.  

“The sector’s strong financial performance and accelerating growth is encouraging new market entrants and renewed M&A activity in the container ports sector,” said Neil Davidson, senior analyst in Drewry’s Ports & Terminals practice. “Financial investors are particularly active at present, attracted by typical EBITDA margins of between 20% and 45%.”

For more details: http://bit.ly/1qspf7F

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