new market report about the container handling industry. The executive style report provides key market indicators on container throughput, including a detailed outlook to 2007 in five geographic world areas. Moreover latest container terminal benchmarks are presented and discussed to improve terminal and crane productivity and to overcome terminal bottlenecks. The report also examines the world market for container handling equipment by market potential and market shares of suppliers, together with a project list of new container terminal investments by the year 2007 and beyond. The market report is unique not just because of the comprehensive contents but also the form of presentation, which combines easy to understand findings and more than 250 ready to use charts and diagrams.