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Ongoing trade liberalization, global economic expansion and growing Asian economies have propelled the Global Marine and Container Terminal industry. However, slower global growth tempered industry expansion in the current period, while uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions held back industry performance further. The COVID-19 pandemic's disruptions to international trade led to major volatility as shipping volumes surged, after having contracted in 2020. Revenue is expected to have climbed at a CAGR of 4.7% for the five years ending in 2024 to an estimated $67.3 billion, including a 3.8% rise in 2024 alone.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 4.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $67.3bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
DP World PLC | 7,179.5 | 849.0 | 11.8 | |
CK Hutchison Holdings Limited | 6,289.1 | 940.6 | 15.0 | |
APM Terminals Management BV | 5,867.0 | 785.6 | 13.4 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Marine cargo handling, Navigational services and Port and harbor operations. Marine cargo handling is the largest segment of the Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation.
Marine cargo handling is the industry's largest segment
Companies in the Global Marine and Container Terminal Operation industry operate maritime terminals, including facility operation of docks, piers and wharves. Activities also include loading and unloading cargo from container ships (stevedoring), arranging paperwork for incoming shipments to meet customs requirements, operating a computer system to connect cargo with recipients and transferring cargo onto trucks and trains.
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Revenue boomed in the pandemic's aftermath. The release of pent-up demand brought congestion for ports, pressuring terminals to expand their capacities through new hires.
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Asia has by far the largest share of marine and container terminal operators. Many Asian countries have established themselves as major manufacturing hubs, and other countrie...
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Internal competition is low for operators. Ports typically can't easily be relocated, so their location within a nation or region is accepted by most potential entrants.
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Capital intensity is very high. Marine and container terminals require a large space and many capital outlays, and depreciation costs add up quickly.
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Expanding workforces are eating into profit. Still, booming demand is helping terminal operators absorb rising labor expenses and keeping profit above prepandemic levels.
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The market size of the Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation industry in Global is $67.3bn in 2024.
There are 340 businesses in the Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation industry in Global, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.9 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation industry in Global has been growing at a CAGR of 4.7 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation industry in Global is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation market in Global are DP World PLC, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and APM Terminals Management BV
Marine cargo handling and Navigational services are part of the Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation industry.
The company holding the most market share in Global is DP World PLC.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation industry in Global.