Container terminal capacity expansion in the next five years has fallen to not much more than 10% of existing capacity, the lowest proportion ever, according to shipping consultancy Drewry.
The key factors impacting investment in new projects are lower returns on investments and increasing risks from both the industrial and geopolitical perspectives.
The prospects are relatively subdued following several years of under investment, particularly in greenfield projects.
“Bottom-up capacity projections on a terminal-by-terminal basis present a conservative picture, with global container port capacity projected to increase by around 125 million TEU by 2022, a growth rate of just over 2% per annum. This is well below projected demand and reflects the cautious investor sentiment towards greenfield projects over the last few years. As a result, average utilisation levels are expected to rise markedly across almost all regions of the world by 2022,” Drewry said.
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