Polish ports ranked 2nd in terms of investment volume in the container industry among Baltic countries.
As reported by a study prepared by Actia Consulting, Polish seaports ranked second in terms of investment volume in the container industry among Baltic countries. Ports from outside the Baltic region are also interested in developing container transport capabilities. Growing international trade is currently the strongest driver of economic growth for Baltic states.
As reported by a study prepared by Actia Consulting, Polish seaports ranked second in terms of investment volume in the container industry among Baltic countries. Ports from outside the Baltic region are also interested in developing container transport capabilities. Growing international trade is currently the strongest driver of economic growth for Baltic states.
The new report titled “The Baltic Container Outlook 2007“, published in April, describes changes in the maritime transport sector. There is no doubt that the future of maritime transport lies in containerization, which is only 50 years old. However, global competition requires increasingly efficient and faster supply chain management. According to “The Baltic Container Outlook 2007” report, more than half of containers (54.3%) are used in maritime transport. The rest are utilized in other transport sectors, such as inland waterway transport, road transport, and rail transport.
Actia Consulting research showed that the annual growth of container handling in the 10 largest global container ports in 2006 averaged 9.2%. European ports (Rotterdam, Hamburg) were also among the top ten.
The most significant changes in container transport were recorded in Russia, where over a 6-year period, the share of containerization in the market grew from 8.4% in 2000 to 24.7% in 2006. In 2006, the turnover of Baltic container ports reached 6.4 million TEU, which accounts for approximately 8.7% of European and 1.4% of global container traffic. Among Baltic ports, the leader is the port of Saint Petersburg with an annual turnover of 1,449,958 TEU.
Seaports located in the Baltic region are the most dynamically developing element of European transport. They are served by over 134 regular shipping lines, which are situated within a relatively small water area.
There is strong competition in the Baltic container market, which will lead to far-reaching changes not only for shipping lines but also for ports, freight forwarders, shipowners, agents, etc.
There is strong competition in the Baltic container market, which will lead to far-reaching changes not only for shipping lines but also for ports, freight forwarders, shipowners, agents, etc.
The total handling capacity of Polish ports is currently 938 thousand TEU. As a result of investments in the construction of new and modernization of existing container terminals, the handling capacity is expected to increase to 2.978 million TEU within 5-10 years.
More information about “The Baltic Container Outlook 2007” report can be obtained:
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