Europe box port capacity to rise

UP TO 55mteu of annual handling capacity will be added to Europe’s Baltic, North Sea and Atlantic coast container terminal asset base over the next 10 years, “more than sufficient” to accommodate “modest” volume growth, a new report by Dynamar has found.

The Netherlands-based maritime researcher said the current 74m teu of terminal capacity in Europe’s 21 top box ports – excluding Mediterranean hubs – will increase 72% by 2020, keeping pace with a forecast average 5.5% annual volume growth for the...

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