Containerization growth is one of the basic tendencies in the development of maritime transportation. According to British consulting agency Drewry Shipping Consultants, in 2007 global container traffic totaled some 143 million TEU, while total volume of containers handled by the terminals amounted to approximately 490 million TEU. The problem, however, is in faster development of throughput as compared with the terminals’ capacity. In future it is to result in the deficit of transshipment capacity. The Eastern Europe and Russia as a part of it is to face it as early as in 2009
2008 February 20
Container congestion at terminals
Containerization growth is one of the basic tendencies in the development of maritime transportation. According to British consulting agency Drewry Shipping Consultants, in 2007 global container traffic totaled some 143 million TEU, while total volume of containers handled by the terminals amounted to approximately 490 million TEU. The problem, however, is in faster development of throughput as compared with the terminals’ capacity. In future it is to result in the deficit of transshipment capacity. The Eastern Europe and Russia as a part of it is to face it as early as in 2009