New Report - Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators 2007

Sept. 19, 2007 - PRLog -- The core areas analysed include:

Clear and concise competitive evaluation of top operators
Commentary on the investment strategy employed by each company
Terminal portfolios for each operator, including shareholding and throughput
Regional capacity projections and demand forecasts
2006 throughput league table including equity teu based analysis
Operator-by-operator capacity projections to 2012                                                                                                                                                                                              
This in-depth report is key to understanding the world container port industry.

Top global operators:

2006 throughput league table including equity teu based analysis

Operator-by-operator capacity projections to 2012

Investment / expansion strategies and options

M&A activity 2006 / 07

Operator financial performance

Competition vs. co-operation

Operational performance

Operator analysis by region:

Investment prospects

Operator market risk assessment

Forecast supply-demand balance

North and South America

Central America / Caribbean

Far East and Middle East

North, South and East Europe

Oceania

South and SE Asia

Africa

Maps displaying principal operators and key regions:

Location

Terminal volume

New developments

Industry structure:

Public vs. private ownership

Rise of the global operators

World container port industry

This report provides the most comprehensive reference guide to the leading players in the industry.

The report will assist operators and investors in understanding the ongoing roles, strategies and businesses of the global terminal operators – crucial to understanding the world container port industry

It’s analysis is vital reading for operators and investors including port authorities, stevedores, terminal operators, container shipping lines, financial institutions, market analysts and port equipment suppliers

Forecasts up to 2012 within the annual encompass such key areas as operator-by-operator capacity projections and regional container port supply and demand balance

Main findings

This annual report is key to understanding the world container port industry. It is an indispensable resource that provides the most comprehensive across-the-board reference guide to the leading players in the industry through unbiased analysis and five-year forecasting models.

The future

In 2006 over half of total world container port capacity was controlled by a small number of stevedores and container lines that can be considered to be operating on a global scale. It forecasts that this proportion will increase steadily over the next five years.

Strategies for growth

The Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators analyses the key strategies for growth employed by the current and would-be global operators.Within the annual publication, the expansion plans that each current operator has adopted are reviewed, and the geographic spread and degree of risk associated with each operator’s investment portfolio are also assessed.

Regional market developments

Growth opportunities vary around the world and t report provides an in-depth regional perspective on the market. Five-year forecasts for both port demand and supply are provided, together with market share analysis that identifies the regional strengths of the global players and the leading regional players.

The global market

It’s report highlights that ongoing expansion programmes, encompassing acquisitions, new developments and increased partnerships, will continue to widen the gap over the next five years between the leading companies and other global operators.

The most significant effect on the league of global operators,  has been merger and acquisition activity, and the massive growth in container volumes from China.

Throughput growth

Global container port throughput is forecast to show strong growth between 2006 and 2012. The Asian markets will continue to increase in importance within the world market, already accounting for half of the entire global container port throughput. At the same time, the prospects for growth in the mature markets of North America and Europe remain healthy.

Analysis

The latest annual report provides a comparison between the future expansion plans and financial performance of the global operators, and assesses the degree of competition and co-operation between the front-runners in the market.

Comprehensive analysis of each of the global operators’ terminal portfolios and performance is provided, including details of minority shareholdings and projects under development.



 


Executive summary

1.   Global container terminal industry structure

2.   Leading operators' league tables
2.1   Throughput league tables
2.2   Global operators' terminal capacity
2.3   Investment / expansion strategies and options
2.4   Geographic spread
2.5   Country risk profiles
2.6   Competition vs. Co-operation
2.7   Operational performance
2.8   Financial performance

3.   Analysis of leading operators
3.1   Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)
3.2   APM Terminals
3.3   PSA
3.4   DP World
3.5   China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (Cosco)
3.6   Eurogate
3.7   Evergreen
3.8   Mediterranean Shipping Company
3.9   SSA Marine
3.10   Hamburger Hafen- und Lagerhaus AG (HHLA)
3.11   American Present Lines (APL)
3.12   Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd
3.13   Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
3.14   Dragados (ACS Group)
3.15   CMA CGM
3.16   NYK Line
3.17   MOL
3.18   K Line
3.19   Grup TCB
3.20   ICTSI
3.21   Yang Ming
3.22   Hyundai
3.23   Other international terminal owners and potential new entrants

4.   Operator analysis by region
4.1   North America
4.2   North Europe
4.3   South Europe
4.4   Far East
4.5   South East Asia
4.6   Middle East
4.7   Central America/Caribbean
4.8   South America
4.9   South Asia
4.10   Other areas
4.10.1   Oceania
4.10.2   Africa
4.10.3   East Europe

Appendix
Definition of regions by country

Tables
1.1   Typical ownership and operating structures in the international container port industry
1.2   Forecast development of container port capacity by ownership, 2006-2012
1.3   World container port handling by region and ownership, 2005-2006
1.4   Comparison of the key characteristics of global stevedores’ and global carriers’ terminal operations
2.1   Global operators’ throughput league table, 2005-2006
2.1A   Global operators’ equity based throughput league table, 2005-2006
2.2   Global stevedores’ home-port operations, 2004-2006
2.3   Global operators’ capacity league table, 2005-2006
2.4   Forecast development of global operators’ terminal capacity, 2006-2012
2.5   Reported M&A and concession activity by global operators in 2006/07
2.6   Global operators’ terminal portfolios by region
2.7   Regional investment prospects summary
2.8   Global operators’ portfolio risk profiles, 2006
2.8A   Global operators’ portfolio risk profiles, 2006
2.9   Ports where global operators compete head-to-head
2.10   Ports where global operators co-operate
2.11   Regional container terminal performance comparison, 2006
2.12   Deployment of ship-to-shore gantry cranes by region, outreach and ownership, 2006
2.13   Financial performance of selected global operators, 2005 and 2006
3.1   HPH terminal portfolio
3.2   APMT terminal portfolio
3.3   PSA terminal portfolio
3.4   DP World terminal portfolio
3.5   COSCO terminal portfolio
3.6   Eurogate terminal portfolio
3.7   Evergreen terminal portfolio
3.8   MSC terminal portfolio
3.9   SSA terminal portfolio
3.10   HHLA terminal portfolio

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