World Container Throughput, 1980-2024

Source: Drewry Shipping Consultants/UNCTAD. Note: Throughput is the summation of traffic handled by all container ports. Container throughput encompasses both full and empty containers, which account for 80% and 20% of maritime traffic, respectively. The large-scale adoption of containerization and globalization consistently drove global container port growth rates of 5% … Continue reading World Container Throughput, 1980-2024