APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Market Size
| Study Period | 2020 - 2029 |
| Base Year For Estimation | 2023 |
| Forecast Data Period | 2024 - 2029 |
| Historical Data Period | 2020 - 2022 |
| CAGR | > 5.00 % |
| Market Concentration | Low |
Major Players
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order |
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APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Market Analysis
The size of Asia Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo handling market is USD 16.2 billion in the current year and is anticipated to register a CAGR of over 5% during the forecast period
- Asian Economies are experiencing a boom. They are home to the world's leading container ports, including Shanghai, Singapore, and Guangzhou. The largest container ship fleets worldwide are also registered here. Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Operators load and unload cargo for waterborne transporters.
- Imports and exports account for the majority of waterborne cargo transportation, so industry performance closely mirrors Asia-Pacific trade volumes. Rising consumer spending and industrial production levels have caused the volume of goods transported through Asia-Pacific ports to increase, stimulating demand. However, the industry also contended with sharp declines in the price of crude oil, which reduced shipping rates and constrained industry fees. The industry is expected to benefit from rising trade volumes and consumer spending during forecasting.
- The Philippines was the top provider of both seafarers and officers, Indonesia took third place for ratings and fifth for officers, China was third for officers and fourth for ratings, and India was fourth for officers and fifth for ratings. The Russian Federation was the other country in the top five list. Seafarers are important sources of income for the supplying countries - for example, the Philippines earned USD 6.5 billion in 2019 from its seafarers. However, this fell by 2.8% in 2020, to USD 6.4 billion.
APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Market Trends
This section covers the major market trends shaping the APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Market according to our research experts:
Rising Container Handling Services are driving the market
Asia Pacific exports are expected to grow at a rapid pace, helped by the sustained strong growth of intra-regional trade within Asia Pacific, as China, India, and ASEAN continue to be among the world's fastest-growing emerging markets. Over 31 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of cargo are expected to be transported across the Pacific Ocean in 2021, making Trans-Pacific routes the largest shipping zone in terms of load size. As a result of growing globalization, the volume of seaborne trade reached some 11 billion metric tons in 2020.
In 2021, China's fleet ownership amounted to approximately 244.56 million dead-weight tons. Comparatively, Malaysia's fleet ownership amounted to approximately 8.75 million dead-weight tons. China and Japan placed among the top three ship owners in the world alongside Greece, with China owning a total of 7,318 vessels and Japan owning a total of 4,029 vessels as of November 20, 2021.
Increasing Maritime Trade in the region
In 2020, Asia accounted for most of the global maritime trade. Ports in Asia were responsible for loading almost 42 percent and unloading roughly 67 percent of all goods transported by sea worldwide. Some of the biggest ports in the world are located in Asia, mainly in China. In 2020, the amount of loaded dry cargo in seaborne trade in Asia amounted to about 2.75 billion tons. In that year, a total of 4.21 billion tons of goods were loaded in seaborne trade in Asia.
Asia's predominance in global maritime trade strengthened in 2020, as it maintained a 41% share of total goods loaded, increased its volume of goods discharged and remained the largest seafarer supply region in the world. The pandemic drove dramatic variations in Asian trade between 2019 and 2020, particularly on the Transpacific route. Reflecting the initial shock caused by the pandemic, container volumes from Asia to North America dropped by 13% between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 but jumped by 36% in the third quarter of 2020, reflecting a surge in cargo flows to meet consumer demand.
Reflecting these large swings in trade flows, 2020 saw an increase of 2.8% on the route. By comparison, trade on the Asia-Europe route declined by 2.6% in 2020. Reflecting the resilience of the region's containerized trade and swift rebound in exports, Asia's container port throughput declined by a marginal 0.4% in 2020. The liner shipping connectivity of the continent also outperformed other regions, with the top five most-connected economies in the second quarter of 2021 being in Asia - China, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region, China), Malaysia, Republic of Korea and Singapore.
APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Industry Overview
The Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling market is fragmented in nature, with a mix of global and regional players. The market is expected to grow during the forecast period due to several factors such as e-commerce, technology integration, and growing economies. The major companies in the region have adopted various modern technologies, such as warehousing management systems, automation, drone delivery, and the transportation management system, which has enabled better planning and tracking facilities, resulting in increased productivity and increased value proposition. Some of the major Players Include Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, China Merchants Port Holdings Co.Ltd, APM Terminals, A.P Moller Maersk and Others.
APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Market Leaders
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust
China Merchants Port Holdings Co.Ltd.
A.P Moller-Maersk
APM Terminals
Pacific Cargo Services
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Market News
- September 2022: MAERSK has completed its acquisition of LF Logistics, a contract logistics company with capabilities across e-commerce and inland transport in the Asia Pacific region. Having acquired the Hong Kong-based company, Maersk will add 223 warehouses to its existing portfolio, bringing the total number of warehouse facilities to 549 globally, spread across a total of 9.5 million square kilometres. With the addition of LF Logistics, Maersk gains unique and best in class capabilities to servicing the important and fast-growing consumer markets in Asia.
- February 2022: A.P. Moller - Maersk announced the intended acquisition of Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a leading U.S.-based first, middle and last mile as well as border crossing solutions provider, specializing in the big and bulky freight segment in North America for B2C and B2B distribution models, from ATL Partners, a sector-focused Private Equity firm in New York and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), one of the largest institutional investors in Canada.
APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Market Report - Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Deliverables
1.2 Study Assumptions
1.3 Scope of the Study
2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4. MARKET INSIGHTS AND DYNAMICS
4.1 Current Market Scenario
4.2 Technological Trends and Automation in Ports
4.3 Government Regulations and Initiatives
4.4 Insights on Bunkering Services
4.5 Insights On Transshipment Trade
4.6 Insights on Investments in the Maritime Industry
4.7 Insights on the Number of Establishments and the Maritime Sector's Contribution to the Total Services Sector
4.8 Elaboration on the E-commerce Logistics and Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) Industry in Laos
4.9 Brief on Transport Corridors
4.10 Insights on Stevedoring Services and Charges In the Ports
4.11 Impact of COVID-19 on the Market
4.12 Market Dynamics
4.12.1 Market Drivers
4.12.2 Market Restraints
4.12.3 Market Opportunities
4.13 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.13.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.13.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers/ Buyers
4.13.3 Threat of New Entrants
4.13.4 Threat of Substitute Products
4.13.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
5. MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 By Type
5.1.1 Stevedoring
5.1.2 Cargo Handling and Transportation
5.1.3 Others
5.2 By Cargo Type
5.2.1 Bulk Cargo
5.2.2 Containerized Cargo
5.2.3 Other Cargo
5.3 By Geography
5.3.1 China
5.3.2 India
5.3.3 Japan
5.3.4 Australia
5.3.5 Singapore
5.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific
6. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Overview (Market Concentration and Major Players)
6.2 Company Profiles
6.2.1 Hutchison Port Holdings Trust
6.2.2 China Merchants Port Holdings Co.Ltd.
6.2.3 EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA
6.2.4 International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI)
6.2.5 A.P Moller-Maersk
6.2.6 XPO Logistics
6.2.7 Orissa Stevedores Limited
6.2.8 PSA International Pte. Ltd.
6.2.9 APM Terminals
6.2.10 Velogic India Private Limited
6.2.11 Pacific Cargo Services*
- *List Not Exhaustive
7. FUTURE OF THE MARKET
8. APPENDIX
8.1 Macroeconomic Indicators
8.2 Insights on Capital Flows
8.3 External Trade Statistics - Export and Import, by Product
8.4 Insights on Key Export Destinations
8.5 Insights on Key Import Origin Countries
8.6 Some of the Key End Users
APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Industry Segmentation
A stevedore is a company or individual that is usually contracted by an agent to load and unload cargo from a ship in port. Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market is Segmented By Type (Stevedoring, Cargo Handling, and Transportation, Others), By Cargo Type (Bulk Cargo, Containerized Cargo, and Other Cargo), and By Geography (China, India, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and the Rest of Asia-Pacific). The report offers Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market size and forecasts in value (USD billion) for all the above segments.
| By Type | |
| Stevedoring | |
| Cargo Handling and Transportation | |
| Others |
| By Cargo Type | |
| Bulk Cargo | |
| Containerized Cargo | |
| Other Cargo |
| By Geography | |
| China | |
| India | |
| Japan | |
| Australia | |
| Singapore | |
| Rest of Asia-Pacific |
APAC Stevedoring & Marine Cargo Handling Market Research FAQs
What is the current Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market size?
The Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market is projected to register a CAGR of greater than 5% during the forecast period (2024-2029)
Who are the key players in Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market?
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, China Merchants Port Holdings Co.Ltd., A.P Moller-Maersk, APM Terminals and Pacific Cargo Services are the major companies operating in the Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market.
What years does this Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market cover?
The report covers the Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market historical market size for years: 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The report also forecasts the Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Market size for years: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
Asia-Pacific Stevedoring and Marine Cargo Handling Industry Report
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