News / Could terminal partnerships answer the challenge of larger container shipping alliances?

© Daniël Leppens

Investment dilemmas and challenges for port and terminal operators have been magnified by the arrival of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) and the consolidation of volumes into larger alliances and bigger carriers.

Neil Davidson, senior analyst of ports and terminals at Drewry, told delegates at last week’s TOC Container Supply Chain conference in Hamburg that the primary concern of terminal operators was that volatility had worsened dramatically.

“There’s much more volatility in market share that operators have to deal with as a result ...