News / Container terminal operators face rising costs in a softer market

Container terminals around the world are facing a double-whammy of skyrocketing costs and a market downturn.

There will also be a sharp decline in the storage revenue windfalls that boosted their bottom lines in the past two years.

During Drewry’s Container Ports & Terminals webinar this morning, senior analyst for the sector Eleanor Hadland said terminal operators were facing a number of challenges.

Following the easing of congestion, terminal operators had hoped carriers would return to more regular weekly scheduled calls, but that ...