Box record for Mexico

This year has been one of the most challenging for the Panama Canal Authority and its customers as a drought in the country has led to draught restrictions being imposed on ships transiting the artery.

The economies of most Caribbean countries were severely impacted by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and while some recovery has taken place in the region, it has been sporadic and uneven, and trading volumes have been mixed.

In the first quarter, the Port of Barcelona handled traffic of 16.5 Mt, an increase of 18.5% over the corresponding 2017 period. This is the result of double-digit growth across most traffic segments

Container volumes rose by three per cent during Q1 2018, up from 184,000 to 188,000 TEU. The number of cars shipped rose by 20%, whilst intra-European ro-ro units and energy products increased by 5 and 3% respectively

International Container Terminal Services, Inc posted gross revenue from port operations of US$1.244B in 3017, + 10% y-o-y, with volume up 5% to 9.153M TEU

Iran’s new port of Chabahar, backed by India, is reported to have taken over from Karachi as the main export port for Afghani shippers, even though Karachi has direct access to the Indian Ocean, while Chabahar faces the Gulf of Oman, and its inland connectivity is poor.