Ports throughput globally back on track
The London (UK)-based maritime consultancy Drewry sees a comeback on the rise. The global container port throughput index, which experienced a dip of around 2.5 points in June 2019, bounced back to 134.7 points in July 2019.
On an annual comparison, the index was 2.8% (3.6 points) higher than 131.1 points in July 2018 and 8.5 points higher when compared with July 2017. According to Drewry's analysis, all world regions saw a monthly increase in July 2019 - and also annually, with the exception of Latin America and Africa. In July North America registered the highest monthly growth of more than 8 points (5.8%), followed by Asia excl. China (4.7 points).
The index for China, the largest world region, reached 145 points in July 2019, which was the highest since the inception of the Drewry container port throughput index (Jan 2012). However, the growth in percentage terms was only 2.2% over June 2019 and 3.4% when compared with July 2018. Europe witnessed an increase of 2.5% (3.1 points) over June 2019 and 3.7% (4.4 points) over July 2018. (fd)