Asian ports and terminals still dominate the worldwide productivity rankings, five Chinese ports appear in the top ten, with Qingdao retaining its number one position.
APM TerminalsYokohama (Japan) has lost its crown as it slid from first to fourth position, behind three Chinese terminals.
The first productivity report published last July by JOC was based on data given by 17 ocean carriers about more than 100,000 calls made at 400 ports and 600 terminals during calendar year 2012.
This new study, published earlier this month, covers only the first half of 2013. The 17 participating carriers provided data on 65,000 calls. Both times, productivity was defined as the number of total container moves (on-load, off-load, and re-positioning) divided by the number of hours during which the vessel is at berth.
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CY 2012 |
H1 2013 |
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Ranking |
Port |
Productivity (mph) |
Ranking |
Port |
Productivity (mph) |
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1 |
Qingdao, China |
96 |
1 |
Qingdao, China |
99.6 |
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2 |
Ningbo, China |
88 |
2 |
Ningbo, China |
92.5 |
|
3 |
Dalian, China |
86 |
3 |
Khor Fakkan, UAE |
91.6 |
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4 |
Shanghai, China |
86 |
4 |
Tianjin, China |
90.8 |
|
5 |
Tianjin, China |
86 |
5 |
Busan, South Korea |
89.4 |
|
6 |
Yokohama, Japan |
85 |
6 |
Shanghai, China |
88.5 |
|
7 |
Jebel Ali, UAE |
81 |
7 |
Jebel Ali, UAE |
87.2 |
|
8 |
Busan, South Korea |
80 |
8 |
Nhava Sheva, India |
84.9 |
|
9 |
Nhava Sheva, India |
79 |
9 |
Dalian, China |
82.8 |
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10 |
Yantian, China |
78 |
10 |
Long Beach, US |
82.6 |
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CY 2012 |
H1 2013 |
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Terminal |
mph |
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Terminal |
mph |
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1 |
APM Terminals Yokohama, Japan |
150 |
1 |
Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal, China |
130.8 |
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2 |
Tianjin Five Continents International Container Terminal, China |
119 |
2 |
Tianjin Five Continents International Container Terminal, China |
123.3 |
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3 |
Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal, China |
107 |
3 |
Ningbo Beilun Second Container Terminal, China |
122.5 |
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4 |
Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal, China |
106 |
4 |
APM Terminals Yokohama, Japan |
110.0 |
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5 |
OOCL Kaohsiung Container Terminal, Taiwan |
105 |
5 |
Hyundai Pusan Newport Terminal, South Korea |
107.3 |
|
6 |
APM Terminals Mumbai, India |
101 |
6 |
Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal, China |
107.2 |
|
7 |
Korea Express Kwangyang Container Terminal, South Korea |
101 |
7 |
Nhava Sheva Gateway Terminal, India |
106.6 |
|
8 |
Xiamen Hairun Container Terminal, China |
100 |
8 |
APM Terminals Mumbai, India |
105.4 |
|
9 |
Tianjin Port Container Terminal, China |
99 |
9 |
Tianjin Port Euroasia International Container Terminal, China |
105.3 |
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10 |
Ningbo Gangji (Yining) Terminal, China |
97 |
10 |
OOCL Kaohsiung Container Terminal, Taiwan |
100.9 |
The JOC report says that productivity is higher in Asia because labour is cheaper and terminals assign more yard tractors and dockworkers per vessel. Also, ports work as close to 24 hours a day as possible.
