PROFITS for terminal operators are good, but risks are rising as the overall returns declines as the sector enters maturity, according to the latest edition of Drewry's quarterly port sector report Ports & Terminals Insight
PROFITS for terminal operators are good, but risks are rising as the overall returns declines as the sector enters maturity, according to the latest edition of Drewry's quarterly port sector report Ports & Terminals Insight. The study analyses the extent to which container terminal operators have managed to weather the 'perfect storm' that London's Drewry Maritime Research identified 18 months ago, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
The industry, said Drewry, faced an unprecedented set of challenges to their profitability and returns with a real danger that margins and returns would be markedly reduced in the coming years.
