BKI meet any statistical data that the world container market growth by preparing to survey, inspection and re-certification of container. This statistic represents global container market demand growth from 2009 to 2011, and gives forecast figures through 2016. In 2014, global container market demand is projected to increase by around 6.2 percent.

Global container market demand growth

Despite a negative global container shipping market growth rate in 2009, partially due to the global financial crisis, global container market demand growth reached its peak the following year. Over the past decade, the container penetration in international maritime transport increased by almost 10 percent. This increase symbolizes the use and importance of intermodal containers in maritime transportation in order to transfer, transport or trade cargo. In terms of value, containerized cargo accounts for about 60 percent of all world seaborne trade, and international seaborne trade carried by container ships grew to more than 1.5 billion tons loaded in 2013.

Sjaifuddin Thahir

SM Corporate Communication BKI