[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 2012 = 100.
Drewry’s latest assessment – October 2017
- In August 2017 the Drewry global container port throughput index reached 126.8 points, an all-time high since the inception of the index i.e. Jan 2012.
- The August 2017 figure was nearly 7 points up on the August 2016 figure and more than 11 points up on the August 2015 level of around 116 points.
- The index figures for China and Europe were slightly lower than the previous month but show a more than 5% annual increase.
- All regions showed at least 5% annual growth in August 2017. However, 2016 was a weak comparison in many cases. Africa is showing double digit annual growth but note that the sample size is small.
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