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4Q 2023

Automated Port Technologies

Automation in Container Ports with Global Commercial Market Forecasts: 2023-2032

More than 80% of the world’s goods are carried by sea, and much of it in shipping containers. As a result, container ports are both a significant enabler and a bottleneck for the global economy. In 2020, this was put in stark focus during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the world saw how much of the global economy relies on this method of shipping, and how quickly it can be derailed. Ports represent a focus for anyone looking to harden the global supply chain.

As other industries have begun to automate their component processes, they have found benefits in safety, efficiency, and sustainability. Container port terminals have begun this process but have yet to adopt automation on a wide scale. This is partially due to the nascency of the market, and partially because some of the benefits of automation in other industries have not played out in container terminals.

This Guidehouse Insights report provides automated port technology forecasts, the potential benefits of port automation, drivers and barriers to adoption, and an industry value chain. It provides forecasts for port automation technology segmented into five key technologies for the ten-year period from 2023 to 2032. These forecasts are segmented into unit sales forecasts, revenue forecasts, and by eight global regions.

Pages 33
Tables | Charts | Figures 25
  • What regions are currently leaders in container port automation?
  • What regions will be dominant in container port automation through 2032?
  • How large will the market for automated port technologies be by 2032?
  • What technologies already have a large presence in automated port terminals?
  • What technologies drive most automated port revenue?
  • What technologies are emerging in automated container ports?
  • Port terminal operators
  • Port authorities
  • Longshoremen unions
  • Port automation technology developers
  • Automated truck developers

1. Executive Summary

1.1    Market Overview

1.2    Scope

1.3    Market Forecast

2. Market Issues

2.1    Drivers

2.1.1   Efficiency

2.1.2   Emissions Reduction

2.1.3   Health and Safety

2.1.4   Security

2.2    Barriers

2.2.1   Inefficient Cost Benefit Analysis

2.2.2   Port Workflows

2.2.3   Unproven Benefits

2.3    Pricing

2.4    Other Business Issues

3. Industry Value Chain

3.1    Port Movement Explained

3.1.1   Ship to Shore

3.1.2   Dock Yard

3.1.3   Container Movement

3.1.4   Exiting the Port

3.2    Competitive Landscape

3.3    Pictorial Representation of the Value Chain

3.4    Business Model Evolution

4. Market Forecasts

4.1    Introduction

4.2    Methodology

4.3    Automated Port Technology Market

4.4    Port Automation Technologies

4.4.1   Ship to Shore Cranes

4.4.2   Automated Stacking Cranes

4.4.3   Automated Gates

4.4.4   Automated Guided Vehicles

4.4.5   Automated Yard Trucks

5. Conclusions and Recommendations

5.1    Three Big Takeaways

5.2    Recommendations

5.2.1   Automated Vehicle Developers

5.2.2   Large Terminal Operators

5.2.3   Small Terminal Operators

5.2.4   Port Workers Unions

6. Acronym and Abbreviation List

7. Table of Contents

8. Table of Charts and Figures

9. Scope of Study

10. Sources, Methodology & Notes

  • Annual Automated Port Technology Revenue, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port STS Crane Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port STS Crane Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port ASC Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port ASC Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Gate Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Gate Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port AGV Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port AGV Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Automated Truck Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Automated Truck Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Technology Revenue by Technology, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Pictorial Representation of the Port Automation Value Chain
  • Annual Automated Port Technology Revenue, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port STS Crane Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port ASC Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Gate Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port AGV Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Automated Truck Sales, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port STS Crane Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port ASC Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Gate Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port AGV Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Automated Truck Revenues, World Markets: 2023-2032
  • Annual Automated Port Technology Revenue by Technology, World Markets: 2023-2032
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