The Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub has launched ‘First movers in Shipping’s Decarbonisation – a framework for getting started’, a methodology that enables a detailed comparison of different fuel transition pathways regardless of vessel type or trade route. The framework evaluates the entire supply chain, from fuel production to usage onboard vessels, and can .
Photo: Qingdao Port The new global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), launched by the World Bank and IHS Markit, ranks Yokohama, as the world’s most efficient port ahead of King Abdullah Port, Saudi Arabia and Qingdao, China.
The index finds that Asian container ports are the most efficient in the world, dominating the Top 50 spots.
Despite being the highest ranked European port Algeciras in Spain is at position 10 in the index. Colombo in Sri Lanka is the top-ranked port in South Asia at 17th place and Mexico’s Lazaro Cardenas leads the Americas at 25th.
Canada’s Halifax is the only other North American port in the Top 50. Djibouti, in 61st place, is the top-ranked African port.
CPPI: World’s most efficient container ports are based in Asia May 6, 2021, by Fatima Bahtić
Asian container ports are winning spots among the first top 50, scoring high on key port performance metrics, the new Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) shows.
The report, published by the World Bank and IHS Markit, scored ports against different metrics, making the efficiency ranking comparable around the globe by assessing and standardizing for different ship sizes and container moves per call.
With most of the top 50 spots located in Asia, Asian seaports have proved to follow best practices to ensure business continuity, and follow trends from 2019 and 2020.