A study by the World Bank and a company S&P Global About the performance of container ports in the world CPPI Reveals that four of the top five places belong to ports in the Middle East. The study reinforces the argument that most of the problems and pains in today’s supply chains stem from the slow pace of U.S. seaports, with U.S. west coast ports four times less productive than a Saudi port in the Red Sea..
At the top of the research rankings for 2021 is King Abdullah Port in Saudi Arabia, with regional competitors Port Salala in Oman, Hamad Port in Qatar and Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi finishing in the top five. Another port in Saudi Arabia – the Islamic Port of Jeddah – came in eighth place overall.
The ranking is based on the length of time ships were required to stay in the port to complete workloads during 2021 – a year characterized by an unprecedented load on ports and disruption to global supply chains.
Martin Humphries, chief economist at the World Bank and one of the researchers behind the index, said that “increasing the use of digital technology and green fuel alternatives are two ways in which countries can renew their ports and make maritime supply chains more flexible. Inefficient ports pose a significant risk to many developing countries in that they can delay economic growth, hurt employment and increase costs for importers and exporters. “In the Middle East, massive investments in container port infrastructure and technology are proving to be effective.”
The new study also highlights the resilience of East Asian ports and the ability of Chinese ports in particular to deal effectively with challenges posed by the epidemic. Three of China’s largest gateways – Shanghai, Ningbo and Guangzhou’s southern port, are in the top 10, while last year’s most efficient port – Yokohama in Japan – dropped to tenth place overall..
Port performance indices show large gaps in global port efficiency in 2021, with leading ports such as King Abdullah Port achieving an average of 97 container movements per hour per ship compared to only 26 container movements per hour in major ports on the west coast of the United States.
Company executive S&P Global Market Intelligence He noted that “the epidemic has more strongly emphasized the central role of port performance in the timely delivery of goods to countries and their populations. “The effects of the epidemic on major global ports and related supply chains are very worrying and continue to cause severe delays in supply and shortages of goods, leading to higher prices and adversely affecting the financial situation of many companies.”
According to the study, the Port of Virginia in the United States is in 23rd place and is ranked the first port among North American ports. Port of Morocco Tanger-MedRanked in sixth place, it is the highest rated port among European and North African ports.
God-CPPI Based on the total port hours per ship clerk, which is defined as the time that elapsed between the date of arrival of a ship at the port and its departure from the dock after it has completed its cargo operations.