Container terminal performance can improve without costly port expansion

Container port time distribution by ship size in 2025, showing cargo operations, berth idle time and arrival delays.

Container terminal performance can be improved significantly through better operational planning, equipment utilisation and coordination, without necessarily requiring major infrastructure investment. A new World Bank guide examines how ports can reduce congestion, improve vessel turnaround times and increase cargo-handling efficiency by identifying and addressing operational bottlenecks. Drawing on global container-port performance data from 2025, the study finds that cargo operations […]

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