Global tank container survey reveal lower growth rate of 5.8%

The tank container industry has grown significantly in recent years, driven by increasing global demand for bulk liquid and liquified gas transport, the recognition of the tank container as a safe, flexible and efficient mode of transport; and, during the 2020-2022 Covid-19 period, by disruptions in the logistics supply chain. However, with supply chains returning to normality last year – and volumes of bulk liquids suitable for tank container transport not increasing – there was a slow-down in the rate of growth in 2023. According to this year’s ITCO Survey of the Global Tank Container Market, some 46,600 tank containers […]