JOC port productivity database

The company created the database, which was five years in development, to help evaluate stagnant overall productivity levels in the container port industry, according to ports and carriers.

“The database has a basic overall goal, which is to foster discussion and analysis that will lead to higher port productivity worldwide,” said Peter Tirschwell, executive vice president and chief content officer, JOC Group. “With ships getting larger and trade growing, productivity needs to be improved to avoid bottlenecks and excess cost in the international supply chain.”

Based on data provided by the majority of the world’s largest container lines, the database measures container lifts per hour at ports and marine terminals worldwide.

JOC Group says the data can provide carriers, ports, marine terminals and investors with specific details on a particular port, in a particular country, region or among similar entities, revealing opportunities for improvement.

The database is an ongoing project that is being expanded through participation by additional carriers, including Maersk, OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO and Evergreen, among others.