The global container stacking machine market is likely to be valued at USD 2407.14 Million in 2023. Augmenting growth in the sea trade and the consistent necessity for efficient solutions for container placements at the ports have bolstered the container stacking machine demand across the globe. From 2023 to 2033, the container stacking machine industry is poised to flourish at a CAGR of 4.3% to reach a valuation of USD 3667.28 Million.
Ongoing increments in commodity exports have created a huge necessity to maintain space at the international ports. Key manufacturers are consistently investing in enhancing the functionality of stack reachers to improve the work efficiency and management of container stacking.
The volume and value of merchandise traded worldwide have doubled from 2005 to 2015, which is only a decade. The Share of trade conducted through seaways is close to 90%, necessitating container use. The advent of seaway transportation translated into the demand for large numbers of containers viz container management, which surfaced as a critical element of a supply chain.
To capitalize on the opportunity, equipment manufacturing companies such as Baltkran and Konecranes leveraged early mover advantage by engineering and designing container stacking machine that focuses on the mass handling of merchandise, which further brings down the cost of container handling to a great extent.
The upper hand to container stacking machine manufacturers is that it lowered packaging, product damage, and increased productivity, in which the benefits are passed onto the entire supply chain process.
Increased growth in the sea trade and the consistent necessity for efficient solutions for container placements at the ports are the major factors expected to accelerate the growth of the container stacking machines market across the globe over the analysis period.
Container Stacking Machine Industry (From 2023 to 2033):
| Attributes | Details |
|---|---|
| CAGR | 4.3% |
| Market Size - 2023 | USD 2407.14 Million |
| Market Size - 2033 | USD 3667.28 Million |
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The container stacking machine markets experienced significant growth from 2018 to 2022, driven by increasing trade volumes and the demand for efficient port operations. Innovations in automation and technology played a crucial role in enhancing productivity.
New challenges and opportunities emerged as the industry entered the booming era from 2023 to 2033. With sustainability concerns on the rise, eco-friendly solutions gained traction.
The adoption of AI and IoT revolutionized the sector, optimizing container handling processes, reducing operational costs, and integrating smart technologies and predictive analytics to improve machine performance and maintenance. Amidst this transformation, companies focused on strategic partnerships and global expansion to capitalize on the expanding worldwide trade and port infrastructure development.
The constantly increasing containerized trade, coupled with the rising trend of port automation to cope with the increased demand, has led to automated equipment for container handling being offered, which, in turn, is propelling the demand for container stacking machines globally.
To meet the stringent emission norms, machines with higher fuel efficiency and lower or zero emissions are in demand, which is expected to escalate the growth of the container stacking machines market over the analysis period.
Millions of goods containers from different industries, such as automotive, chemicals and materials, petrochemicals, and consumer goods, are traded annually around the globe.
In recent years, the maximum transportation of containers has been noticed from South Korea, China, Singapore, India, and the UAE. According to the World Shipping Council, of the top 50 container port terminals handling million TEU in 2015, around 30 were in Asia and the Middle East. These included China, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand. This is one of the major factors expected to propel the market growth shortly.
Container handling equipment is high-powered equipment ranging from 140 to 550 kW. This equipment is used in harsh working conditions and has an ideal economic life of around 10,000 to 20,000 hours or five years; it also requires constant monitoring to achieve the desired productivity.
In monitoring machine performance, there has been a tremendous change with the adoption of different technologies. By increasing the level of automation in container stacking machines, issues related to safety and security have been resolved, providing additional benefits such as real-time information on engine performance, fuel economy, tire pressure, HVAC, and maintenance and services.
This helps attain optimum performance and is also helpful in fleet management. All these factors are expected to augment the growth of the Container Stacking Monitoring Market during the forecast period.
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The variation in supply and demand is one of the major factors that is expected to create an imbalance, which leads to volatility in the revenue of the container stacking machine market.
This factor is expected to hinder the growth of the container stacking machine market during the forecast period. In addition, the high rate of unused containers is expected to pose a serious fallback to the container stacking machine market.
One of the worst prudence faced by small players is squeezing the market in a dirty price war game, in which the major players dominate the market, eventually leaving small players with no chance of profit, indirectly pushing them on the verge of closure.
A sudden change in the dependent factors, such as gases, etc., automatically affects the demand of correlated industries such as food and beverages, which rely heavily on the container stacking machine market. This factor is expected to impede the container stacking machine market growth.
North America holds a significant market share in the container stacking machine market. The region is expected to surge to 23% share in 2023. With the consistent growth in maritime transport and sea export in recent years, the North American region has been one of the most considerable bases for international trade globally.
The trend of digitalization in the shipping industry and the growing demand for enhanced maritime operations via advanced machinery are the key factors driving the growth of the North American container stacking machine market. The immense workload and excessive risk during the movement of containers and offloading from the ships have boosted the demand for Stack Reacher in the region.
Key container stacking machine manufacturers in the region are consistently working on implementing novel technologies and providing modern-day solutions.
In Dec 2021, Kalmar, part of Cargotec, launched the Kalmar Tracker at the Kalmar New Era for Logistics event. Kalmar Tracker is an automated container information solution for container stacking machines designed to facilitate safer and well-organized management of container movements.
Regarding regional platforms, Europe's container stacking machine market is expected to hold the leading market share of 31% in 2023. The booming maritime industry spurs the region's market growth for container stacking machine, the latest developments, and the adoption of new machinery.
The EU maritime transport is investing consistently in sustainable new technologies and adopting digital solutions and automation processes, which strong-armed the export activities in the region.
Container technology provider Block Shipping is working with ports in Europe to minimize the number of cycles a container moves in a terminal using artificial intelligence (AI).
According to the European Maritime Transport Environment report, maritime transport plays and will continue to play an essential role in global and European trade and economy. With 77% of European external trade and 35% of all trade by value between European countries moved by sea, maritime transport has been an integral part of the international supply chain.
With increasing sea trade, there comes the necessity to resolve the issues during the container movement at the ports. The container stacking machine has proven to be an effective solution and simplifies the whole process, thereby experiencing augmented container stacking machine market growth.
According to Future Market Insights, Asia Pacific is expected to grow with lucrative growth opportunities for the container stacking machine market and reach a significant share of 19.7% in 2023. Asia Pacific countries such as China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and India are the key markets for container handling equipment.
As per the data of the World Shipping Council, 7 of the top ten container port terminals, in terms of volume, in 2015 belonged to China, with a capacity of around 130.2 million TEUs annually. The Shanghai Port (China), Port of Singapore, Shenzhen Port (China), Hong Kong, S.A.R. (China), and Busan Port (South Korea) are some of the largest port terminals that handle more than 19 million TEUs annually.
The small and medium ports of countries such as India, Thailand, and Malaysia bring immense business potential to the market. Other factors, such as high infrastructural spending by regional authorities to improve port terminals, rising per capita income, and increased import & export activity for comfort & leisure commodities, may move the container stacking machine market in this region.
According to Future Market Insights, the Middle East & Africa are expected to provide significant growth opportunities for the container stacking machine market and are expected to reach a share of 10.0% in 2023.
Millions of containers from different industries, such as automotive, chemicals and materials, petrochemicals, and consumer goods, are transported annually in the Middle East. In recent years, the maximum container transportation has been noticed in the region from the U.A.E.
According to the World Shipping Council, of the top 50 container port terminals handling million TEU in 2015, around 30 were in the Middle East.
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There are many prominent market players in the container stacking machine market, such as StackRox, Aqua Security, Sysdig, Lacework, Flexport Inc., NeuVector, Anchore, Plug and Play, Deepfence, Capsule8, Portshift, and Alcide, among others, that are working hand-in-hand to provide the best-in-class Container Stacking Machine for enhancing the global arena.
Many global startups in the container stacking machine market are stepping forward to match the requirements of the container stacking machine domain.
Some of the key container stacking machine manufacturers present in the global market include Baltkran, Hyundai same crane division, Kenz figure, Konecranes, Kunz, Liebherr International Deutschland, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Paceco, Tab Gmbh Rostock, TCM by Unicarriers, Terex, and ZPMC, among others.
Due to the presence of such a high number of container stacking machine manufacturers, the market is highly competitive. While global players such as Baltkran, Hyundai same crane division, Kenz figure, Konecranes, Kunz, and Liebherr International Deutschland account for a considerable container stacking machine market size, several regional-level players are operating across key growth regions, particularly in Europe.
| Company | Hyundai Infra Solutions (HIS) |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Launch |
| Details | In July 2021, Hyundai Infra Solutions (HIS) was launched through a vertical spin-off to specialize its existing business, strengthen its competitiveness, and gain new growth momentum. The Hyundai Infra Solutions spin-off will allow HSHI to focus on the construction of ships. Meanwhile, HIS will be dedicated to manufacturing cranes and bulk-handling plants. |
| Company | Liebherr |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Launch |
| Details | In June 2021, Liebherr launched a new LHM mobile harbor crane 800 for Veemnatie in Antwerp to increase the handling capacity. Veemnatie NV is a joint venture between 5de Havendok NV and Steinweg in Belgium. |
| Company | Konecranes |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Launch |
| Details | In June 2021, Konecranes launched a new generation of energy-efficient mobile harbor cranes. Generation 6 marks the first comprehensive revamp of Konecranes Gottwald’s mobile harbor crane portfolio in 15 years. |
The market may develop at a 4.3% CAGR through 2033.
The market is expected to be estimated USD 2407.14 million in 2023.
The market is expected to surpass USD 3667.28 million by 2033.
In 2023, the North American market is anticipated to produce to a 23% share.
In 2023, the market in Europe predicts to control a 31% market share.
The market expects strong expansion in Asia Pacific, with a share of 19.7% in 2023.
1. Executive Summary 2. Market Overview 3. Market Background 4. Global Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast, 2023 to 2033 5. Global Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Product Type 5.1. Automated RTG (ARTG) System 5.2. Automated RMG (ARMG) System 5.3. Ship-to-Shore Gantry Crane 5.4. Rubber Tired Gantry Crane 5.5. Rail-mounted Gantry Crane 5.6. Straddle Carrier Container 6. Global Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Industry 6.1. Logistics 6.2. Packaging and Containers 7. Global Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Packaging and Containers 7.1. Food and Beverages 7.2. Household Products 7.3. Pharmaceuticals 7.4. Healthcare 7.5. Retail 7.6. Energy and Utilities 7.7. Others 8. Global Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Region 8.1. North America 8.2. Latin America 8.3. Western Europe 8.4. Eastern Europe 8.5. South Asia and Pacific 8.6. East Asia 8.7. Middle East and Africa 9. North America Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Country 10. Latin America Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Country 11. Western Europe Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Country 12. Eastern Europe Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Country 13. South Asia and Pacific Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Country 14. East Asia Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Country 15. Middle East and Africa Market Analysis 2018 to 2022 and Forecast 2023 to 2033, By Country 16. Key Countries Market Analysis 17. Market Structure Analysis 18. Competition Analysis 18.1. Baltkran 18.2. Hyundai Samho Crane Division 18.3. Kenz Figee 18.4. Konecranes 18.5. Kunz 18.6. Liebherr International Deutschland 18.7. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding 18.8. Paceco 18.9. Tab Gmbh Rostock 18.10. TCM by Unicarriers 18.11. Terex 18.12. ZPMC 19. Assumptions & Acronyms Used 20. Research Methodology
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