The trajectory of container port activity in the Americas and the Caribbean basin over the first 25 years of the millennium

By Ricardo J. Sánchez Introduction In the year 2000, the container port industry in the Americas mobilised 40.8 million TEUs; with the same regional sample, it reached 136.8 million in 2025, equivalent to 3.3 times the initial level. The global series goes from 226 million TEUs in 2000 (Clarksons Research, 2003) to 1,012.5 million in […]

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