Car carrier sector comprehensive analysis

The most comprehensive analysis of the key trends and issues impacting the specialist car carrier and vehicle port sector, answering the “why” and “implications” for key industry stakeholders.

This report analyses the trade in finished vehicles (new & used), including cars, and “high & heavy” covering commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) and specialist vehicles (including agricultural, construction equipment) moved by pure car & truck carriers (PCTCs). It also includes coverage of project cargo movements by PCTCs.

The report will help you find out:

• What the latest automotive trade and industry developments mean for car carrier vessel owners and operators
• How changes in OEM product development and manufacturing strategies, along with finished vehicle sales and tariffs, impact trade flows, transport modes and car carrier operating models
• Influence of trade changes on vessel design and cargo focus including High & Heavy and used vehicles
• Impact of car carrier network operations on ports’ ability to capture market share and OEM service provider selection
• How changes in the car carrier competitive landscape are creating opportunities for acquisitions in the vehicle port sector
• Operator profitability and resultant outlook for car carrier charter rates and implications for OEM freight costs.

Gain access to detailed finished vehicle production and sales forecasts, fleet statistics and vessel design trends analysis, operator’s geographical footprints and historical throughput data covering the top finished vehicle ports.

Key areas covered:

• Finished vehicle sales and production: Market drivers; sales trends and forecast; production trends and forecasts; future developments, including electric and autonomous vehicles
• Finished vehicle trade flows: Trade trends; seaborne share analysis; analysis and forecasts of top trade routes and trade imbalances; used vehicle trade flow analysis; breakbulk and project cargo moving in car carriers;
• Vehicle port trends: Investor profiles and trends; ports and terminals throughput trends and development including transhipment analysis
• Car carrier operations and freight market developments: Car carrier network operations and footprint; vessel utilisation by main route and efficiency; charter rate forecast; asset values trends
• Car carrier profitability: Vessel operating cost trends, internal rates of return and profitability analysis
• Car carrier asset market developments and profitability: Car carrier asset value trends; analysis of sales and purchase activity; operating costs; vessel profitability