Automatic Container Handling Industry Research Report 2025

Summary

Shipping containers revolutionized the movement of goods, driving change and efficiency throughout the global supply chain. The next revolution in container handling is the application of automation to operating the container terminal. At this time there are multiple automated container terminals in operation and more in development globally. The automation challenge has been in the part of the terminal where the containers are stacked, called the block. One end of the block services the ships being loaded and unloaded, and the other end services trucks and trains being loaded and unloaded.

According to APO Research, The global Automatic Container Handling market was valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

North American market for Automatic Container Handling is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Automatic Container Handling is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Automatic Container Handling is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global companies of Automatic Container Handling include Kalmar (Cargotec), Konecranes, ABB, Siemens, ZPMC, Küenz, ORBITA, CyberLogitec and Liebherr, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Automatic Container Handling, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Automatic Container Handling.
The Automatic Container Handling market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Automatic Container Handling market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Automatic Container Handling Segment by Company

Kalmar (Cargotec)
Konecranes
ABB
Siemens
ZPMC
Küenz
ORBITA
CyberLogitec
Liebherr
TMEIC
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS
VDL Groep
Toyota Material Handling
Automatic Container Handling Segment by Type

Equipment
Software & Services
Automatic Container Handling Segment by Application

Fully Automated Container Terminals
Semi-Automated Container Terminals
Automatic Container Handling Segment by Application

Fully Automated Container Terminals
Semi-Automated Container Terminals
Automatic Container Handling Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Automatic Container Handling market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Automatic Container Handling and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Automatic Container Handling.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Automatic Container Handling companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Automatic Container Handling by Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.2.2 Equipment
2.2.3 Software & Services
2.3 Automatic Container Handling by Application
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 Fully Automated Container Terminals
2.3.3 Semi-Automated Container Terminals
2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Automatic Container Handling Breakdown Data by Type
3.1 Global Automatic Container Handling Historic Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Automatic Container Handling Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
4 Automatic Container Handling Breakdown Data by Application
4.1 Global Automatic Container Handling Historic Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Automatic Container Handling Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5 Global Growth Trends
5.1 Global Automatic Container Handling Market Perspective (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Automatic Container Handling Growth Trends by Region
5.2.1 Global Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Automatic Container Handling Historic Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Automatic Container Handling Forecasted Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Automatic Container Handling Market Dynamics
5.3.1 Automatic Container Handling Industry Trends
5.3.2 Automatic Container Handling Market Drivers
5.3.3 Automatic Container Handling Market Challenges
5.3.4 Automatic Container Handling Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
6.1 Global Top Automatic Container Handling Players by Revenue
6.1.1 Global Top Automatic Container Handling Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
6.1.2 Global Automatic Container Handling Revenue Market Share by Players (2020-2025)
6.2 Global Automatic Container Handling Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
6.3 Global Key Players of Automatic Container Handling Head Office and Area Served
6.4 Global Automatic Container Handling Players, Product Type & Application
6.5 Global Automatic Container Handling Manufacturers Established Date
6.6 Global Automatic Container Handling Market CR5 and HHI
6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
7.1 North America Automatic Container Handling Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America Automatic Container Handling Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.3 North America Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4 North America Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.5 United States
7.5 United States
7.6 Canada
7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Automatic Container Handling Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe Automatic Container Handling Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3 Europe Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4 Europe Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.5 Germany
8.6 France
8.7 U.K.
8.8 Italy
8.9 Spain
8.10 Russia
8.11 Netherlands
8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
9.1 Asia-Pacific Automatic Container Handling Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Automatic Container Handling Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.3 Asia-Pacific Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.4 Asia-Pacific Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
9.5 China
9.6 Japan
9.7 South Korea
9.8 India
9.9 Australia
9.10 China Taiwan
9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
10.1 South America Automatic Container Handling Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 South America Automatic Container Handling Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.3 South America Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4 South America Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.5 Brazil
10.6 Argentina
10.7 Chile
10.8 Colombia
10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Automatic Container Handling Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Automatic Container Handling Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.3 Middle East & Africa Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4 Middle East & Africa Automatic Container Handling Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.5 Saudi Arabia
11.6 Israel
11.7 United Arab Emirates
11.8 Turkey
11.9 Iran
11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
12.1 Kalmar (Cargotec)
12.1.1 Kalmar (Cargotec) Company Information
12.1.2 Kalmar (Cargotec) Business Overview
12.1.3 Kalmar (Cargotec) Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.1.4 Kalmar (Cargotec) Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.1.5 Kalmar (Cargotec) Recent Developments
12.2 Konecranes
12.2.1 Konecranes Company Information
12.2.2 Konecranes Business Overview
12.2.3 Konecranes Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.2.4 Konecranes Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.2.5 Konecranes Recent Developments
12.3 ABB
12.3.1 ABB Company Information
12.3.2 ABB Business Overview
12.3.3 ABB Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.3.4 ABB Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.3.5 ABB Recent Developments
12.4 Siemens
12.4.1 Siemens Company Information
12.4.2 Siemens Business Overview
12.4.3 Siemens Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.4.4 Siemens Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.4.5 Siemens Recent Developments
12.5 ZPMC
12.5.1 ZPMC Company Information
12.5.2 ZPMC Business Overview
12.5.3 ZPMC Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.5.4 ZPMC Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.5.5 ZPMC Recent Developments
12.6 Küenz
12.6.1 Küenz Company Information
12.6.2 Küenz Business Overview
12.6.3 Küenz Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.6.4 Küenz Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.6.5 Küenz Recent Developments
12.7 ORBITA
12.7.1 ORBITA Company Information
12.7.2 ORBITA Business Overview
12.7.3 ORBITA Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.7.4 ORBITA Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.7.5 ORBITA Recent Developments
12.8 CyberLogitec
12.8.1 CyberLogitec Company Information
12.8.2 CyberLogitec Business Overview
12.8.3 CyberLogitec Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.8.4 CyberLogitec Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.8.5 CyberLogitec Recent Developments
12.9 Liebherr
12.9.1 Liebherr Company Information
12.9.2 Liebherr Business Overview
12.9.3 Liebherr Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.9.4 Liebherr Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.9.5 Liebherr Recent Developments
12.10 TMEIC
12.10.1 TMEIC Company Information
12.10.2 TMEIC Business Overview
12.10.3 TMEIC Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.10.4 TMEIC Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.10.5 TMEIC Recent Developments
12.11 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS
12.11.1 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Company Information
12.11.2 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Business Overview
12.11.3 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.11.4 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.11.5 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Recent Developments
12.12 VDL Groep
12.12.1 VDL Groep Company Information
12.12.2 VDL Groep Business Overview
12.12.3 VDL Groep Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.12.4 VDL Groep Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.12.5 VDL Groep Recent Developments
12.13 Toyota Material Handling
12.13.1 Toyota Material Handling Company Information
12.13.2 Toyota Material Handling Business Overview
12.13.3 Toyota Material Handling Revenue in Automatic Container Handling Business (2020-2025)
12.13.4 Toyota Material Handling Automatic Container Handling Product Portfolio
12.13.5 Toyota Material Handling Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer

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