The Theoretical and Statistical Frameworks of Container Trade Analysis in Shipping Industry Based on SSMR Reports

Increase in container trade volume requires building a structural and management strategy for ports and terminal which aims at increasing the ports’ efficiency and reducing the stoppage time of container ships. The emergence of new global economy has led to great proliferation of container trades volume. According to the statistics published by UN Infrastructure Services Unit (ISL), the eastern Asian countries played the most important role in increasing the container traffic worldwide and Iran needs to develop and equip its container ports in order to gain a competitive advantage and economic growth in the region. The current study aimed to by investigating the effects of container shipping, provide a outlook of container shipping industry in Persian Gulf region. Also, it proceeds by assessing the theoretical and statistic frameworks based on SSMR ’s information and analyzing the ever-growing container trade.