Smart Port Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Technology (Process Automation, Blockchain, IoT, AI), By Throughput Capacity (Extensively Busy, Moderately Busy, Scarcely Busy), By Type, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2025

The global smart port market size is estimated to reach USD 14.64 billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 29.8% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing need to improve throughput across all types of ports coupled with the need to reduce the operational cost is the key factor driving the adoption of smart solutions at port facilities. Moreover, the growing need to gather real-time information on different port processes to help authorities take an informed decision has further contributed to the uptake of smart technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), process automation, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT) across port facilities.

Port authorities have been the laggards in terms of technology adoption when compared to other industry verticals. However, the growing maritime trade worldwide has increased the operational challenges of the port authorities by manifolds. The authorities are increasingly focusing on boosting operational efficiency and terminal productivity while simultaneously minimizing the environmental footprint and securing sustainable growth. To attain operational excellence and efficiently manage the increasing number of operations at the ports, port authorities worldwide have either implemented or are preparing to implement at least one of the combination of several technologies at their facilities.

In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the amount of maritime trade across the globe. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the global container handling at ports is predicted to grow four times the current levels by 2030. Despite there being an imminent need to deploy advanced technologies and automate operations, lack of IT infrastructure, especially across several emerging economies poses a major challenge. However, increasing investments in IT infrastructure development and growing awareness among port authorities regarding the benefits associated with the deployment of next-generation technologies like 5G are collectively expected to aid the transition toward smart operations.

Smart Port Market Report Highlights:

The market is majorly driven by the growing need to curb operational expenses and embrace efficient, data-driven decision-making processes.
The process automation segment held the largest share, contributing to over 33.1% of the global market revenue in 2024. The increasing efforts of the authorities to reduce human involvement in port operations by automating several repetitive processes are anticipated to drive the growth.
Moderately busy (5-18 million teu) is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR over the forecast period. Substantial investment capacity combined with a relatively smaller number of operations and hence lesser complexity involved in technology integration and adoption remains the major factor driving growth in the segment.
The seaport segment is anticipated to witness the highest CAGR over the forecast period due to the relatively greater number of operations handled at these ports.
Asia Pacific accounted for the largest revenue share in 2024 followed by Europe. The high adoption rate of smart technology is majorly due to the presence of a major and large number of ports with high-throughput capacity in the region.

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Chapter 1. Methodology and Scope

1.1. Market Segmentation and Scope
1.2. Research Methodology
- 1.2.1. Information Procurement
1.3. Information or Data Analysis
1.4. Methodology
1.5. Research Scope and Assumptions
1.6. Market Formulation & Validation
1.7. Country Based Segment Share Calculation
1.8. List of Data Sources

Chapter 2. Executive Summary

2.1. Market Outlook
2.2. Segment Outlook
2.3. Competitive Insights

Chapter 3. Smart Port Market Variables, Trends, & Scope

3.1. Market Lineage Outlook
3.2. Market Dynamics
- 3.2.1. Market Driver Analysis
- 3.2.2. Market Restraint Analysis
- 3.2.3. Industry Challenge
3.3. Smart Port Market Analysis Tools
- 3.3.1. Industry Analysis - Porter's
  - 3.3.1.1. Bargaining power of the suppliers
  - 3.3.1.2. Bargaining power of the buyers
  - 3.3.1.3. Threats of substitution
  - 3.3.1.4. Threats from new entrants
  - 3.3.1.5. Competitive rivalry
- 3.3.2. PESTEL Analysis
  - 3.3.2.1. Political landscape
  - 3.3.2.2. Economic and social landscape
  - 3.3.2.3. Technological landscape
3.4. Pain Point Analysis

Chapter 4. Smart Port Market: Technology Estimates & Trend Analysis

4.1. Segment Dashboard
4.2. Smart Port Market: Technology Movement Analysis, 2024 & 2030 (USD Billion)
4.3. Process Automation
- 4.3.1. Process Automation Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
4.4. Blockchain
- 4.4.1. Blockchain Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
4.5. loT
- 4.5.1. loT Marketing Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
4.6. Artificial Intelligence
- 4.6.1. Artificial Intelligence Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)

Chapter 5. Smart Port Market: Throughput Capacity Estimates & Trend Analysis

5.1. Segment Dashboard
5.2. Smart Port Market: Throughput Capacity Movement Analysis, 2024 & 2030 (USD Billion)
5.3. Extensive Busy
- 5.3.1. Extensive Busy Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
5.4. Moderate Busy
- 5.4.1. Moderate Busy Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
5.5. Scarcely Busy
- 5.5.1. Scarcely Busy Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)

Chapter 6. Smart Port Market: Type Estimates & Trend Analysis

6.1. Segment Dashboard
6.2. Smart Port Market: Type Movement Analysis, 2024 & 2030 (USD Billion)
6.3. Seaport
- 6.3.1. SMEs Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
6.4. Inland Port
- 6.4.1. Large Enterprises Market Revenue Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)

Chapter 7. Smart Port Market: Regional Estimates & Trend Analysis

7.1. Smart Port Market Share, By Region, 2024 & 2030, USD Billion
7.2. North America
- 7.2.1. North America Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.2.2. U.S.
  - 7.2.2.1. U.S. Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.2.3. Canada
  - 7.2.3.1. Canada Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.2.4. Mexico
  - 7.2.4.1. Mexico Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
7.3. Europe
- 7.3.1. Europe Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.3.2. UK
  - 7.3.2.1. UK Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.3.3. Germany
  - 7.3.3.1. Germany Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.3.4. France
  - 7.3.4.1. France Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.3.5. Italy
  - 7.3.5.1. Italy Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
7.4. Asia Pacific
- 7.4.1. Asia Pacific Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.4.2. China
  - 7.4.2.1. China Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.4.3. Japan
  - 7.4.3.1. Japan Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.4.4. India
  - 7.4.4.1. India Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.4.5. South Korea
  - 7.4.5.1. South Korea Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.4.6. Australia
  - 7.4.6.1. Australia Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
7.5. Latin America
- 7.5.1. Latin America Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.5.2. Brazil
  - 7.5.2.1. Brazil Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
7.6. Middle East and Africa
- 7.6.1. Middle East and Africa Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.6.2. UAE
  - 7.6.2.1. UAE Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.6.3. Saudi Arabia
  - 7.6.3.1. Saudi Arabia Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
- 7.6.4. South Africa
  - 7.6.4.1. South Africa Smart Port Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)

Chapter 8. Competitive Landscape

8.1. Company Categorization
8.2. Company Market Positioning
8.3. Company Heat Map Analysis
8.4. Company Profiles/Listing
- 8.4.1. Royal HaskoningDHV
  - 8.4.1.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.1.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.1.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.1.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.2. ABB
  - 8.4.2.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.2.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.2.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.2.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.3. Trelleborg Group
  - 8.4.3.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.3.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.3.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.3.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.4. Accenture
  - 8.4.4.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.4.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.4.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.4.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.5. Ramboll Group A/S
  - 8.4.5.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.5.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.5.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.5.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.6. Port Solutions Limited
  - 8.4.6.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.6.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.6.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.6.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.7. Awake.AI
  - 8.4.7.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.7.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.7.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.7.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.8. IBM
  - 8.4.8.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.8.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.8.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.8.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.9. Siemens
  - 8.4.9.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.9.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.9.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.9.4. Strategic Initiatives
- 8.4.10. General Electric Company
  - 8.4.10.1. Participant's Overview
  - 8.4.10.2. Financial Performance
  - 8.4.10.3. Product Benchmarking
  - 8.4.10.4. Strategic Initiatives

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List of Tables

Table 1 Global smart port market size estimates & forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 2 Global smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 3 Global smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 4 Global smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 5 Global smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 6 Process automation smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 7 Blockchain smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 8 IoT smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 9 Extensively busy smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 10 Moderately busy smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 11 Scarcely busy smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 12 Seaport smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 13 Inland port smart port market, by region, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 14 North America smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 15 North America smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 16 North America smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 17 North America smart port market, by country, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 18 U.S. smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 19 U.S. smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 20 U.S. smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 21 Canada smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 22 Canada smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 23 Canada smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 24 Mexico smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 25 Mexico smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 26 Mexico smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 27 Europe smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 28 Europe smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 29 Europe smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 30 Europe smart port market, by country, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 31 UK smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 32 UK smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 33 UK smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 34 Germany smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 35 Germany smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 36 Germany smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 37 France smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 38 France smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 39 France smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 40 Asia Pacific smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 41 Asia Pacific smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 42 Asia Pacific smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 43 Asia Pacific smart port market, by country, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 44 China smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 45 China smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 46 China smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 47 India smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 48 India smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 49 India smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 50 South Korea smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 51 South Korea smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 52 South Korea smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 53 Latin America smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 54 Latin America smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 55 Latin America smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 56 Latin America smart port market, by country, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 57 Brazil smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 58 Brazil smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 59 Brazil smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 60 Brazil smart port market, by end use, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 61 Argentina smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 62 Argentina smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 63 Argentina smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 64 MEA smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 65 MEA smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 66 MEA smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 67 MEA smart port market, by country, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 68 UAE smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 69 UAE smart port market, by throughput capacity, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 70 UAE smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 71 Saudi Arabia smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 72 Saudi Arabia smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 73 Saudi Arabia smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 74 South Africa smart port market, by technology, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 75 South Africa smart port market, by throughput capacity2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Table 76 South Africa smart port market, by type, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)

List of Figures

Fig. 1 Smart port market segmentation
Fig. 2 Market research process
Fig. 3 Information procurement
Fig. 4 Primary research pattern
Fig. 5 Market research approaches
Fig. 6 Value chain-based sizing & forecasting
Fig. 7 Parent market analysis
Fig. 8 Market formulation & validation
Fig. 9 Smart port market snapshot
Fig. 10 Smart port market segment snapshot
Fig. 11 Smart port market competitive landscape snapshot
Fig. 12 Market research process
Fig. 13 Market driver relevance analysis (Current & future impact)
Fig. 14 Market restraint relevance analysis (Current & future impact)
Fig. 15 Smart port market: Technology outlook key takeaways (USD Million)
Fig. 16 Smart port market: Technology movement analysis (USD Million), 2024 & 2030
Fig. 17 Process automation market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 18 Blockchain market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 19 loT market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 20 Artificial intelligence marketing market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 21 Smart port market: Throughput capacity outlook key takeaways (USD Million)
Fig. 22 Smart port market: Throughput capacity movement analysis (USD Million), 2024 & 2030
Fig. 23 Extensive busy market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 24 Moderate busy market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 25 Scarcely busy market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 26 Smart port market: Type outlook key takeaways (USD Million)
Fig. 27 Smart port market: Type movement analysis (USD Million), 2024 & 2030
Fig. 28 Seaport market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 29 Inland port market revenue estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 30 Regional marketplace: Key takeaways
Fig. 31 Smart port market: Regional outlook, 2024 & 2030, USD Billion
Fig. 32 North America generative AI market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 33 U.S. smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 34 Canada smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 35 Mexico smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 36 Europe smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 37 UK smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 38 Germany smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 39 France smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 40 Italy smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 41 Asia Pacific smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 42 Japan smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 43 China smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 44 India smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 45 Australia smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 46 South Korea smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 47 Latin America smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 48 Brazil smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 49 MEA smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 50 Saudi Arabia smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 51 UAE smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 52 South Africa smart port market estimates and forecasts, 2018 - 2030 (USD Million)
Fig. 53 Strategy framework
Fig. 54 Company Categorization

Smart Port Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Technology (Process Automation, Blockchain, IoT, AI), By Throughput Capacity (Extensively Busy, Moderately Busy, Scarcely Busy), By Type, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2025 - 2030

Description

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Smart Port Market Growth & Trends:

Smart Port Market Report Highlights:

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Methodology and Scope

Chapter 2. Executive Summary

Chapter 3. Smart Port Market Variables, Trends, & Scope

Chapter 4. Smart Port Market: Technology Estimates & Trend Analysis

Chapter 5. Smart Port Market: Throughput Capacity Estimates & Trend Analysis

Chapter 6. Smart Port Market: Type Estimates & Trend Analysis

Chapter 7. Smart Port Market: Regional Estimates & Trend Analysis

Chapter 8. Competitive Landscape

List of Tables

List of Figures