A barge is a flat-bottomed base used for carrying a huge capacity of heavy goods through waterways. A single barge can carry goods with capacity of above 1,500 tons at once which is far more than that of railcars or trucks.
Huge capacity of the barges is expected to drive the growth of market during the forecast period. In addition, one of the major drivers for this market is Growth in world seaborne trade, especially for ethanol transportation. The global ethanol production is witnessing an upward growth after a slight decline in 2012. The US and Brazil are the major ethanol producers. Both the countries held 84%-86% of the global ethanol production in 2016. Rising demand of petrochemical shipments across the globe and increasing crude oil demand especially from developed countries which include US and Japan will further escalate the growth of barge transportation market share over the next few years. North America barge transportation market is anticipated to grow at highest CAGR of over 5% resulted from high demand for petrochemical shipments from the region. Asia Pacific barge transportation market is expected to maintain its position over the forecast period on account of rapid industrialization and increasing population.

The global Barge Transportation market was valued at 160000 million US$ in 2018 and will reach 316500 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 8.9% during 2019-2025.
This report focuses on Barge Transportation volume and value at global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, this report represents overall Barge Transportation market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect.
Regionally, this report categorizes the production, apparent consumption, export and import of Barge Transportation in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.
For each manufacturer covered, this report analyzes their Barge Transportation manufacturing sites, capacity, production, ex-factory price, revenue and market share in global market.

The following manufacturers are covered:
ACBL
Danser Group
Ingram Marine Group
Kirby
SEACOR
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Segment by Regions
North America
Europe
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
India

Segment by Type
Open Barge
Covered Barge
Tank Barge

Segment by Application
Coal & Crude Petroleum
Agricultural Products
Coke & Refined Petroleum Products
Metal Ores
Secondary Raw Materials & Wastes
Food Products
Beverages & Tobacco
Basic Metals & Fabricated Metal Products
Chemicals
Rubber & Plastic