Crane Market : Global Historical Growth (2012-2016) & Future Outlook (2017-2024) Demand Analysis & Opportunity Evaluation

Crane Market Overview

A crane is a machine which is used to lift and lower the loads and to move them horizontally. Cranes are generally armed with a number of components such as cable and pulleys. Further, cranes are highly used in industries including construction, shipping and others.

Market Size and Forecast

Global crane market is expected to thrive at 6.1% CAGR over the forecast period 2017-2024. Further, crane market is anticipated to rise on the back of growing construction industry across the globe.

Regionally, the global crane market is segmented into North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa regions. Among these regions, Asia Pacific region is the largest market for cranes and is estimated to behold this growth over the forecast period. Growing infrastructure development in developing countries such as India & China is escalating the growth of crane market in Asia Pacific region. Apart from this, growing offshore drilling in Asia is also a major factor which is increasing the demand for offshore cranes. For Instance, China introduced world’s largest oil exploration offshore platform in 2017.

Further, North America crane market is anticipated to grow at significant pace over the forecast period. This growth in North America crane market can be attributed to growing constructional activities in this region. Rise in sales of tower cranes is likely to expand the growth of North America crane market in upcoming years.

Global crane market is segmented into product type, service and end-use industry. Additionally, end user segment is further sub segmented into construction industry, mining industry, oil & gas industry, shipping & port building, automotive and others. Among these segments, construction industry segment accounted for major share in 2016 owing to increasing constructional activities across the globe.

Additionally, product type segment is sub segmented into mobile cranes, fixed cranes and marine cranes. Mobile cranes segment witnessed substantial growth in previous year and is estimated to grow at notable pace in near future. Advantages of mobile cranes such as less setup requirement time and space are likely to fuel the growth of this segment in near future.

Market Segmentation

Our in-depth analysis has segmented global crane market into the following segments:

By Product Type

• Mobile Crane
  • Truck Cranes
  • All Terrain Cranes
  • Rough Terrain Cranes
  • Crawler Cranes
  • Straddle Crane
  • Carry Deck Cranes
  • Aerial Cranes
  • Railroad Crane
• Fixed Crane
  • Tower Crane
  • Overhead Track-mounted Cranes
  • Level Luffing Cranes
  • Underhung Cranes
  • Stiff-leg Derrick
• Marine Crane
  • Harbor Cranes
  • Ship Cranes
  • Offshore Cranes
  • Others

By End Use Industry

• Construction Industry
• Mining Industry
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Shipping & Port Building
• Automotive
• Others

By Region

Global crane market is further classified on the basis of region as follows:

• North America (U.S. & Canada) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Rest of Latin America) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Europe (U.K., Germany, Turkey, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg, Rest of Europe) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Malaysia & Rest of Asia-Pacific) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Middle East and North Africa (GCC, Israel, North Africa, South Africa & Rest of Middle East) Market Size and Y-O-Y Growth Analysis

Growth Drivers & Challenges

Key reasons behind the growth of global crane market are rising constructional activities across the globe and growing oil & drilling industry across the globe. Further, governments of developing countries are highly investing in infrastructural development which in turn likely to increase the demand for cranes in developing countries.

Further, rising manufacturing activities across the globe is also expected to intensify the demand for cranes in upcoming years. Additionally, cranes have a wide range of applications in various industries including shipping industry and others, and rapid introduction of new applications of cranes such as in media & entertainment industry are expected to intensify the growth of global crane market.

However, high price of cranes and high consumer preference for pre-owned cranes over new cranes are expected to hinder the growth of global crane market in upcoming years.   

Key Players

• Terex Corporation
  • Company Overview
  • Business Strategy
  • Key Product Offerings
  • Financial Performance
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Risk Analysis
  • Recent Development
  • Regional Presence
  • SWOT Analysis
• Lampson International LLC
• The Liebherr Group
• Konecranes
• J C Bamford Excavators Ltd.
• Zoomlion
• XCMG Group
• American Crane and Equipment
• Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Manitowoc

Scope and Context

Overview of the Parent Market

Analyst View

Segmentation

The global crane market is segmented as follows:

• By Product Type Market Size & Y-O-Y Growth Analysis
• By End Use Industry Market Size & Y-O-Y Growth Analysis
• By Region Market Size & Y-O-Y Growth Analysis

Market Dynamics

Supply & Demand Risk

Competitive Landscape

Porter’s Five Force Model

Geographical Economic Activity

Key Players (respective SWOT Analysis) and their Strategies and Product Portfolio

Recent Trends and Developments

Industry Growth Drivers and Challenges

Key Information for Players to establish themselves in current dynamic environment