Another testing year for dry box builders
NewsDry freight container manufacturers have faced a difficult 2017, with the challenge of switching to waterborne paints coinciding with a sharp upswing in demand.
MCI bullish on reefer prospects
In an interview with WorldCargo News, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) chief commercial officer Søren Johannsen was highly optimistic about the prospects for the reefer container industry in 2018. The lull in the reefer market felt during 2016 continued into the first six months of 2017, with the notable exception of Maersk Line, which continued to place orders. In the second half of this year, however, other lines resumed ordering, and the year finished strongly, with MCI on target to build 105,
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