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CAI International invests US$ 1.35b in new containers

News15 Oct 2024

CAI International splashes US$ 1.35b on container acquisition to support strong demand....

Another testing year for dry box builders

News1 Oct 2017

Dry freight container manufacturers have faced a difficult 2017, with the challenge of switching to waterborne paints coinciding with a shar...

Strong Q1 for CAI

News1 Apr 2017

Box leasing company CAI International had a strong Q1 2017, lifting its average owned container fleet utilisation rate to 95.7%, compared to...

Reefer lease holds its position

News1 Feb 2017

The reefer box industry may have underperformed in 2016, but rental demand held up reasonably well....

More testing times for box lessors

News1 Feb 2017

The box leasing sector saw fleet growth stalled by weaker demand and record disposals in 2016, with the demise of Hanjin Shipping a further ...

Reefer container builders take a hit

News1 Oct 2016

Impacted by weak demand, reefer output has plummeted by 50% in 2016, while prices continue to be depressed and there is fierce competition b...

Hanjin unloads in Long Beach

News12 Sep 2016

South Korean court agrees to release funds to pay for vessel operations, but other creditors facing significant losses....

Box prices back to 2002 levels

News1 Feb 2016

New container prices fell 25% last year to below US$1,400 for a 20ft dry box – a level not seen since 2002....

Dry box building goes into freefall

News1 Oct 2015

All is pointing downwards for the world’s dry freight box building industry as pricing, production and order volumes have slipped in recen...

Reefer box building on the up again

News1 Jun 2015

Global reefer production experienced some recovery during 2014 and is expected to make further gains this year, when up to 260,000 TEU may b...

Leasing industry still boxing clever

News1 Feb 2015

Entering 2015 in relatively good shape, the container leasing industry accounted for the majority of new box investment in 2014, and the str...

Alternative flooring gains ground

News1 Apr 2014

Bamboo container flooring is gaining market share, but some believe the future is floorboards with a mass produced OSB core....

Testing times for dry freight box builders

News1 Oct 2013

The dry freight box building industry is having another tough year, with production volumes down and pricing still depressed....

Demand blows hot and cold

News1 Aug 2013

Machinery builders suffered earlier in 2013 as reefer output slumped but prospects appear brighter for the coming year with orders already p...

Box leasing growth comes at a price

News1 Apr 2013

The container leasing industry enjoyed another year of strong growth in 2012, although per diem rates again fell faster than newbuild prices...

Tough going for dry freight box builders

News1 Nov 2012

After experiencing a short-lived production surge in mid-2012, the world’s dry freight container manufacturing industry is again facing to...

CAI International invests US$ 1.35b in new containers

Another testing year for dry box builders

Strong Q1 for CAI

Reefer lease holds its position

More testing times for box lessors

Reefer container builders take a hit

Hanjin unloads in Long Beach

Box prices back to 2002 levels

Dry box building goes into freefall

Reefer box building on the up again

Leasing industry still boxing clever

Alternative flooring gains ground

Testing times for dry freight box builders

Demand blows hot and cold

Box leasing growth comes at a price

Tough going for dry freight box builders

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Texas ship channels receive historic funding approval

Reefer monitoring on barges

Peruvian bounce

Hapag-Lloyd signs contract for 24 newbuildings

Over 76% of Maersk’s European customers face supply chain disruptions

CAI International invests US$ 1.35b in new containers

Another testing year for dry box builders

Strong Q1 for CAI

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Texas ship channels receive historic funding approval

Reefer monitoring on barges

Peruvian bounce

Hapag-Lloyd signs contract for 24 newbuildings

Over 76% of Maersk’s European customers face supply chain disruptions

Montreal strike leads MEA to suspend salary guarantee

Valencia resumes operations in aftermath of deadly flooding in Eastern Spain

Heavy transport vessel runs aground off Taiwan

ILWU Canada announces new strike

Ships divert as indefinite strike shuts down Montreal’s Termont terminals