Lessors still on track for a good year
NewsDespite some signs of a slight slowing in demand, the container leasing industry is still expecting to turn in a good performance for 2003...
Box funding on the increase
NewsThe continuing buoyancy of the global container shipping industry has kept demand for new box equipment strong and world container output lo...
Container lessors stay cautious
NewsAfter enduring a very tough year in 2001, the container leasing industry has witnessed a significant upturn in the market in the first six m...
Box financing opportunities remain
NewsPredictably, given the recent poor performance of the global transport sector, demand for container funding has fallen dramatically during t...
Container lessors take stock
NewsThe container leasing industry is under the cosh. A number different strategies are being adopted to cope with the current poor market condi...
Leading lessors hold their own
NewsGE SeaCo, continues to control the largest reefer fleet on operating lease by a sizeable margin. However, its count of 100,000 TEU has remai...
Lessors scale back box purchases
NewsAs container stockpiles have grown in recent months (see page 1 this issue), and average fleet utilisation has tumbled, so have most major c...
Container lessors face new uncertainties
NewsThe year 2000 finally brought the long awaited upturn that had eluded container lessors during the preceding four years. However, the market...
Top names battle it out
NewsThe world's biggest reefer lessor is, by a long margin, GE SeaCo, as it currently controls over 100,000 TEU (equivalent to 58,000 units) on ...
Reefer lessors get back on track
NewsCompanies leasing integral reefer containers have experienced a significant upturn in business during the past 12-18 months, as the protract...
Lessors commit to record investment
NewsHaving seen a steady improvement in average utilisation and signs of a recovery in per diem rates, container lessors embarked on their large...
Lessor fleet figures
NewsThe Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL)'s Twelfth Annual Leased Container Fleet Survey reveals that as of 1 January 2000, th...
Finance lease options on the increase
NewsThe demand for container financing services has grown considerably in recent years. The industry has responded with an increasingly diverse ...