CIMC’s container production drops 47%
NewsCIMC issues profit warning as container output and consolidated results show a steep decline....
MCI sale terminated
NewsA.P. Møller-Maersk and CIMC have called off sale and purchase agreement of Maersk Container Industry, citing “significant regulatory chal...
A better option for 53ft domestic reefers?
NewsCIMC has applied for a patent on a new design of 53ft refrigerated container that can be more easily assembled in North America after being ...
US drops container tariff
NewsIntermodal containers from China have been removed from a list of 284 product lines that will be subject to a 25% tariff when exported to th...
Den Hartogh takes delivery of 500 new 30ft dry bulk containers
NewsDen Hartogh Logistics received 500 new 30ft dry bulk containers in a single shipment from China to Rotterdam on board BG Freight Lines’ BG...
Specials for Den Hartogh
NewsDen Hartogh Dry Bulk Logistics has taken delivery of a second batch of 500 special containers built by CIMC for use in its European Bag in B...
Reefer recovery, but overcapacity remains
NewsGlobal reefer production has continued to strengthen in 2018, and prices have also risen, but box builders are still contending with sizeabl...
CIMC reports spike in box building
NewsRevenue at the world’s biggest box builder jumps 54% in the first three quarters of this year as container production more than doubled....
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 shar...
SM Line buys new boxes
NewsSeoul-based SM Line, which, to some extent, has arisen out of the ashes of the collapsed Hanjin Shipping Co, is inve...
Reefer box builders regain momentum
NewsThe current outlook for reefer manufacturing is increasingly upbeat, after more than a year of uncertainty and weak demand....
Still maintaining a full tank
NewsTank container manufacturers show little sign of scaling back production, despite fragile demand recovery....
Bertschi fleet grows to 30,000
NewsBertschi has added the 30,000th container unit to its fleet, as part of a new batch of ISO tank containers built for it in China...
Securing vessels
NewsChinese companies are controlling a larger percentage of the world’s container ship fleet, as the country’s ability to offer attractive ...
Samskip adds reefers for North Atlantic market
News150 new 40ft reefer containers will be loaded in Rotterdam for Reykjavik, where they will be added into Samskip service rotations connecting...