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Container spot rates take a tumble

News4 Oct 2024

Prices for international shipping containers are falling. Spot rates are down almost a half in the third quarter and 10% in the last week of...

Intermodal Europe 2024 agenda announced

News24 Sep 2024

Intermodal Europe 2024 will be held from 12-14 November, featuring industry leaders discussing trends and challenges in the container shippi...

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

News18 Sep 2024

The Cargo Integrity Group is urging governments to fully report container inspection findings to the IMO....

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

News6 Sep 2024

Watson Farley & Williams advised on a US$ 201.85 m sustainability-linked JOLCO transaction involving ONE and FPG for container leasing....

Drewry: 2024 is the year of dry freight container

News23 Aug 2024

Drewry: Dry freight container manufacturing is set to achieve the second highest volume ever recorded....

Hoa Phat inks box deal with Hapag-Lloyd

News30 Jul 2024

Hoa Phat Container Production JSC (HPCP) has won its second and biggest order from an international owner of maritime containers....

ESL buys 300 Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE refrigeration units

News20 Jun 2024

Carrier Transicold inks deal with ESL for the supply of 300 of its PrimeLine reefer machines....

Textainer moves for Seaco

News19 Jun 2024

It has emerged that Textainer is in talks to acquire Seaco Global, a deal that would almost certainly raise issues about the level of market...

Secure US domestic boxes from Unit53

News18 Jun 2024

Unit53 is offering special “lockable” 53ft containers for the North American domestic market to address the growing problem of container...

Promising outlook for lessors

News6 Jun 2024

Despite the current and considerable geopolitical challenges and uncertain trading conditions, lessors of intermodal containers are in a gen...

New 45ft swap body

News31 May 2024

Modalis and AGESIA have developed a new, lightweight swap body made from special steels and composite materials, saving nearly one tonne....

Box output rises in Q1 2024

News7 May 2024

China's container manufacturing rebounded in Q1 2024 due to increased demand, but challenges like supply chain disruptions persisted....

Agenda of talks announced for Intermodal Asia 2024

News3 May 2024

Intermodal Asia 2024 features global leaders discussing intermodal transport's future and sustainability, May 22-24 in Shanghai....

COVID-19 caused drop of 24.6M TEU in container market growth, BIMCO says

News18 Apr 2024

The global container market grew by 1.5% to 173.5 million TEU in 2023, but without COVID-19, it would have reached 198.1 million TEU....

Krone launches new generation swap bodies

News15 Apr 2024

A Germany-based company has introduced ten further developments, ensuring greater stability and easier handling....

SITC unveils eco-friendly 10,000 TEU dry containers

News1 Apr 2024

SITC Line has rolled out a new series of 10,000 TEU dry containers, featuring eco-friendly materials like bamboo flooring, waterborne pain...

Container spot rates take a tumble

Intermodal Europe 2024 agenda announced

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

Drewry: 2024 is the year of dry freight container

Hoa Phat inks box deal with Hapag-Lloyd

ESL buys 300 Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE refrigeration units

Textainer moves for Seaco

Secure US domestic boxes from Unit53

Promising outlook for lessors

New 45ft swap body

Box output rises in Q1 2024

Agenda of talks announced for Intermodal Asia 2024

COVID-19 caused drop of 24.6M TEU in container market growth, BIMCO says

Krone launches new generation swap bodies

SITC unveils eco-friendly 10,000 TEU dry containers

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

Container spot rates take a tumble

Intermodal Europe 2024 agenda announced

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

Map of major ports affected by strike on US East and Gulf coasts

Will port strike severely disrupt US economy?

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Fire from overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries shuts down Port of LA, POLB terminals