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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...

SeaCube opts for OptimaLINE

News17 Sep 2024

SeaCube Containers has placed an order for 3,000 Carrier Transicold OptimaLINE refrigerated containers....

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....

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...

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...

Singamas’ revenue significantly declines, company focuses on leasing

News18 Mar 2024

The decline in revenue and average selling price was attributed to a slump in demand for dry freight containers in the wake of overproductio...

More than half of UK exporters impacted by Red Sea disruptions

News5 Mar 2024

More than half of UK exporters, approximately 55%, have reported feeling the reverberations of disruptions to shipping in the Red Sea....

Challenges in global cold chains to continue

News1 Feb 2024

Cold chains have come under enormous pressure over the past four years, with operators and customers alike hoping for a more normal trading ...

Continued expansion

News1 Apr 2023

The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has published its 11th Annual Tank Container Fleet Survey. As of 1 January 2023, the su...

Lessor confidence and resilience

News1 Apr 2023

The sale of Triton International is likely to be followed by other firms as the container leasing industry consolidates...

Textainer sees a “soft landing” for container leasing in 2023

News23 Feb 2023

Shipping lines are returning some containers, but at this point not in numbers that the secondary market cannot absorb; 98% of containers ar...

Storm clouds gather for container lessors after a buoyant year

News1 Jan 2023

Most container leasing companies will have enjoyed a highly profitable 2022, but dark clouds have been gathering and this year will be a far...

Container Xchange highlights softer prices and lease rates

News19 Aug 2022

The decline in average container prices and leasing rates offer good opportunities for shippers and freight forwarding companies to plan car...

SeaCube stays the course

News1 Aug 2022

SeaCube Container Leasing is optimistic that the supply of reefer containers for growers and exporters will improve over the next few months...

Container spot rates take a tumble

SeaCube opts for OptimaLINE

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

Drewry: 2024 is the year of dry freight container

ESL buys 300 Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE refrigeration units

Textainer moves for Seaco

Promising outlook for lessors

Singamas’ revenue significantly declines, company focuses on leasing

More than half of UK exporters impacted by Red Sea disruptions

Challenges in global cold chains to continue

Continued expansion

Lessor confidence and resilience

Textainer sees a “soft landing” for container leasing in 2023

Storm clouds gather for container lessors after a buoyant year

Container Xchange highlights softer prices and lease rates

SeaCube stays the course

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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

SeaCube opts for OptimaLINE

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

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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

Sand: Ships en route to East Coast will have to wait at anchor until strike ends