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...
Box leasing growth comes at a price
NewsThe container leasing industry enjoyed another year of strong growth in 2012, although per diem rates again fell faster than newbuild prices...
Box leasing ups and downs
NewsAlthough demand for leased containers held strong into 2011 following the substantial upturn of 2010, it slumped sharply from the second hal...
Good times back for container lessors
NewsDemand for leased containers is holding strong in 2011 as shipping lines remain short of capital funding for their own investment. Lease rat...
An open and shut case
NewsA new sliding open top container developed in South Korea promises to overcome drawbacks associated with earlier designs at a cost that repr...
A higher cost climate for container lessors
NewsDespite the fact that new container prices are at their highest point in more than 15 years, the world’s container leasing industry is on ...
Box lessors confront a changing market
NewsThe world’s container leasing industry is confronting a changed market climate as returns come under pressure like never before and increa...
IT investment crucial to leasing start-ups
NewsThough it is a mature business, the container leasing industry continues to be affected by the process of consolidation. One view is that in...