Canadian pension fund to acquire SeaCube
NewsThe Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of SeaCube Container Leasing for around US$467M....
RAM tops a million
NewsFollowing a record trading year in 2007, UK-based Real Asset Management plc (RAM) has increased the volume of containers managed worldwide b...
New players enter reefer leasing fray
NewsReefer container demand held up strongly during 2007, prompting several high-profile lessors to dip their toes in the market for the first t...
Beacon opts for RAM
NewsBeacon Intermodal Leasing, the newest entrant to the international container leasing market (see WorldCargo News November 2007, p1), is to d...
Carlisle and Interpool become Seacastle
NewsWith effect from November 1, Carlisle Leasing International and Interpool have been formally merged and rebranded as Seacastle Container Lea...
BTMUCC throws hat into box leasing ring
NewsThe recent round of consolidation in the container leasing industry that has seen Interpool and Carlisle Leasing merged under the Seacastle ...
Seacastle plans IPO
NewsSeacastle Inc, the new company formed by Fortress Investment Group following its acquisition of Carlisle Leasing and Interpool, has filed an...
Box lessors confront a changing market
NewsThe worldā€™s container leasing industry is confronting a changed market climate as returns come under pressure like never before and increa...
Reefer leasing on the rebound
NewsThe integral reefer leasing market has revived strongly in recent months and the outlook is upbeat for 2007. Per diem rates remain depressed...
A cooler year for reefer builders
NewsAfter achieving another production record in 2005, the global reefer manufacturing industry, has found the going tougher in 2006....
Tougher year for reefer container machinery manufacturers
NewsA recent drop in demand for integral reefer containers has impacted machinery suppliers by cutting production and heightening competition. O...
Simon Group to make US bid?
NewsIn a surprise move, the Simon Group may bid for P&O Portsā€™ US operations that DP World has been forced to put up for sale....
Reefer lessors lose ground
NewsDespite the continued strength of the global reefer transport market, reefer leasing companies experienced a relatively quiet year in 2005....
New lessors join the fray
NewsLittle over a year after announcing that it planned to invest US$500 mill over the next five years to expand its reefer leasing activities, ...
Another hot year for reefer lessors
NewsThe worldā€™s reefer leasing industry enjoyed another good year during 2004, even if it was less dramatic than 2003. All participants, inclu...