Towards better boxes

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Smart, lightweight, green boxes are the future. At least that is what Shi Yan Qiu, secretary general of the China Container Industry Associa...

Box finance under the spotlight

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A conference session addressing the current economic situation in the container market and its effects on financing options for box lessors ...

Reefer focus at Intermodal Asia 2014

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Reefer containers will be under the spotlight at the inaugural Intermodal Asia 2014 exhibition and conference from 1-3 April at the Shanghai...

Recovery seen for China’s box makers

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Although officials at the China Container Industry Association (CCIA) are cautious on recovery projections, some analysts say the industry h...

Box builders under the cosh

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Dry freight container production dropped by over 20 per cent last year and with even more capacity coming on stream, builders could have an ...

Chinese to suspend box production?

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As this issue was going to press, reports were emerging from China that the country’s leading container manufacturers had agreed to suspen...

Box demand takes a dive

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Container demand has slumped dramatically this year. Preliminary estimates suggest that global container output will be down by around 40 pe...

Stockpiles mount up

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New containers have piled up at an alarming rate in Chinese manufacturers' yards as world trade levels remain depressed....

Chinese box builders take a break

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For the second year running, many of China's leading dry freight container manufacturers look set to shut up shop for an extended period ove...