CIMC adds in Ningbo
NewsChina International Marine Containers (CIMC) has announced plans to build another huge container manufacturing facility, this time in Ningbo...
Reefer box builders await the upturn
NewsReefer demand fell again in 2013, but is set to rise this year, with the three main box builders poised to take advantage as they each launc...
Globe Tracker/CIMC in Shenzhen pilot
News“Asian showcase” will use Globe Tracker (GT) technology to build a complete cargo and asset visibility system in Shenzhen....
Intermodal Asia attracts the crowds
NewsThe inaugural Intermodal Asia container exhibition and conference, running over three days this week at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition a...
Towards better boxes
NewsSmart, lightweight, green boxes are the future. At least that is what Shi Yan Qiu, secretary general of the China Container Industry Associa...
Alternative flooring gains ground
NewsBamboo container flooring is gaining market share, but some believe the future is floorboards with a mass produced OSB core....
Towards smart, green, lightweight boxes
NewsSmart, green, lightweight boxes are the future. At least that is what Shi Yan Qiu, secretary general of the China Container Industry Associa...
CIMC goes large
NewsAlready the world’s largest container manufacturer by some distance, China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has announced that it wi...
Box finance under the spotlight
NewsA conference session addressing the current economic situation in the container market and its effects on financing options for box lessors ...
Big year for reefer leasing
NewsThe leasing industry committed to another substantial purchase of reefer containers in 2013, but new equipment per diems and cash returns re...
Bamboo floor use growing
NewsThe Container Owners Association (COA)’s latest survey of Alternative Flooring Systems for Shipping Containers shows a rise in the use of ...
CIMC tank output set to hit 20,000 mark
NewsCIMC Enric Holdings reports that its output of tank containers in 2013 will hit a record-high level of 20,000 units. The Chinese manufacture...
Cyberlogitec into Saudi Arabia
NewsThe new King Abdullah Port has gone live with the OPUS TOS from Cyberlogitec....
Testing times for dry freight box builders
NewsThe dry freight box building industry is having another tough year, with production volumes down and pricing still depressed....
Reefer box building capacity grows
NewsThe coming year will see the reefer box manufacturing industry add more than 70% to capacity levels....