End of a decade of change
News2009 marks the end of a very expansionist decade for the dry freight container manufacturing sector. It has also undergone significant strea...
Talke and Kerry link up in China
NewsKerry Logistics has established a joint venture with Alfred Talke Logistics Services of Germany to provide a transport and distribution serv...
Still working up a sweat
NewsProducers of container desiccants are hard pressed to meet demand as further technical innovation and better global availability is continui...
Dry freight box builders on the rebound
NewsAlthough dry freight container manufacturers have experienced a more productive year in 2006, pricing remains volatile and demand uncertain....
TEC reaches special parts
NewsTEC Armech has opened a container parts manufacturing facility in China to support its Tectainer special equipment range and plans to open a...
European box builders fight their corner
NewsThe European container manufacturing industry remains in retreat, as increased business migrates eastwards into China. However, it is still ...
Container decal industry holds fast
NewsContainer decal producers have inevitably been hit by the recent downturn in box demand. Although the slump was not as great as was feared i...
Dry freight box builders face new slump
NewsThe dry freight container manufacturing industry is bracing itself for tougher times. Output has fallen sharply in recent months and pricing...
Chinese to suspend box production?
NewsAs this issue was going to press, reports were emerging from China that the country’s leading container manufacturers had agreed to suspen...
Overcapacity looms for box builders
NewsGlobal standard dry freight box building capacity - the vast majority of it located in China - is set to exceed 5.7 mill TEU/year by the end...
New boxes stacking up in China
NewsAs this issue was going to press, it was estimated that upwards of 800,000 TEU of new container equipment was stacked up in Chinese containe...
Temperature tracking with Transitemp
NewsA new, low-cost single-use temperature recorder designed to monitor temperature fluctuations during transport or storage of goods has been l...
1 mill TEU+ of new box capacity for China?
NewsIf current plans come to fruition, at least 1 mill TEU/year of new dry freight container manufacturing capacity will come on stream in China...
New Tectyl plant opens in China
NewsKorea Houghton Corporation has commissioned a new factory in China to manufacture Tectyl rust preventive compounds....
Box builders make hay while the sun shines
NewsThe world’s box building industry has experienced a strong revival in its fortunes during 2004, with both output and prices rising to leve...