Chinese VAT blow
NewsBox prices in China are set to rise in the first quarter of next year to offset the effect of a reform of the country’s export tax refund ...
Market recovery lifts profits
NewsChina’s big two container manufacturers - China International Marine Containers (CIMC) and Singamas Container Holdings - have both reporte...
Crowley adds domcons
NewsCrowley Liner Services is in the market to acquire 750 45ft x 8ft 6in wide high cube container/chassis combinations under long term lease fo...
Record tank order
NewsDeepsea tank operator HoyerOdfjell BV, the Rotterdam-based joint venture between Hoyer GmbH of Hamburg and Odfjell ASA of Bergen, has booked...
Crowley opts for domestic boxes
NewsUS-based Crowley Liner Services recently placed its first orders for US domestic container equipment for deployment on its US East Coast, Ca...
Castings manufacturers backed into a corner
NewsThe continuing uncertain demand for new containers, with little real prospect of an improvement in prices, is continuing to have a significa...
Mixed results for Chinese builders..
NewsChina International Marine Containers (CIMC), the world's largest container manufacturer, has reported a profit of Yuan248.17 mill (US$30 mi...
Foltainer payback time
NewsThe promoters of the Foltainer collapsible container say the project will continue despite regulatory authorities ordering refunds to 59 ind...
Flatrack market recovers after earlier collapse
NewsDespite a dramatic fall in output in 2000-01, the outlook for the collapsible flatrack remains encouraging...
Box financing opportunities remain
NewsPredictably, given the recent poor performance of the global transport sector, demand for container funding has fallen dramatically during t...
Global box fleet tops 15 mill TEU
NewsThe world's fleet of oceanborne and domestic/overland freight containers recently surpassed the 15 mill TEU mark, having grown by almost 1 m...
Singamas chalks up record profit
NewsDespite the global economic slowdown and depressed container selling prices last year, Singamas Container Holdings, the world's second large...
Cosco Pacific growth
NewsContainer lessor and terminal operator Cosco Pacific has posted an increase in profit for 2001 to US$154.34 mill, up 8.3 percent over the fi...
Sicom bulker demand
NewsItalian container and swap body manufacturer Sicom SpA reports growing demand for its range of 30 ft dry bulk containers. Recent customers i...
IICL recognises box inspectors
NewsHenry F White, president of the Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has announced that three inspectors - Michael J S Andrad...