Global tank container fleet reaches 848,400 units, growing 5.81%
NewsThe industry continues to be dominated on a global level by a relatively small number of major tank container operators and leasing companie...
Market gets tanked up
NewsThe latest ITCO survey shows growth in the global tank container fleet, but fewer new units were built last year....
Tank half empty or half full?
NewsTank container lessors have enjoyed strong growth this century, but the slowdown of the world economy has exposed overcapacity in the sector...
Will the good times last?
NewsAfter a period of steadily growing output, tank container manufacturers may have to be more cautious in the immediate future....
Too much of a good thing?
NewsShort-term oversupply is putting pressure on tank container lease rates....
Competition heats up for operators
NewsAfter another year of strong growth for the global tank container operator sector, fierce competition and faltering economies could spark so...
Tank makers maintaining growth
NewsTank container manufacturers are still reporting healthy increases in orders, particularly for special and niche units....
ITCO publishes tank sloshing report
NewsThe International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has published a new report on the anti-slosh performance of baffles in tank containers....
ITCO publishes CR survey
NewsThe International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has published a Corporate Responsibility Survey, the first time that the trade associat...
Depot-client management guidelines from ITCO
NewsThe International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has published a new Code of Practice entitled Guiding Principles of Tank Container Depo...
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...
Tank operators play the world market
NewsIn the midst of a fleet growth phase, global tank container operators are offsetting business slowdowns in stumbling economies with increase...
Global tank container survey
NewsThe global tank container fleet now totals around 338,260 units, according to a new report by the International Tank Container Organisation ...
Tank builders face up to post-boom market
NewsThe rebound in the demand for new tanks in 2011 exceeded manufacturersā€™ wildest dreams but ordering has now returned to a more sustainable...
People on the move
NewsOur regular round-up of new appointments and farewells in the global shipping and port industries...