DPW to begin work on Qingdao terminal
NewsDubai-based DP World (DPW) is preparing to start construction work on its second container terminal at Qingdao, China’s third largest cont...
Zim joins box building ranks
NewsZim Integrated Shipping Services has become the latest container operator to toss its hat into the box manufacturing ring....
Cooler prospects for reefer builders
NewsIntegral reefer box production is expected to fall during 2006, ending a four-year run when output increased by more than 15% each year....
China Merchants to expand port operations
NewsChina Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) will spend HK$3B (US$385M) this year to expand its container terminals in China, focusing on w...
MCI pulls plug on Danish reefers
NewsMaersk Container Industri (MCI) has decided to halt the production of reefer containers at its Tinglev plant in Denmark....
China Merchants to add berths
NewsChina Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) plans to spend US$370M this year to build one more berth at Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) i...
Reefer output still rising
NewsThe global reefer manufacturing industry is on target to achieve another record output in 2005, although finished prices are once again slip...
China box volumes up 24 per cent
NewsChina’s major ports handled 34.29 mill TEU in the first six months of 2005, up 24 per cent year on year. Seaports moved 32.25 mill TEU, up...
Qingdao looking for investment
NewsQingdao port officials are holding talks with foreign port operators about investing up to Yuan26 bill (US$3.2 bill) in the port over the ne...
ZPMC doubles and then doubles again
NewsZPMC is building a crane that combines twin 40ft handling with a double trolley....
Another big year for reefer manufacturers
NewsReefer container output reached an all-time high last year and is on track for another record in 2005....
Box volumes up 28 per cent at China’s Top 10 box ports
NewsThroughput at China’s 10 biggest container ports rose 28.6 per cent to 51.2 mill TEU last year, with Shanghai retaining the top spot with ...
Big operators join forces in Tianjin
NewsChina’s Tianjin Port Group (TPG) has teamed up with Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL), PSA International and P&O Nedlloyd to invest U...
Reefer output holds steady
NewsThe world’s reefer container manufacturing industry is on target to achieve another production record in 2004, although it is only up slig...
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...