Hanjin collapse hits Textainer and Triton
NewsTextainer booked a loss of US$52.3M in Q3, which included US$44M in impairments, increased bad debt expense and lost revenue from the collap...
Triton and TAL International mega merger
NewsTriton Container International Limited and TAL International Group have approved an “all-stock merger of equals transaction”...
Reefer lessors keep their cool
NewsReefer demand held up well in 2014, with the leasing sector accounting for the majority of investment, but its intake was down on the 2013 p...
Leasing industry still boxing clever
NewsEntering 2015 in relatively good shape, the container leasing industry accounted for the majority of new box investment in 2014, and the str...
Reefer box building capacity grows
NewsThe coming year will see the reefer box manufacturing industry add more than 70% to capacity levels....
Good times back for container lessors
NewsDemand for leased containers is holding strong in 2011 as shipping lines remain short of capital funding for their own investment. Lease rat...
Triton sale agreed
NewsConfirming earlier speculation in WorldCargo News Online, Warburg Pincus and Vestar Capital Partners, two leading global private equity firm...
Dry freight box manufacturers bounce back
NewsThe global dry freight container manufacturing industry is back in business, but it has spent much of 2010 struggling to re-establish multi-...
IICL releases fleet survey
NewsThe Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has released its 2009 Annual Leased Container Fleet Survey, which shows that the wor...
Reefer lessors face up to the credit crunch
NewsReefer container lessors face increasingly tough times, with many more competitors active today than two years ago. But despite the worsenin...
2008 IICL fleet survey released
NewsThe Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has released its 20th Annual Leased Container Fleet Survey, which shows that survey ...
Callao crane deals awarded
NewsPeru’s state port company Enapu has awarded a contract for two ship-to-shore container gantry cranes to a consortium of ZPMC and Energotec...
Resale market remains strong
NewsDemand for storage space in the US is at an all time high and is providing a ready market for second-hand container equipment. But some chal...
Another contradictory year for box lessors
NewsUtilisation is holding at a record level in the container leasing sector but investment remains disproportionately low due to uncertainties ...
Box lessors face more challenging times
NewsThe world’s container leasing industry is bracing itself for its first downturn in over three years. The recent build-up of equipment stoc...