Leasing giant coming

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Triton Container International Limited and TAL International Group are reaching the finish line on their “merger of equals”, which will ...

Leasing company mergers

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TAL Intermodal Group this month announced it has agreed to merge with the privately held Triton Container International, with both to be fol...

Dry freight box building ups and downs

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The dry freight container manufacturing industry has enjoyed more than a year of strong demand and high pricing, but production has fallen s...

All change at IAS

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Global private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Vestar Capital Partners have acquired joint control of transportation industry technology fir...

Triton sale agreed

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Confirming earlier speculation in WorldCargo News Online, Warburg Pincus and Vestar Capital Partners, two leading global private equity firm...

Triton sale edges closer

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The long mooted sale of Triton Container International, the world’s second biggest container lessor, looks to be nearing completion....

Triton tests the water

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China International Marine Containers (CIMC) and coatings manufacturer Valspar have teamed up to carry out the successful application of a n...

Towards common inspection criteria

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Industry-wide agreement on repair standards at container interchange could be a step closer following a move by members of the Container Own...

Portable storage industry comes of age

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Like the container leasing industry, which has seen ownership of assets concentrated into fewer and fewer hands, companies that saw opportun...

Box inspection debate reopened

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One of the oldest disputes between box lessors and their customers reared its head again last month when three leasing companies broke ranks...

Box lessors confront a changing market

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The world’s container leasing industry is confronting a changed market climate as returns come under pressure like never before and increa...

Specials in Advance

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Freight forwarder and project shipping specialist Advance International Transport is taking delivery of 2,400 new 40ft open top containers a...

Triton up for sale

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Rumours that Triton Container International, the world’s second largest container lessor, may be up for sale have been confirmed....

Finger cracking in floors

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The Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has revised its inspection criteria for plywood container flooring with the issue of...

Box prices cast shadow over leasing boom

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The boom in the container leasing sector is now in its third year and there is little on the horizon to suggest that it will not continue th...

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