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Optimism in the tank container sector

News1 Dec 2017

The tank container industry is looking forward to growth in 2018 in both mainstream and niche applications....

News1 Aug 2012

The rebound in the demand for new tanks in 2011 exceeded manufacturers’ wildest dreams but ordering has now returned to a more sustainable...

News1 Feb 2009

The seaborne trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) has doubled during the current decade. Tank containers are increasingly used to get the ga...

News1 Nov 2006

Buyers of new tank containers are guaranteed a greater variety of choice thanks to a European Union anti-trust decision and the emergence of...

News1 Mar 2005

The past year has been one of mixed fortunes for tank container manufacturers. On the one hand, the rapid escalation in the price of stainle...

News1 Jun 2004

Following the installation in March this year of a second tank production line, output has increased significantly at the CIMC tank containe...

News1 May 2004

UK tank container manufacturer UBH International (UBHI) has strengthened its sales team with the appointment to a senior business developmen...

News1 Mar 2004

China has emerged relatively quickly as a world-scale builder of standard tanks. With the surviving European manufacturers focusing intently...

News1 Feb 2003

As volume production continues to migrate to lowcost areas, surviving European tank manufacturers are focusing more and more on adding value...

News1 Oct 2002

Baxi Partnership, a trust-owned investment company for employee ownership, has taken a 50 percent equity stake in UK-based tank container de...

News15 Feb 2002

Global demand for standard tank containers is at its lowest ever ebb. Virtually all the former volume production in Europe has now been swit...

News20 Nov 2001

Volume production of tank containers is scheduled to get underway in China for the first time early next year...

News20 Nov 2001

UBH International (UBHI) entered its third year of trading on in August 2001 in a strong position. The tank container manufacturer was re-bo...

News21 Feb 2001

The current downturn in the tank container market cycle is well into its third year and there is no immediate end in sight. European tank bu...

News1 Oct 2000

Already the world's largest builder of dry freight containers, reefers and dry freight specials, China International Marine Containers (CIMC...