CAI International to invest $1.35bn in new containers
US-based container lessor CAI International is to invest $1.35bn on 700,000 new containers, anticipating rising ...
The global container availability crisis is unlikely to ease before the end of the year – despite 2021 likely being a record-breaker in terms of new boxes delivered.
According to John Fossey, senior analyst of container equipment at Drewry Shipping Consultants, around 1.4m teu of new containers were delivered in the first quarter, around 10% more than in the final quarter of last year and 21% more than in Q1 20.
“Based on current activity, we believe the full-year 2021 production could ...
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Philip Embiricos
April 27, 2021 at 2:24 pmthe number of total containers available is below the normal 2 to1 ratio of container fleet to container ship fleet in TEUs
Att present cost of replacement container owners can delay the scrapping of their older units through maintenance