Buoyant outlook for container market

Almar Container Group is
upbeat about prospects for
the year ahead.
Providing container
sales and leasing solutions
across a wide range of
equipment for international
and domestic use, the
company believes its
standard container offering
will continue to show good
growth.
“We also anticipate
exciting growth in our
customised ALPAQ
– a flatpack modular
accommodation unit – and
our DNV approved off-shore
containers,” says Almar’s
Warren Jacobs.
“They are well suited to
the major mining and oil
and gas explorations that
are happening throughout
Africa and in the world,”
he said.
While the global
financial crisis caused a
major decline in demand
for containers in 2009,
relative stability this year
has seen growing demand,
says Jacobs. And this is
fuelled by two factors.
“First the return to growth
in world economies and
second a major reduction
in the manufacture of new
containers. The latter is
unlikely to be rectified in
the short to medium term,
which means that supply
will not keep pace with
growing demand.”
Established in 1988 by
Alistair Forbes, Almar has
offices and dedicated agents
in South Africa, Middle
East, Brazil and India. “This
global footprint enables us
to provide a full range of
flexible international and
domestic container sales and
leasing solutions.
“Over the years Almar’s
container product offering
has grown to meet the
needs of its customers
and its diverse range of
containerised products
caters for mining
exploration, oil extraction
and natural gas projects in
addition to the traditional
shipping, transport and
logistics sector,” he said.