After the -46% drop recorded in the second half of 2026, also in the following six months, sales of containers produced by the Chinese Singamas have decreased significantly, having been equal to 43 thousand TEUs, with a decrease of -49% on the first half of 2025. The average selling price of containers that in the period January-June of this year it was 1,613 dollars/TEU (-12.6%).

In the first half of 2026, the Chinese company recorded revenues of $193.8 million (-23.0%), of which $178.3 million million generated by the production and rental activities of containers (-24.5%) - including 60.9 million in the dry cargo containers (-55.0%), 1.8 million in the segment container tankers (-82.7%) and 104.5 million in the special containers and spare parts (+29.9%) - and 15.5 million dollars from logistics services operated by the group (+0.9%). Operating profit amounted to €7.1 million (-51.6%), with a contribution of €4.9 million from the production and rental of containers (-58.8%) and €2.2 million from logistics services (-21.9%). Net profit amounted to almost $7.1 million (-52.8%).

Announcing the results achieved in the first half of 2026, Singamas highlighted that, thanks to the transformation efforts of of the business, the share of turnover generated by standard containers fell to 36.4%, while specialised containers and customized products reached 63.6% of segment turnover, against 59.8% and 40.2% respectively in 2025. In addition, The company specified that if container sales grew by +17.0%, rising to $106.3 million, more than 76.1% of that amount is attributable to the sale of containers for storage systems energy.

Commenting on the situation of the main market in which it operates the company, Singamas confirmed that the global industry of standard ISO containers continue to suffer from overcapacity structural production that keeps prices under pressure and penalises profitability. On the contrary, the demand for containers for energy storage systems remains supported, pushed global acceleration in investments in solar and energy storage and promoted by national policies to support for the development of green and renewable energy. Singamas underlined that this scenario confirms the goodness of the strategy of repositioning the Chinese group towards high-quality products greater added value and towards a more based on leasing and logistics activities, in the attempt to mitigate cyclicality and pressure that continue to characterize the container market standard.