Eurotainer
Eurotainer celebrating 50 years as a tank container leader
Feb. 18, 2020
The Eurotainer brand was established in 1969 the brand with the goal of becoming a worldwide leader in tank container leasing. It has been very successful in that regard.
Over the course of a half century, the Paris, France-based company has totaled up many achievements and many milestones:
- 1979: Opening of the USA office in the World Trade Center, New York City.
- 1984: 15 years in business and a fleet of 3,000 tank containers.
- 1990: Expansion into the Asia Pacific market with the opening of the office in Singapore.
- 1994: Eurotainer celebrates 25 years of success.
- 2001: Powered by the global growth of the tank container industry the Eurotainer fleet reaches 19,000 tanks.
- 2004: Representative office opened in Shanghai, China; followed years later by an office in Tianjin.
- 2006: Office opened in St Petersburg, Russia to serve clients in Russia and the Baltic States.
- 2010: Office opened in Brisbane, Australia to expand Eurotainer’s business in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.
- 2013: Office opened in Sao Paulo, Brazil to provide South American clients a higher level of customer service.
- 2016: Continued market demand and growth drives the Eurotainer fleet to 30,000 tank containers
- 2018: Acquisition of Taylor Minster Leasing
- 2019: Fifty years in business with a fleet of 48,000 tank containers and small portable tanks serving nearly one thousand clients through a team of professionals in France, The Netherlands, Germany, Russia, United States, Brazil, China, Singapore, Japan, and Australia
Over the years there have been expanded services offered, technology advances, and changes in colors and logos. The one constant has been business success, which would not have been possible without Eurotainer’s loyal customers in 80 different countries around the globe.
Fifty years after the founding of the company the Eurotainer team recently met to celebrate five decades of success and to look forward to the next fifty years.