The biggest box volumes out of Brazil today are on the East Coast South Americaorthern Europe trade, which carried more than 700,000teu in 2006 - exceeding volumes with the US during the past two years.rnThat figure is set to rise by 15-20% this year, line managers tell Fairplay.rnBut healthy movement is not translating into healthy profits since the debut of the new East Coast US service in April by Evergreen, 'K' Line, Maruba (of Argentina) and China Shipping. "The trade is completely overton-naged," maintains one line manager for a European carrier who did not want to be identified.
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