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The expected expansion of major north-south container trades in 2014 has failed to live up to its promise, creating more bad news for carriers.

Some have focused on these trades, deploying larger tonnage to take advantage of an anticipated cargo surge.

However, in its latest edition of Container Insight Weekly, Drewry warns that a slowdown in north-south growth could be a “major problem” for carriers that have introduced 8,000-9,000teu ships into east and west coast trades of South America, which include many ...

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