Brazilian coffee producers experiencing a bumper harvest have been struggling to get their beans to market due to the severe equipment imbalance being felt on the east coast South America to Asia trade lane.
Andrew Lorimar Datamar CEO told delegates at the TOC Americas Virtual Expo that in some trades, the economic benefits of a weaker currency for Brazilian exporters were being diminished owing to a painful imbalance in container equipment and a severe shortage of ship capacity.
Lorimar said the...
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