Hamburg Süd, which also owns the Brazilian shipping company Aliança, said overall its liner business "was not satisfactory in 2011," despite an increase in revenue of 6 percent to 4.2 billion euros ($5.5 billion). The German liner company, which is privately owned and doesn't release profit/loss information, said increases in the cost of fuel and services such as terminal handing and inland transportation "were well in excess of the gain in revenue. As a consequence...