Global schedule reliability fell 5.9 percentage points in August 2026 to 49.9%, Sea-Intelligence reported on 29 September. The average delay for late arrivals rose to 6.81 days, the highest since March 2022.
No major carrier improved on July. Maersk led at 67.3% and Hapag-Lloyd followed at 61.5%. Across July and August, Gemini was the most reliable network at 77.8%, ahead of MSC at 70.1%, Ocean Alliance at 48.3% and Premier Alliance at 43.2%.
Earlier in September, Sea-Intelligence reported that just 21.0% of vessels arrived on time at Shanghai in July, its lowest in 14 years of data outside the pandemic. Ningbo was at 34.6% and Yantian at 48.3%.
Sources
- Sea-Intelligence: Global schedule reliability continues to plummet in August (opens in a new tab)
- Sea-Intelligence: Sharp reliability drop from Asian port congestion (opens in a new tab)
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