Drewry said on 27 August 2026 that vessel waiting times at Shanghai had risen to 96 hours from 35. It counted four Asia to Europe blank sailings for the following week, up from two, and advised shippers to book early and allow extra lead time.
On the same day Drewry's Shanghai to Rotterdam rate fell 3% to $4,287 per 40ft.
Sea-Intelligence reported on 26 August that global schedule reliability dropped 6.1 percentage points in July to 56.4%, and was 8.8 points lower than a year earlier. Late vessels arrived an average of 6.06 days behind schedule. Maersk was the most reliable major carrier at 73.7%.
Sources
- MTS Insights: Drewry World Container Index, week of August 27th (opens in a new tab)
- Sea-Intelligence: July global schedule reliability drops to lowest 2026 level (opens in a new tab)
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