Global liner schedule reliability dropped to “record low”

According to Sea-Intelligence, shipping lines face declining spot rates, and they can either increase blank sailings to stabilise rates or capitalise on higher rates despite declines.

The average delay for LATE vessel arrivals improved to 5.46 days, roughly the same level as pre-crisis, meaning that the increase due to the crisis has reverted.

Network overviews from major liner alliances point to continuous decline in connectivity for the Port of Hong Kong.

Profitability of liner majors in the 2023 fiscal year has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, despite sharp year-over-year revenue declines.

In the throes of the Red Sea crisis, schedule reliability of global liner majors is resuming a downward trend.

The demand for transporting empty containers has surged much more than the demand for transporting full ones, with back-haul trades expanding 2½ times faster.