SCHEDULE reliability figures improved slightly in February, according to the latest Global Liner Performance report from Sea-Intelligence.
The consultancy published issue 127 of the report, with schedule reliability figures through February. The report covers schedule reliability across 34 different trade lanes and more than 60 carriers.
Global schedule reliability improved month-on-month in February 2022 by four points, reaching 34.4%. This is the first significant month-on-month improvement in schedule reliability since March 2020.
In February 2022, the schedule reliability score was only marginally lower year-on-year. The average delay for late vessel arrivals also improved month-on-month, decreasing by 0.77 days to 7.11 days in February 2022.
However, the delays have now been more than seven days since August 2021, and continue to be the highest across each month when compared historically, as the delay figure for February 2022 was 0.16 days higher year-on-year.
Maersk was the most reliable top-14 carrier in February 2022, with schedule reliability of 47.8%, followed by Hamburg Süd with 42.4%.
Only MSC, CMA CGM, and ZIM had schedule reliability between 30%-40%, with eight carriers recording schedule reliability of 20%-30%.
Only Wan Hai had schedule reliability of under 20%, of 18.7%, making it the least reliable top-14 carrier in February 2022.
Only HMM recorded a month-on-month decline in schedule reliability, with Evergreen recording the largest month-on-month improvement.
On the other hand, eight carriers recorded a year-on-year decline in schedule reliability, with Wan Hai recording the largest decline.
