Full-year schedule reliability in 2021 dropped to a staggering 35.8%, down from 78.0% in 2019 and 63.9% in 2020 – a reflection of the severe port challenges globally and their impact on carrier schedules.
That’s according to maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence, which reports that the average delay for late vessel arrivals has been on an upward trajectory since the lowest recorded delay of 3.19 days in 2016.
In 2021, the figure almost touched the seven‑day mark, reaching 6.86 days.
The average delay for all vessel arrivals increased sharply in 2020, and even further in 2021, breaching the four‑day mark for the first time.
Maersk was the most reliable carrier last year, averaging 46.4%, followed by Hamburg Süd (40.9%) and MSC (34.5%).
