Container ships' reliability slips

Containership reliability dropped for the second month running in December, according to Drewry’s Carrier Performance Insight. The latest data, the consultants noted, showed that the aggregate on-time performance for the Asia- Europe, Transpacific and Transatlantic trades dropped to 58% in December, down from 62% in November and 64% in October. December’s on-time performance was the worst since August (55%). Maersk Line was rated the most reliable, with a fourth quarter average on-time performance of 80%, up three points on the previous quarter. Grabbing second spot was Hamburg Süd with 75%, while Cosco grabbed third place with 70%.