Containership reliability reached its best-ever performance in 2015, said maritime analyst Drewry in its latest Carrier Performance Insight report.
Despite a mild deterioration in the final three months of 2015, the year-long reliability average for all trades covered reached 73%, against an average of 59% in 2014.
The 2015 on-time average is the highest ever recorded since Drewry began recording performance a decade ago.
“Finding an explanation for the dramatic improvement seen last year is difficult, but our unscientific take is that it is a reflection of the operational improvements brought about by the new, enlarged carrier alliances and that carriers in general are (belatedly) recognising the importance of reliability in terms of marketing and customer retention,” said Drewry.
Maersk Line once again topped the global rankings with a 12-month average of 81%.
In second place was Evergreen with 78.1% while K Line ranked third with 77.6%.
