Global ocean schedule reliability recorded the first proper month/month (M/M) decline in November 2023, dropping -2.5 percentage points to 61.9%, bringing the score in line with that of March 2023.
Sea-Intelligence said in a new report that on a year-on-year (Y/Y) level, however, schedule reliability was still 5.4 percentage points higher compared to the same period in the preceding year.
Meanwhile, it added that the average delay for late vessel arrivals continues to creep up, increasing by 0.10 days M/M to 5.02 days.
"With the M/M decrease, the average delay for late vessel arrivals is now on a similar trajectory to what we saw during the same time period in 2020," Sea-Intelligence added.
Evergreen: most reliable in November
With 70.0% schedule reliability in November 2023, Evergreen was the most reliable top-13 carrier, followed by Wan Hai with 68.1%.
Including Wan Hai, 6 carriers had schedule reliability of 60%-70%, while the remaining 6 carriers had schedule reliability of 50%-60%.
It added that ZIM was the least reliable carrier, with schedule reliability of 52.3%.
The report said 6 of the top 13 carriers recorded an M/M increase in November 2023, with Evergreen recording the largest increase of 5.7 percentage points.
On the other hand, 5 of the 13 carriers recorded double-digit Y/Y improvements, with Evergreen recording the largest improvement of 17.4 percentage points.
