Schedule reliability slips to 37% as congestion ties up 11% of fleet

Summary

Global schedule reliability slipped to 37% in June with average delays of 3.6 days as congestion tied up nearly 3.7 million TEU—about 11% of the fleet—per industry data cited by Australian customs advisors. Carriers and forwarders are leaning on digital tools and blank-sailing analytics to manage capacity and give shippers more predictable ETAs.