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According to Sea Intelligence, the punctuality rate for container ships was nearly 10 percentage points lower in June this year than in the same period last year. Only during the pandemic were delays more severe.
In June, 54.4% of ships reached ports on time, a slight decrease from 55.6 percent in May. In mid-2023, over 64% of container ship deliveries arrived on time.
For comparison, before the pandemic in 2019, the on-time rate was around 85% for this time of year. Conversely, during the pandemic boom in 2021–2022, it was only about 40%.
The average delay in sea transport has also increased. In June this year, the average delay was 5.19 days. In mid-2023, ships arrived on average approximately 4.37 days late. In 2019, the average ship delay was about 4 days. However, in June 2021 and 2022, it exceeded 6 days, with peak months seeing delays of up to 9 days on average.
German Hapag-Lloyd is in the lead with a punctuality rate of 55.4%.
Source: trans.info