OOCL Tops the Chart in Reliability
According to the latest Carrier Performance Insight, produced by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the most reliable carrier in May was Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), which had an on-time reliability average of 81.1%, closely followed by niche carrier Wan Hai at 81.01%.
Taiwanese container line Evergreen ranked third with a score of 80.3%.
The report shows that ocean carriers achieved a six-month high for liner service reliability in May.
The on-time average of 76.0 per cent for the 10 trades covered was a 4.1 point improvement on April, representing the third straight month-on-month rise, the American Journal of Transportation reported.
A further sign of the universal attempt by carriers to improve reliability was the fact that the spread between the most and least reliable carrier was below 11 points as all lines scored above 70 per cent.
Maersk Line’s previously consistent presence at the top of the schedule reliability rankings seems to be a thing of the past, suggesting the 2M schedules are “too optimistic” – given that Drewry uses the advertised transit times versus the actual arrival time as its on-time measurement.
