This quarterly report tracks ocean schedule reliability across major trades, alliances and ports, with on-time arrivals hitting their best reading since December 2023 before June's pullback exposed how fragile the recovery is.
Powered by Xeneta's global dataset and real-time vessel tracking, it separates genuine operational improvement from gains propped up by blank sailings and padded schedules, and shows where the Middle East crisis is still reshaping networks.
Topics covered include:
- Global on-time arrivals reach 39% in May, then retreat in June
- Corridor scorecard: South America East Coast and Far East to Europe lead the recovery
- Alliance strategies diverge: Gemini's restraint vs blank-heavy recoveries at Ocean and Premier
- Carrier rankings and a competitive spread now at 43pp
- Port congestion rotates from Southeast Asia to Africa and the Indian Subcontinent
- Colombo's 5x jump in vessel wait times
- What the crisis means for your corridor and how to pressure-test carrier narratives
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