Sea-Intelligence has published issue 175 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including February 2026. As the 120-page report is quite comprehensive and covers schedule reliability across 34 different trade lanes and 60+ carriers, this press release will only cover highlights from the full report.
In February 2026, global industry schedule reliability dropped by -3.2 percentage points M/M to 59.0%, making this the lowest figure recorded since April 2025. On a Y/Y level though, schedule reliability was higher by 5.0 percentage points. With declining schedule reliability, the average delay for LATE vessel arrivals also deteriorated, increasing M/M by 0.16 days to 5.49 days. This is the highest figure since February 2025. Despite this, on a Y/Y level, the February 2026 figure was -0.04 days lower.
Hapag-Lloyd was the most reliable top-13 carrier in February 2026 with schedule reliability of 67.4%, with five more carriers in the 60-70% range, six in the 60-70% range, and Wan Hai the least reliable carrier with schedule reliability of 47.9%. Only three carriers recorded an M/M improvement, while twelve carriers recorded a Y/Y improvement.
In January/February 2026, Gemini Cooperation recorded 79.1% schedule reliability across ALL arrivals and 80.2% across TRADE arrivals, followed by MSC at 63.7% for ALL arrivals and 60.9% for TRADE arrivals. Premier Alliance recorded 58.4% for ALL arrivals and 56.6% across TRADE arrivals. For the "old" alliances, "ALL arrivals" remain equal to "TRADE arrivals," and Ocean Alliance scored 68.9%. (....)