Sea-Intelligence has published issue 173 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2025. 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 December 2025, global industry schedule reliability dropped by -1.2 percentage points M/M to 62.8%, the second-lowest monthly figure since May. On a Y/Y level, schedule reliability was up 9.0 percentage points. The average delay for LATE vessel arrivals also deteriorated, increasing M/M by 0.04 days to 5.04 days. This is the second-highest figure since April. On a Y/Y level, the December 2025 figure was -0.29 days lower. (....)