Sea-Intelligence has published issue 176 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including March 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 March 2026, global industry schedule reliability increased by 3.9 percentage points M/M to 62.2%, making this the joint-highest figure for 2026. On a Y/Y level, schedule reliability was higher by 5.2 percentage points. With improving schedule reliability, the average delay for LATE vessel arrivals also improved, decreasing M/M by -0.14 days to 5.48 days. Despite this, on a Y/Y level, the March 2026 figure was 0.36 days higher. (....)