Container carrier reliability continues decline in September

Container carrier reliability stood at just over 72 percent in September, marking the third straight month of declines, according to Lars Jensen, chief executive officer and partner at SeaIntelligence Consulting.    Container carrier reliability stood at just over 72 percent for September, according to Lars Jensen, chief executive officer and partner at SeaIntelligence Consulting.
   Jensen said in a recent LinkedIn post that SeaIntel has issued reliability measurements for more than 12,000 container vessel arrivals in September, and that there was a substantial decline compared to the same period last year when reliability stood at above 85 percent.
   Reliability in September had declined for the third straight month.
   All global carriers experienced declining reliability in September, but Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) was the top performer of the major carriers from a global perspective.
   Of the three east-west alliances, the Ocean Alliance – comprised of CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen Line, OOCL and APL – maintained the top spot for reliability, a position it has held since their launch. The Ocean Alliance, which commenced operations this April, deploys a total of 323 vessels with a combined capacity of 2.88 million TEUs across 38 services, according to BlueWater Reporting’s Capacity Report.