Asian Port Congestion Causes Significant Decline in Global Schedule Reliability
What Happened?
Global container vessel schedule reliability experienced its sharpest single-month decline since January 2021, falling to 56.4% in July 2026 due to severe congestion across major Asian ports. The average delay for late vessels climbed to 6.06 days, with Shanghai's reliability hitting a 14-year low. This widespread disruption is expected to create cascading delays on critical head-haul trade lanes in the coming months.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Published date
September 6, 2026
Effective from
July 1, 2026
Advisory category
port_disruption
Affected Trade lanes
Asia -> North America, Asia -> Europe
Affected Ports
Shanghai
Who is Affected?
Shippers, freight forwarders, and BCOs managing container shipments globally, particularly those originating from or transiting through major Asian ports, will experience significant schedule delays.
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